Rice prices from Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar set to increase as India's rice curbs to lift prices and stoke food inflation worries


BANGKOK, Sept 910 (Reuters): India's decision to curb rice exports is expected to lift world prices of the staple and trigger a rally in rival wheat and corn markets, deepening concerns over food inflation.

Rice prices in key exporters India, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar are set to rise, traders and analysts said, hitting food importers already suffering from higher costs due to adverse weather and the Russia-Ukraine war.

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