Paraguay has already exported 693 thousand tons of rice in 2024

(By La Nación, Paraguay) Paraguayan rice exports from January to July 2024 totaled 693,056 tons of base husk, which generated US$281,498,831 in foreign currency revenue for the country, according to the Chamber of Rice Industrialists of Paraguay (Caparroz). According to the entity's report, Brazil was the main destination for the cereal, receiving a total of 578,359 tons of base husk until the seventh month of the year. Likewise, in relation to polished rice exports, the Brazilian market totaled 183,470 tons. Chile ranked second in polished rice exports with an export of 37,168 tons, while Costa Rica was the third destination for shipments with a volume of 5,272 tons. Peru ranked fourth in the ranking for this type of grain with a total of 2,823 tons. DESTINATIONS Caparroz indicated that shipments were made to 8 other countries on the American continent: Dominican Republic, Argentina, Honduras, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, United States and Guatemala. Likewise, it was exported to the ...