HIGHLIGHTS
Food purchasing power of households decreased in rural areas by 6.3% and increased in urban areas by 0.7% month-on-month, respectively.
Retail price of lowest quality rice increased by 5.3% in rural areas and by 0.3% in urban areas on a month-on-month basis.
Wholesale price of mixed rice increased by 6.7% month-on-month and decreased by 0.3% year-on-year.
Export price of Thai and Vietnamese rice, benchmarks for Asia, showed different trends; Thai rice prices decreased by 1.7% while Vietnamese rice prices increased by 2.7% month-on-month.
International rice prices are stable, having increased by 0.4% on a month-on-month basis.
The FAO Food Price Index increased by 6.0% month-on-month due to increases in the price of sugar, grain and oil.