Rice protein, price rising or not?
Affected by rumors about Vietnam's domestic rice reserve shortage, thousands of consumers rush to purchase rice this weekend in Ho Chi Minh City, which resulting in further increasing of rice price. The Vietnamese government had declared that the rice storage is sufficient, and they will crack down on speculation traders hoarding behavior. It is understood that, thousands of consumers rush to purchase rice in supermarkets and shops in the morning on 26th.
The Vietnamese government mentioned last week that the government will no longer signed any new contract on export of rice by the end of June, in order to protect domestic food security and curb inflation. It is understood that due to tight supplement, CBOT rice futures most actively traded in July contract hit $ 25.07 / cwt a new record, while the price of rice of the United States had risen nearly 70 percent at the beginning of this year.
Prices on rice protein, rising or not, pending on further confirmation.