Brazil exports 182.1 thousand tons of rice in the first two months, says Abiarroz
Rice
Brazil
Market & Price Trends
Published Mar 20, 2024
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Brazil's rice exports in the first two months of 2024 have decreased to 182.1 thousand tons from 239.4 thousand tons in the same period of 2023, according to the Brazilian Rice Industry Association (Abiarroz). This decline is due to the increase in rice prices in Brazil. The total foreign sales of rice in this period amounted to US$ 60.8 million, a drop from US$ 74.5 million in 2023. The main importers of Brazilian milled rice were Senegal, Gambia, the United States, Peru, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Curaçao, Cape Verde, Cuba, and Costa Rica. Meanwhile, Brazil's rice imports in the first two months of 2024 totaled 339.4 thousand tons, costing US$ 141.6 million.
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Rice exports (husk basis) in the first two months of 2024 totaled 182.1 thousand tons, reports the Brazilian Rice Industry Association (Abiarroz). In the same period of 2023, shipments of the product reached 239.4 thousand tons, that is, 57.3 thousand tons more than those sent abroad in January and February of this year. Also according to Abiarroz, based on data from the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), foreign sales of rice in the first two months totaled US$ 60.8 million, compared to US$ 74.5 million in the same period of 2023. In the month of February, specifically, rice shipments were 98.5 thousand tons, representing US$ 34.3 million. In the same month of 2023, exports reached 90.6 thousand tons, with revenue of US$ 26.5 million. In January, shipments of the product to the foreign market totaled 83.6 thousand tons, equivalent to US$26.5 million. In the same month of 2023, cereal shipments reached 148.8 thousand tons, with foreign exchange worth ...
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