South Africa
Data
World Bank · Pink Sheet

Rice

Thai white rice, 5% broken, Bangkok export price

482 US$/tPrice · September 2026
+2,3%1 month
+28,9%12 months
+20,5%5 years

Monthly price since 2000

US$/t

Annual average price

US$/t
YearPrice
2025408
2024588
2023554
2022437
2021458
2020497
2019418
2018421
2017399
2016396
2015386
2014423
2013506
2012563
2011543
2010489
2009555
2008650
2007326
2006305

The last 24 months

US$/t
MonthPrice
September 2026482
August 2026471
July 2026467
June 2026494
May 2026440
April 2026403
March 2026381
February 2026409
January 2026408
December 2025424
November 2025368
October 2025356
September 2025374
August 2025375
July 2025392
June 2025419
May 2025431
April 2025415
March 2025425
February 2025437
January 2025478
December 2024527
November 2024511
October 2024515

Who produces it: world production in 2024

Countries with recorded production: 115

3 082South Africa · Tonnes
103 / 115World rank
0,0%Share of world
CountryTonnesShare of world
India217 867 86427%
China207 530 00025%
Bangladesh60 570 4537,4%
Indonesia53 142 7276,5%
Vietnam43 450 4495,3%
Thailand33 551 3374,1%
Myanmar (Burma)27 650 0003,4%
Philippines19 087 1352,3%
Pakistan14 585 2311,8%
Cambodia14 200 0001,7%

World production since 2000

Largest exporters in 2024

CountryTonnesShare of worldExport value (million US$)
India16 509 36637%11 053
Thailand8 518 69319%5 663
Vietnam6 446 28415%3 367
Pakistan4 911 09411%3 258
United States1 619 7393,7%1 367
China959 7232,2%515
Cambodia639 4401,4%482
Italy594 4271,3%821
Paraguay395 8650,9%262
Uruguay394 2580,9%284

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These are prices on international markets, in US dollars, not shop prices: changes take months to reach the shelves, and exchange rates, transport and local costs count just as much.

Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), update of 2 October 2026, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: changes over one month, twelve months and five years.

Source: FAOSTAT, Crops and livestock products — production (update of 23 December 2025) and trade (update of 23 July 2026), compiled by FAO, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: shares and ranks.