AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam’s domestic rice prices were little changed on the morning of January 23, 2026, amid thin trading, according to Kinhtedothi.

Data from the An Giang Department of Agriculture and Environment and Lua Gao Viet showed export-grade OM 380 rice traded at VND7,600–7,770 per kg, OM 5451 at VND8,800–8,900, Dai Thom 8 at VND8,650–8,800, IR 504 at VND7,650–7,750, Soc Thom at VND7,500–7,600, CL 555 at VND7,340–7,450, OM 18 at VND8,500–8,600, and finished IR 504 rice at VND9,500–9,700 per kg.
By-products were quoted at VND7,750–11,000 per kg, with IR 504 broken rice rising VND100 to VND7,850–8,000 per kg, while rice bran traded at VND10,000–11,000 per kg.
At Sa Dec and An Cu (Dong Thap province), arrivals were limited and trading remained slow, with prices largely unchanged. Retail rice prices also held steady. Nang Nhen rice was quoted at VND28,000 per kg, Huong Lai at VND22,000, Thai long-grain fragrant rice at VND20,000–22,000, Nang Hoa at VND21,000, Taiwanese fragrant rice at VND20,000, Jasmine rice at VND14,000–15,000, ordinary white rice at VND16,000, Soc rice at VND16,000–17,000, common rice at VND12,000–13,000, Soc Thai at VND20,000 and Japanese rice at VND22,000 per kg.
Fresh paddy prices were also stable. OM 18 and Dai Thom 8 paddies traded at VND6,300–6,500 per kg, OM 5451 at VND5,600–5,800, IR 50404 at VND5,500–5,600, OM 34 at VND5,400–5,500, and OM 4218 at VND6,000–6,200 per kg.
Across An Giang, Tay Ninh, Ca Mau, Can Tho, Dong Thap and Vinh Long, winter-spring paddy trading remained limited, with prices largely steady.
On the export market, the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) quoted 5% broken fragrant rice at USD420–440 per tonne, 100% broken rice at USD319–323 per tonne and Jasmine rice at USD446–450 per tonne.
Vietnam is expected to export around 7.73 million tonnes of rice in 2026, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE).
The MAE estimates that the country’s total rice cultivation area in 2026 will reach about 7.09 million hectares, down 36,000ha from the previous year.
Average yield is projected at 6.14 tonnes per hectare, up 0.03 tonnes on-year. As a result, total paddy output is forecast at 43.55 million tonnes, an increase of 12,000 tonnes compared with 2025.
Rice for export will continue to be concentrated mainly in the Mekong Delta, while production in other regions is largely earmarked for domestic consumption.
Total paddy output in the Mekong Delta and part of Tay Ninh province (formerly Long An) is estimated at 24.34 million tonnes from 3.84 million ha. Of this, around 8.9 million tonnes will be used for domestic consumption in the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, as well as for seed and animal feed.
This leaves an estimated 15.46 million tonnes of marketable paddy, equivalent to about 7.73 million tonnes of export-grade rice.
The export structure is expected to comprise approximately 5.8 million tonnes of high-quality and fragrant rice, accounting for 75 per cent of the total, 773,000 tonnes of glutinous rice, or around 10 per cent, and nearly 1.16 million tonnes of rice for processing, representing about 15 per cent.
Rice exports in the first half of 2026 are estimated at 4.01 million tonnes, while shipments in the second half are projected at around 3.72 million tonnes.
Based on these projections, the MAE has proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade focus on boosting rice exports during peak harvest months.
It also stressed the need to maintain minimum circulation reserves in line with regulations and to strengthen inventory reporting to support monitoring and early warning mechanisms.
In addition, the authorities called for enhanced trade promotion, diversification of export markets and product segments, and greater use of digital transformation in developing management scenarios for rice exports and imports, in line with global and domestic market developments.
T.Huong
Source: Vitic