MUMBAI/HANOI — Harga beras global jatuh pada Isnin selepas India, pengeksport bijirin No.1 dunia, memberi kebenaran untuk eksport disambung semula, meningkatkan bekalan global dan membantu pembeli Asia dan Afrika yang miskin memperoleh bekalan yang lebih berpatutan, kata pengeksport.
India pada Sabtu membenarkan eksport beras putih bukan basmati. Itu berlaku sehari selepas New Delhi mengurangkan duti eksport ke atas beras masak kepada 10%, disokong oleh tanaman baharu dalam masa terdekat dan inventori yang lebih tinggi di gudang negara.
“Pembekal dari Thailand, Vietnam dan Pakistan bertindak balas terhadap langkah India dengan menurunkan harga eksport mereka,” kata Himanshu Agarwal, pengarah eksekutif di Satyam Balajee, pengeksport beras terkemuka.
“Semua orang cuba untuk kekal berdaya saing untuk memegang tempat mereka dalam pasaran.”
Harga beras global melonjak ke paras tertinggi dalam tempoh lebih 15 tahun berikutan keputusan India tahun lalu untuk mengharamkan eksport beras putih dan mengenakan duti 20% ke atas eksport beras masak.
Sekatan eksport tahun lepas yang dikenakan oleh India membenarkan pembekal pesaing seperti Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan dan Myanmar meningkatkan bahagian pasaran mereka dan menguasai harga yang lebih tinggi dalam pasaran global.
Pada Isnin, varieti masak patah 5% India disebut harga $500-$510 setiap tan metrik, turun daripada $530-$536 minggu lepas. Beras putih pecah 5% India ditawarkan sekitar $490.
Pengeksport di Vietnam, Pakistan, Thailand dan Myanmar turut menurunkan harga sekurang-kurangnya $10 setan pada Isnin, kata peniaga.
Filipina, Nigeria, Iraq, Senegal, Indonesia dan Malaysia adalah antara pengimport utama beras Asia.
Pembeli dan penjual sedang menilai potensi kesan peningkatan bekalan beras India dan sewajarnya harga akan diselesaikan minggu ini, kata Nitin Gupta, naib presiden kanan Olam Agri India.
India menyumbang lebih daripada 40% daripada eksport beras dunia pada 2022, satu rekod 22.2 juta tan metrik daripada jumlah keseluruhan 55.4 juta tan metrik perdagangan global.
Harga beras Thai disebut pada $540-$550 pada Isnin, turun daripada $550-560 setan minggu lalu.
Harga eksport beras Thailand boleh menurun berikutan peningkatan bekalan dalam pasaran, tetapi tahap penurunan itu bergantung kepada beberapa faktor, termasuk nilai mata wang Thailand yang semakin meningkat, kata Chukiat Opaswong, presiden kehormat Persatuan Pengeksport Beras Thai.
Harga beras telah mula membetulkan, walaupun di Vietnam, tetapi peniaga memberi amaran bahawa kesan penuh bekalan India masih belum dapat dilihat.
“Pengeksport (Vietnam) harus bertenang dan mengelak daripada mengurangkan harga untuk mendapatkan kontrak,” kata Truong Tan Tai, ketua eksekutif Vinarice Co, pengeksport beras.
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Global rice prices drop after India allows white rice exports
MUMBAI/HANOI, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Global rice prices fell on Monday after India, the world’s No.1 exporter of the grain, gave the go-ahead for exports to resume, boosting global supply and helping poor Asian and African buyers secure more affordable supplies, exporters said.
India on Saturday allowed exports of non-basmati white rice. That came a day after New Delhi cut export duty on parboiled rice to 10%, buoyed by a new crop in the offing and higher inventories in state warehouses.
“Suppliers from Thailand, Vietnam, and Pakistan are responding to India’s move by lowering their export prices,” said Himanshu Agarwal, executive director at Satyam Balajee, a leading rice exporter. “Everyone’s trying to stay competitive to hold their spot in the market.”
Global rice prices soared to their highest level in over 15 years following India’s decision last year to ban the export of white rice and impose a 20% duty on parboiled rice exports.
Last year’s export curbs imposed by India allowed competing suppliers like Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan, and Myanmar to increase their market share and command higher prices in the global market.
On Monday, India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $500-$510 per metric ton, down from the last week’s $530-$536. Indian 5% broken white rice was offered around $490.
Exporters in Vietnam, Pakistan, Thailand and Myanmar also lowered prices by at least $10 per ton on Monday, dealers said.
The Philippines, Nigeria, Iraq, Senegal, Indonesia, and Malaysia are among the key importers of Asian rice.
Buyers and sellers are evaluating the potential impact of increased Indian rice supplies and accordingly prices would settle this week, said Nitin Gupta, senior vice president of Olam Agri India.
India accounted for more than 40% of the world’s rice exports in 2022, a record 22.2 million metric tons out of a total 55.4 million metric tons of global trade.
Thai rice prices were quoted at $540-$550 on Monday, down from last week’s $550 to $560 per ton.
Thailand’s rice export prices could decrease due to increased supplies in the market, but the extent of the decline would depend on several factors, including the appreciating Thai currency, said Chukiat Opaswong, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association.
Rice prices have started to correct, even in Vietnam, but traders caution that the full impact of Indian supplies has yet to be seen.
“(Vietnamese) exporters should stay calm and avoid reducing prices to secure contracts,” said Truong Tan Tai, chief executive of Vinarice Co., a rice exporter.
REUTERS