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Statistics from the Việt Nam Trade Office in Singapore showed that export turnover of glutinous rice to the city-state rose more than five fold to 8.9 million SGD, broken rice shot up 187.3 per cent to 1.5 million SGD, and milled or husked fragrant rice soared 161.35 per cent to 27.27 million SGD.
Rice export prices from Vietnam dipped slightly due to rising shipping costs. Philippines' tariff cut on rice will boost Vietnamese shipments. India's parboiled rice prices remained unchanged.