PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS
Platts Rice
Overview
It is a competitive market: whatever your involvement in the rice industry, this commodity market is characterized by international competition and significant exposure to price and counterparty risk. There are many uncontrollable factors that can threaten the continuity of your supply or create demand shocks to which you must react. Mitigating exposure to these risks is a growing priority for the rice trade.
S&P Global Energy is the global provider of information on the rice industry and the leading source of benchmark price assessments for rice. By providing accurate information and robust price assessments, we assist market participants in making sound business and trading decisions and enable the world's rice markets to operate with greater transparency and efficiency. We give the rice market critical tools to better manage their exposure to risk.
Our Rice Business Service provides you with the latest rice market news as it happens. Coverage includes Daily Price Assessments and the supporting Rice Daily Report, Rice Weekly Report, and the Japonica Rice Market Report.
We also cover multiple grades and varieties, such as Basmati, White, Fragrant, Glutinous, and Parboiled Rice.
Key Benefits
Rice Daily Report
A concise report of market activity and daily price and volatility assessments for 35 rice varieties, in addition to seven derivative assessments.
Rice Weekly Report
The flagship report, provides an in-depth look at all facets of the rice industry, including tender updates, price assessments, and volatility measures, for 70+ varieties of rice.
Japonica Rice Market Report
Provides enhanced coverage of one of the most important niche markets in the rice industry, including interviews with key participants and features on -specific aspects of the market.
Profitable Deals
Leverage the most profitable timely deals through effective negotiations
Market Analysis
Optimize procurement and hedging strategies through successful analysis of market movements
Matching Downstream Demand
Ensure the right specification and volume are available to match downstream demands
Insights & Analysis
Gain new perspectives on the rice markets through our in-depth insights and analysis
Stay Competitive
Benchmark yourself and get ahead of the competition
Product Features
35 Daily assessments, 80 weekly assessments across 13 origins
Up-to-date pricing and market intelligence, breaking market news, commentaries, tender news, awards, and heards in the market
Prices indicative of actual trades
Extensive price history (back to 2011)
Our coverage includes all major exporting origins, such as Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Vietnam, USA, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Australia, China, and Turkey. We also cover multiple grades and varieties, such as Basmati, White, Fragrant, Glutinous, Parboiled rice
Our rice prices are used in negotiations, physical contracts, and OTC contracts for hedging
Key Price Assessments Include
- Thai Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken
- Thai Long Grain Parboiled Rice 100% STX
- Thai Hom Mali 100% Grade B
- Thai Long Grain Glutinous Rice 10% Broken
- Vietnamese Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken
- Cambodian Phka Malis 5% broken STX
- US Californian Medium Grain Rice #1
- US #2, 4% Broken white rice
- Uruguayan 5% broken white rice
- Pakistan Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken
- Indian Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken
- Indian Parboiled 5% STX
- Italian Arborio 5% broken white rice
- Myanmar 5% broken white rice
Data & Distribution
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Cloud
Data Feed
Desktop & Mobile
Why S&P Global Energy?
Unparalleled Experience
For 100+ years, we've delivered Platts price assessments for physical and forward markets. Customers count on us for news, pricing, and analytics, ensuring transparent, efficient markets for confident decisions.
Trusted benchmark pricing
Provides industry benchmark price indices with robust, transparent, proven methodologies, that guarantees data integrity with stringent quality controls, and adherence to strict guidelines and IOSCO principles.
Integrated European market pricing coverage
Covers 16 European hubs—natural gas, power, renewables, nuclear and coal —in one connected pricing service.
Historical view of Pricing
Comprehensive price history back to 1985 supports deep analysis of historical price trends to better understand the current market dynamics and forecast potential price movements resulting from similar previous geopolitical events.
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