For the first time, domestic rice consumption in Argentina will exceed exports

Rice

Argentina

Published Nov 27, 2020

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Last season a harvest of 1.3 million tons of paddy rice was achieved, which after the industrial process is obtained about 60% of the cereal destined for internal consumption, which today reaches 10 kilos per capita per year. During the months of the pandemic, the consumption of rice increased notoriously since it is easy to collect and is used more often in home recipes.

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Another factor is that the economic crisis also contributes because rice is yielding and ends up being cheaper than noodles. With a scenario of retraction of the cultivated area and greater domestic demand, this year will be the first time that the volume destined for internal consumption will be greater than that destined for cereal exports. The 60% ratio for external shipping and 40% for the local market will be invested according to the Proarroz Foundation calculations. For engineer Hugo Muller, president of the Proarroz Foundation, "this is a difficult year to have all the information because there are people who have not yet planted and there are producers who planted but do not have water to irrigate what they planted." In this season, a drop in area with cereal is expected due to the lack of rain. "An area of 170 thousand hectares is estimated when we were stagnant with 200 thousand hectares, after falling due to lack of profitability in recent years, from the 300 thousand ...

Source: Martinsteeman