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ASIA RICE-Currency moves buoy Indian, Thai prices but demand still lags

(Repeats story published on Thursday, with no change to text) India rates recover slightly from 22-month low In Vietnam, demand from buyers hasn't picked up, trader says Bangladesh begins purchasing 1.7 million tons of rice from local farmers April 25 (Reuters) - Prices of rice shipped from India and Thailand edged higher this week, aided by currency fluctuations, although gains were capped by subdued demand, while Vietnamese rates were little changed. Indian rice prices recovered from a 22-month-low, with the 5% broken parboiled variety being quoted at $389-$396 per metric...
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Currency moves buoy Indian, Thai prices but demand still lags

India rates recover slightly from 22-month low In Vietnam, demand from buyers hasn't picked up, trader says Bangladesh begins purchasing 1.7 million tons of rice from local farmers April 24 (Reuters) - Prices of rice shipped from India and Thailand edged higher this week, aided by currency fluctuations, although gains were capped by subdued demand, while Vietnamese rates were little changed. Indian rice prices recovered from a 22-month-low, with the 5% broken parboiled variety being quoted at $389-$396 per metric ton, up from the last week's $388-$394. Prices were helped...