Colombia could run out of domestically produced rice in 2025

(Agraria.pe) The sudden decrease in the price of green paddy rice paid by the Colombian milling industry to producers in all rice-growing areas of the country has caused enormous concern, according to reports from the different sections of the National Federation of Rice Growers (Fedearroz). The situation, the Colombian union said, is extremely serious, since it greatly affects the income from the harvest of producers who sowed in the second half of this year, as warned by the general manager of the association, Rafael Hernández Lozano. The leader, through a statement, explained that with the reduction in prices that have been taking place, farmers do not cover production costs, which implies not only losing the invested capital, but also puts the sowing of the first half of 2025 at risk, due to the uncertainty caused to the entire sector, a fact that can affect the country's food security. “It cannot be forgotten that in the midst of the continuous efforts of producers, they have ...