Commodity Origins

Rice price history, 1960 to 2026

Thai 5% broken, Bangkok FOB averaged $482/t in September 2026, +29% over twelve months and +26% over ten years. The nominal all-time high was $907/t in April 2008; in 2024 dollars the real peak was $3,937/t in April 1974. Monthly averages, World Bank Pink Sheet.

Converted from USD at the latest available monthly average rate (Federal Reserve via FRED); the chart and tables below stay in USD.

Rice monthly prices, $/t, Jan 1960 to Sep 2026Line chart of rice monthly prices in $/t from Jan 1960 to Sep 2026: Thai 5% broken, Bangkok FOB from 104.5 to 482, peaking at 907; Vietnamese 5% broken from 197 to 418.5, peaking at 780; Thai 25% broken from 83.3 to 461, peaking at 700; Thai A.1 Super (broken) from 98 to 473.2, peaking at 762.7.02004006008001,00019601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025$/tOPEC oil embargo, Oct 1973 (Embargo announced 17 October 1973, following the Yom Kippur War (6 October 1973))Iranian Revolution, Jan 1979 (Shah of Iran deposed, 16 January 1979)Iraq invades Kuwait, Aug 1990 (2 August 1990)Asian financial crisis begins, Jul 1997 (Thailand floats the baht, 2 July 1997)September 11 attacks, Sep 2001 (11 September 2001)Lehman Brothers collapse, Sep 2008 (NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, US recession December 2007–June 2009)Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, Mar 2011 (11 March 2011)OPEC holds output steady amid oversupply, Nov 2014 (OPEC 166th Meeting, 27 November 2014)COVID-19 declared a pandemic, Mar 2020 (World Health Organization, 11 March 2020)Russia invades Ukraine, Feb 2022 (24 February 2022)Israel-Hamas war begins, Oct 2023 (7 October 2023)
Thai 5% broken, Bangkok FOBVietnamese 5% brokenThai 25% brokenThai A.1 Super (broken)

Dashed lines: OPEC oil embargo (Oct 1973); Iranian Revolution (Jan 1979); Iraq invades Kuwait (Aug 1990); Asian financial crisis begins (Jul 1997); September 11 attacks (Sep 2001); Lehman Brothers collapse (Sep 2008); Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident (Mar 2011); OPEC holds output steady amid oversupply (Nov 2014); COVID-19 declared a pandemic (Mar 2020); Russia invades Ukraine (Feb 2022); Israel-Hamas war begins (Oct 2023). Hover a line for the source of its date.

Derived price statistics per series
SeriesLatest1 month12 months5 years10 years20 yearsAll-time high (nominal)All-time high (real, 2024 US$)
Thai 5% broken, Bangkok FOB
$/t, since 1960		482
September 2026		+2%+29%+21%+26%+56%907
April 2008		3,937
April 1974
Vietnamese 5% broken
$/t, since 2003		418.5
September 2026		+2%+13%+8%+22%+56%780
June 2008		1,125
June 2008
Thai 25% broken
$/t, since 1986		461
September 2026		+3%+26%+18%+22%+63%700
July 2008		1,003
July 2008
Thai A.1 Super (broken)
$/t, since 1986		473.2
September 2026		+5%+33%+24%+30%+111%762.7
April 2008		1,118
April 2008

Percentage changes compare the latest monthly average with the monthly average 1, 12, 60, 120 and 240 months earlier. Real prices deflate by the US consumer price index (BLS via FRED) to 2024 dollars.

Source: World Bank Pink Sheet, 2026-10-02, fetched 6 October 2026 (CC BY 4.0).

Prices are monthly benchmark averages that may lag the market; informational only, not investment, legal or trade advice. For what these benchmarks mean and how they are set, see how rice is priced.

Monthly rice prices by decade

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Thai 5% broken, Bangkok FOB ($/t)

Thai 5% broken, Bangkok FOB monthly prices, 2020s, $/t
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAverage
2020451450494564510520480505507471489520496.8
2021545557525495493466414403400401400400458.3
2022427427422431464444418431439431440467436.8
2023517492476501510514547635620590598644553.7
2024660624613592628632590589580515511527588.4
2025478437425415431419392375374356368424407.8
2026408409381403440494467471482439.4

Vietnamese 5% broken ($/t)

Vietnamese 5% broken monthly prices, 2020s, $/t
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAverage
2020348.7357.4372.6407.1438.4449.5444.2448.9462.7459.2469.5477.4428
2021491500.5498.4488.2477.7474436.2384.5387.3404.5411.4402.7446.4
2022395.9384.2391.7402.4406.5411.9411.1395.8392.2409.1421.2432.4404.5
2023440.7448.3444.6455.1470.5508.2502.8541.2594.4616.2629.4632.9523.7
2024625.5614.3585.4571.5568561.6552.4535.3540.5529.8509.7495.7557.5
2025447.3401.7378.4377.8379.3377.2370.6378.8371.5365.6359.8351.9380
2026351.2349.1345.8352.9376.3391.3396.1410.9418.5376.9

Thai 25% broken ($/t)

Thai 25% broken monthly prices, 2020s, $/t
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAverage
2020440442477536494501467486488463480508481.8
2021528542515484483455407392391395394393448.3
2022419422419429458441412421428420430457429.7
2023507482468490495496524600587563573610532.9
2024620594584564593595557560556499487500559.1
2025459424410401416408382363367351362414396.4
2026402404379399435479453447461428.8

Thai A.1 Super (broken) ($/t)

Thai A.1 Super (broken) monthly prices, 2020s, $/t
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAverage
2020426426.5469.6543.7492.9493.6459.7480.9483454.5468.5496.6474.6
2021517.8531504.1477.4462.8438.6397381381.3382.7378.6381436.1
2022403.2406407.1409.1442.9427.6405.7412.6423.4411.6417.5446.4417.8
2023484.6469460.9482.9492.7495.8533.5626609.9574.7574.6629.6536.2
2024648.9619.9607.7578606.5613.3570.9566.7564.3504.8489.6501.9572.7
2025464.2419.1404.1396.9405.5393.4376.1357.9355.2335.9338.5389.4386.3
2026382.9385.1365.3385.2420.2469.4454.7452.8473.2421

Method

Nominal prices are the source's monthly averages in US dollars, stored in the source's unit and never mixed on one chart. Real prices divide each month by the US consumer price index for all urban consumers (BLS series CPIAUCSL, via FRED) and multiply by the 2024 average, so they read as "2024 dollars". Changes are ratios of monthly averages. The all-time high is the highest monthly average, not an intraday peak.

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