15,000 tons of rice will be imported from Uruguay to Ecuador

At least 15,000 tons of milled rice are authorized to be imported from Uruguay, given the effects that the El Niño phenomenon could cause on rice crops. This was confirmed by the president of the Rice Industrial Corporation of Ecuador (Corpcom), Juan Pablo Zuñiga. Some 15 companies that are part of this union have authorization to import rice from the South American country. The first shipments were expected to arrive between the end of August and the first days of September. But, there was a delay in shipment departures, due to issues related to the frequencies of shipping lines, explains Zuñiga. Now, it is estimated that the first shipments will arrive between September 15 and 18. Read also: Why is the price of rice rising, is there a shortage or speculation? The Foreign Trade Committee of Ecuador reduced the tariff rate to 0% for a quota of 63,246 tons of Uruguayan rice, until December. The importation of rice was a measure announced by the Government in mid-June to avoid ...