Vietnam rice activity and export picking up but India rates steady at record highs

HANOI (Reuters): Rates of parboiled rice exported from India held record high levels hit this week even as demand was subdued from African buyers, while Vietnam saw increased trading activity after the holiday period.

India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at a record US$542 to US$550 per ton this week, unchanged from last week when limited supplies pushed prices to a record high.