Vietnam's milled rice export prices 1/          
Month / Year 5 percent 10 percent 15 percent 20 percent 25 percent 35 percent 5 percent
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1997/98:              
August 253 241 231             NQ 223             NQ             NQ
September 253 245 233             NQ 225             NQ             NQ
October 237 233 224             NQ 211 203             NQ
November 241 236 231             NQ 218 211             NQ
December 270 260 255             NQ 243 235             NQ
January 262 256 248             NQ 236 231             NQ
February 255 250 245             NQ 233 225             NQ
March 280 271 262             NQ 249 242             NQ
April 295 290 280             NQ 270 260             NQ
May             NQ             NQ             NQ             NQ             NQ             NQ             NQ
June 304 299 294             NQ 259 254             NQ
July 305 298 291             NQ 258 250             NQ
  Average 2/ 269 262 254             NQ 239 235             NQ
1998/99:              
August 315 305 295             NQ 270             NQ             NQ
September 311 301 291             NQ 279             NQ             NQ
October 295 288 281             NQ 271             NQ             NQ
November 278 273 265             NQ 126             NQ             NQ
December 258 253 245             NQ 238             NQ             NQ
January 245 240 230             NQ 220             NQ             NQ
February 239 233 228             NQ 215             NQ             NQ
March 228 223 217             NQ 204             NQ             NQ
April 221 216 211             NQ 196             NQ             NQ
May 229 224 219             NQ 204             NQ             NQ
June 238 231 226             NQ 215             NQ             NQ
July 230 225 220             NQ 214             NQ             NQ
  Average 2/ 257 251 244             NQ 221             NQ             NQ
1999/00:              
August 230 225 220             NQ 215             NQ             NQ
September 218 211 206             NQ 198             NQ             NQ
October 201 196 191             NQ 186             NQ             NQ
November 217 212 207             NQ 195             NQ             NQ
December 227 222 213             NQ 198             NQ             NQ
January 229 224 219             NQ 199             NQ             NQ
February 210 205 200             NQ 188             NQ             NQ
March 194 189 183             NQ 173             NQ             NQ
April 175 170 164             NQ 159             NQ             NQ
May 173 167 159             NQ 149             NQ             NQ
June 175 170 162             NQ 148             NQ             NQ
July 183 178 173             NQ 155             NQ             NQ
  Average 2/ 203 197 191             NQ 180             NQ             NQ
2000/01:              
August 183 178 173             NQ 158             NQ             NQ
September 176 171 165             NQ 152             NQ             NQ
October 179 174 168             NQ 158             NQ             NQ
November 176 171 164             NQ 154             NQ             NQ
December 170 165 160             NQ 149             NQ             NQ
January 168 164 160             NQ 149             NQ             NQ
February 163 160 155             NQ 144             NQ             NQ
March 151 147 141             NQ 134             NQ             NQ
April 148 145 140             NQ 131             NQ             NQ
May 151 147 142             NQ 134             NQ             NQ
June 154 150 145             NQ 136             NQ             NQ
July 159 156 151             NQ 142             NQ             NQ
  Average 2/ 165 160 155             NQ 145             NQ             NQ
2001/02:              
August 176 170 165             NQ 154             NQ             NQ
September 173 167 163             NQ 153             NQ             NQ
October 176 172 168             NQ 159             NQ             NQ
November 191 186 181             NQ 170             NQ             NQ
December 192 188 182             NQ 170             NQ             NQ
January 192 188 182             NQ 170             NQ             NQ
February 185 180 175             NQ 166             NQ             NQ
March 172 169 165             NQ 158             NQ             NQ
April 185 180 176             NQ 166             NQ             NQ
May 188 185 180             NQ 170             NQ             NQ
June 196 190 185             NQ 175             NQ             NQ
July 189 185 174             NQ 167             NQ             NQ
  Average 2/ 185 180 175             NQ 165             NQ             NQ
2002/03:              
August 190 186 178             NQ 170             NQ             NQ
September 191 187 180             NQ 174             NQ             NQ
October 188 181 175             NQ 170             NQ             NQ
November 186 181 176             NQ 171             NQ             NQ
December 182 176 172             NQ 166             NQ             NQ
January 173 168 165             NQ 161             NQ             NQ
February 172 169 165             NQ 159             NQ             NQ
March 175 171 167             NQ 162             NQ             NQ
April 177 173 169             NQ 163             NQ             NQ
May 185 181 176             NQ 169             NQ             NQ
June 185 179 173             NQ 167             NQ             NQ
July 181 174 168             NQ 162             NQ             NQ
  Average 2/ 182 177 172             NQ 166             NQ             NQ
2003/04:              
August 182 176 169             NQ 162             NQ             NQ
September 186 182 177             NQ 168             NQ             NQ
October 191 187 183             NQ 173             NQ             NQ
November 197 192 189             NQ 180             NQ             NQ
December 200 195 190             NQ 185             NQ             NQ
January 197 193 188             NQ 183             NQ             NQ
February 199 196 192             NQ 186             NQ             NQ
March 230 223 218             NQ 213             NQ             NQ
April 241 235 230             NQ 223             NQ             NQ
May 236 232 228             NQ 223             NQ             NQ
June 232 229 225             NQ 222             NQ             NQ
July 227 225 221             NQ 217             NQ             NQ
  Average 2/ 210 205 201             NQ 195             NQ             NQ
2004/05:                       NQ             NQ
August 230 228 225             NQ 220             NQ             NQ
September 224 221 217             NQ 212             NQ             NQ
October 219 217 214             NQ 209             NQ             NQ
November 230 229 225             NQ 219             NQ             NQ
  Average 2/ 226 224 220             NQ 215             NQ             NQ
  Unit : $/metric ton
  NQ = No quote.   
  1/ Simple average of weekly price quotes.  2/ Simple average of monthly prices. All prices bagged, F.O.B. vessel, corresponding home port.
  Source:  All weekly prices reported in the Creed Rice Market Report, Creed Rice Co., Inc., Houston, Texas.
Source : Rice Yearbook 2004, ERS USDA