Rice prices today on October 3rd, 2023 in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam: Simultaneously increased by 100 VND/kg

Rice prices today, October 3, in the domestic market were adjusted to increase for rice. Rice market transactions are slow.

Rice prices today, October 3, in the Mekong Delta region remained stable during the weekend session.

Accordingly, in the An Giang area, according to the update of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of An Giang province on the morning of October 3, prices of many rice products were adjusted to increase.

Specifically, the price of fresh rice IR 50404 fluctuates between 7,800 – 7,900 VND/kg, an increase of 100 VND/kg; OM 5451 rice ranges from 7,700 – 8,000 VND/kg, up 100 VND/kg;

For the remaining items, prices went sideways. Specifically, OM 18 rice is at 8,000 – 8,100 VND/kg; Fresh fragrant 8 leaves 7,800 – 8,100 VND/kg; Nang Hoa 9 costs 8,200 – 8,400 VND/kg; Japanese rice is stable at 7,800 – 8,000 VND/kg; Nhen (dried) 15,000 VND/kg.

For sticky rice, AG (dry) sticky rice is at 9,000 – 9,200 VND/kg; Long An sticky rice (dried) is now 9,100 – 9,200 VND/kg.

For rice products, the price of raw rice remained stable while finished rice was adjusted to increase by 100 VND/kg. Currently, the price of IR 504 raw rice fluctuates around 12,000 – 12,100 VND/kg; Meanwhile, IR 504 finished rice fluctuates around 14,000 – 14,100 VND/kg, an increase of 100 VND/kg.

By-product prices also remained stable. Currently, the price of IR 504 panels is at 12,000 – 12,100 VND/kg; The price of dry bran fluctuates around 6,750 – 6,850 VND/kg.

Recorded in the Mekong Delta region today, the demand for rice purchasing by traders is quite slow. There are few transactions near the cutting date due to the weather still having scattered rain in Can Tho, An Giang, and Kien Giang.

On the rice market, rice prices fluctuated little compared to the first session of the week. In An Giang, factory transactions are slow, warehouse purchases are sporadic, some factories have little stock, no new goods offered for sale, mainly repaying old orders.

At retail markets, the price of ordinary rice is usually 12,000 – 14,000 VND/kg; Common white rice 16,000 VND/kg; nang rice 23,000 VND/kg; long-grain fragrant rice 18,000 – 20,000 VND/kg; Jasmine fragrant rice 15,500 – 17,000 VND/kg; Huong Lai rice 19,500 VND/kg; Nang Hoa rice 19,000 VND/kg; Squirrel rice usually costs 16,000 – 17,000 VND/kg; Thai squirrel rice 18,500 VND/kg; Taiwanese fragrant rice 21,000 VND/kg; Japanese rice 22,000 VND/kg.

On the export market, today’s export rice price remains stable. According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), the export price of 5% broken rice is at 613 USD/ton; The price of 25% broken rice fluctuates around 598 USD/ton.