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    ASEAN meteorological centre highlights Thai drought as El Niño pushes rice prices to 18‑month highs

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    ASEAN meteorological centre highlights Thai drought as El Niño pushes rice prices to 18‑month highs

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    Rising Thai rice prices support further gains in Asian rice futures and could lift Thai inflation expectations, pressuring THB and Thai government bond yields.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-08-04
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “ASEAN meteorological centre highlights Thai drought as El Niño pushes rice prices to 18‑month highs”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-04. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-04/asean-meteorological-centre-highlights-thai-drought-as-el-ni-o-pushes-rice-price-72a92b

    MACRO
    ASEAN meteorological centre highlights Thai drought as El Niño pushes rice prices to 18‑month highs
    Rising Thai rice prices support further gains in Asian rice futures and could lift Thai inflation expectations, pressuring THB and Thai government bond yields.
    ZRICE:COMUSDTHBTH10Y
    Impact
    79
    AUG 4
    SIG
    ZRICE:COMUSDTHBTH10Y
    ASEAN meteorological centre highlights Thai drought as El Niño pushes rice prices to 18‑month highs
    Rising Thai rice prices support further gains in Asian rice futures and could lift Thai inflation expectations, pressuring THB and Thai government bond yields.
    Impact
    Rising Thai rice prices support further gains in Asian rice futures and could lift Thai inflation expectations, pressuring THB and Thai government bond yields.
    Affected
    ZRICE:COMUSDTHBTH10Y

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