ASIA RICE-Vietnamese rates gain as China routes reopen post COVID curbs Successful Farming


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* Ukraine crisis may prompt demand from other regions-trader * War may have increased freight rates slightly- Thai trader * Indian farmers to harvest 127.93 mln tonnes of rice in 2022 By Seher Dareen March 3 (Reuters) - Prices of rice exported from Vietnam rose this week, as trade routes to China reopened with some traders betting on additional demand from buyers looking for alternate sources due to the Ukraine crisis. Vietnam's 5% broken rice were offered at $400 per tonne on Thursday, versus $395-$400 a week ago. "Shipments to China are expected to increase as China is reopening borders...