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Jasmine rice prices: Thai Hom Mali and fragrant rice
Thai Hom Mali (premium) was $1,184 per tonne (FOB export) in October 2026, up 5.7% over the year.
Data updated: 3 Nov 2026 · rice.ag checks every source daily
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- Thai Hom Mali (premium)
- Thai jasmine (Pathum fragrant)
- Viet Nam jasmine
Latest prices
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| Series | Basis | USD/t | THB/t | Date | 1 mo | 1 yr | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai Hom Mali (premium) | milled · Export, FOB | 1,184 | 39,990 | 28 Oct 2026 · monthly | – | +5.7% | TREA, FAO, USDA |
| Thai jasmine (Pathum fragrant) | milled · Export, FOB | 759 | 25,635 | 28 Oct 2026 · monthly | – | +33.2% | TREA |
| Viet Nam jasmine | milled · Export, FOB | 610 | 1 Feb 2025 · monthly | -2.7% | -12.1% | USDA | |
| Hom Mali 100% grade 1, Bangkok wholesale | milled · Thai domestic wholesale | 1,166 | 39,350 | 3 Nov 2026 · daily | -0.5% | +3.6% | DIT |
| Hom Mali paddy | paddy · Thai domestic wholesale | 498 | 16,800 | 3 Nov 2026 · daily | -6.3% | +19.7% | DIT |
Thai Hom Mali (Khao Dawk Mali 105 and RD15) is grown mainly in the northeast, once a year in the wet season, because the varieties flower by day length. That single crop, and its aroma, keep it at more than twice the price of ordinary white rice.
Pathum Thani fragrant rice can be grown year-round and is cheaper; Vietnamese fragrant varieties compete with both. The US, China, Hong Kong and West Africa are major buyers of Thai jasmine.
What moves these prices
- The size of the northeast's wet-season crop, which depends on rainfall.
- New-crop arrivals from November, often priced separately from old crop.
- Competition from cheaper Vietnamese and Cambodian fragrant rice.
How to read these numbers
FOB is the price loaded on a ship at the exporter's port, before freight and insurance. Most export prices are exporters' offers, not done deals. A tonne of paddy mills to roughly 0.6–0.7 t of rice. USDA and FAO prices are monthly and published late. For information only, not trading advice. How the history is spliced, and all sources