Variety	Jan 1, 2025	Aug 24, 2025	Sep 24, 2025	Trend
IR504 raw paddy rice	9,150–9,300	8,500–8,600	8,050–8,250	Decreasing
IR504 milled rice	11,200–11,400	9,500–9,700	9,500–9,700	Unchanged
Broken rice (dried)	8,100–8,200	7,400–7,500	7,400–7,500	Unchanged
Rice bran (dried)	5,600–5,750	8,000–9,000	6,500–6,600	Sharp drop

Supply: Rice supply in the domestic market during September 2025 was generally tight due to the inter-harvest period.
Demand: In the domestic market, exporters were preparing stockpiles to serve the key market of the Philippines, which is expected to reopen imports soon.
In the export market, Vietnam exported 234,032 tonnes of rice in the first half of September 2025, worth USD112.5 million, raising total rice exports from the beginning of the year to September 15, 2025, to 6.6 million tonnes, up 1.5% year-on-year. However, export value fell 17% to USD3.37 billion due to lower global rice prices.
According to preliminary data from Vietnam Customs, Vietnam’s rice exports in August 2025 reached 866,943 tonnes, equivalent to USD436.45 million, at an average price of USD503.4/tonne. This represented increases of 9.68% in volume and 14.3% in value compared with July 2025, while the average price fell by 4.21%.
· Exports to the Philippines reached 490,078 tonnes (USD237.69 million, USD485/tonne), up 47.4% in volume, 52.1% in value, and 3.2% in price from July 2025.
· Exports to Côte d’Ivoire reached 104,997 tonnes (USD46.43 million, USD442.2/tonne), up 3.85% in volume, 8.48% in value, and 4.46% in price.
· Exports to Ghana reached 75,882 tonnes (USD43.22 million, USD569.6/tonne), down 30.35% in volume, 27.04% in value, but up 4.75% in price.
In January–August 2025, exports totaled over 6.37 million tonnes, worth USD3.26 billion, at an average price of USD511.71/tonne, up 3.64% in volume but down 15.27% in value and 18.24% in price compared with the same period in 2024.
During this period:
· The Philippines remained the largest market (45.9% of volume and 44% of value), with 2.93 million tonnes worth USD1.43 billion (USD490.41/tonne), up 4.19% in volume but down 16.38% in value and 19.74% in price.
· Ghana ranked second with 662,449 tonnes (USD373.3 million, USD563.51/tonne), accounting for 10.4% of volume and 11.4% of value, surging 94.77% in volume and 58.65% in value, but with prices falling 18.55%.
· Côte d’Ivoire was third with 753,753 tonnes (USD349.05 million, USD463.08/tonne), accounting for 11.8% of volume and 10.7% of value, rising 155.68% in volume and 95.54% in value, but with prices down 23.52%.
Notably, exports to Bangladesh surged 26,864% in volume and 16,371% in value, reaching 104,888 tonnes (USD49.86 million). Exports to Senegal also soared, up 7,244% in volume and 3,105% in value, reaching 123,151 tonnes (USD38.5 million).
Exports to Southeast Asia as a whole accounted for 53.1% of total volume and 51.6% of total value, with 3.41 million tonnes (USD1.68 billion), down 23.54% in volume and 38.1% in value compared with the same period in 2024.
Exports to RCEP markets in Jan–Aug 2025 reached nearly 4 million tonnes (USD1.99 billion), down 15.23% in volume and 30.85% in value year-on-year. Exports to CPTPP markets were 457,171 tonnes (USD240.25 million), down 36.98% in volume and 45.75% in value.

Market/FTA Bloc	August 2025			Change vs. 8M/2024		Share of Volume (%)	Share of Value (%)
	Volume (tonnes)	Avg. Price (USD/tonne)	Value (USD)	Volume %	Value %
Total	6,374,333	511.71	3,261,836,611	+3.64	-15.27	100	100
RCEP (15 markets)	3,999,914	497.51	1,989,995,568	-15.23	-30.85	62.8	61.0
Southeast Asia	3,409,001	493.80	1,683,350,060	-23.54	-38.10	53.1	51.6
Philippines	2,925,079	490.41	1,434,502,040	+4.19	-16.38	45.9	44.0
Ghana	662,449	563.51	373,295,971	+94.77	+58.65	10.4	11.4
Côte d’Ivoire	753,753	463.08	349,049,495	+155.68	+95.54	11.8	10.7
Mainland China	565,337	507.38	286,839,049	+141.32	+109.04	8.9	8.8
CPTPP (11 markets)	457,171	525.51	240,249,166	-36.98	-45.75	7.2	7.4
Malaysia	320,312	485.37	155,468,668	-45.05	-55.06	5.0	4.8
Singapore	107,890	582.22	62,816,041	-6.14	-16.26	1.7	1.9
Bangladesh	104,888	475.41	49,864,838	+26,863.5	+16,371.4	1.6	1.5
Senegal	123,151	312.62	38,499,835	+7,243.5	+3,104.6	1.9	1.2
Mozambique	66,713	561.83	37,481,582	-5.45	-21.95	1.0	1.1
U.A.E	42,999	648.52	27,885,648	+16.34	+3.77	0.7	0.9
Hong Kong (China)	42,555	604.97	25,744,679	+27.82	+11.53	0.7	0.8
USA	24,388	892.58	21,768,271	+25.76	+27.42	0.4	0.7
Australia	25,576	774.42	19,806,459	-2.43	-5.59	0.4	0.6
Cambodia	30,237	630.98	19,079,012	-22.57	-24.27	0.5	0.6
EVFTA (27 EU markets)	24,482	774.42	18,959,451	+15.13	+10.55	0.4	0.6
Saudi Arabia	23,334	680.39	15,876,283	-17.58	-26.01	0.4	0.5
Indonesia	25,417	449.20	11,417,237	-97.22	-97.95	0.4	0.4
Netherlands	11,092	771.20	8,554,105	+39.01	+24.29	0.2	0.3
Taiwan (China)	14,682	578.39	8,491,877	+14.16	+4.44	0.2	0.3
Poland	8,388	778.53	6,530,325	+5.15	+7.55	0.1	0.2
Turkey	10,687	610.77	6,527,280	-26.65	-29.87	0.2	0.2
South Africa	6,341	657.38	4,168,419	+15.46	+2.60	0.1	0.1
Tanzania	4,550	658.36	2,995,525	-16.59	-24.96	0.07	0.09
Russia	4,418	595.89	2,632,651	-44.3	-53.43	0.07	0.08
EAEU (5 markets)	4,418	595.89	2,632,651	-44.3	-53.43	0.07	0.08
France	2,896	802.96	2,325,364	+0.91	-2.66	0.05	0.07
Chile	3,327	628.47	2,090,936	+144.81	+144.97	0.05	0.06
Spain	2,052	733.40	1,504,945	+37.07	+23.05	0.03	0.05
Angola	1,021	540.04	551,376	-2.11	-35.24	0.02	0.02
Ukraine	707	722.25	510,629	-93.38	-92.51	0.01	0.02
Iraq	169	832.78	140,739	+11.18	+6.35	0.003	0.004
Algeria	75	952.84	71,463	-7.41	+36.78	0.001	0.002
Brunei	66	1,016.09	67,062	+1.54	+7.57	0.001	0.002
Belgium	54	828.00	44,712	-94.26	-92.33	0.0008	0.0014