AKP Phnom Penh, January 09, 2026 -- 
World rice prices in December rose 4.3 percent from the previous month, the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) said Friday.

"Prices increased across all rice market segments due to a combination of reduced harvest pressure, improved demand, and supportive policy measures,” it said.

But for the whole of 2025, the FAO All Rice Price Index average was down 35.2 percent from 2024.

The FAO said lower prices reflected “downward pressure on rice quotations from ample exportable availabilities, intense competition among exporters, and reduced purchases by some importing countries in Asia.”

By Sao Da