White rice imports from Cambodia and Myanmar to Spain increased by 201% from January to August 2022

The investigation carried out by the Commission in 2018, revealed that imports of “indica” type rice from Cambodia and Myanmar had increased by 79% in the last five seasons, causing serious difficulties for rice producers in the region. EU, whose market share fell substantially from 61% to 29%. The safeguard measures taken by the Commission with the application of tariffs in the following three years, was just enough to recover the profitability of the cultivation of the community sector. After this period, a strong increase in imports is observed again eight months after the elimination of tariffs, for which the sector asks to reactivate the safeguard clause again, always respecting the position of the Commission in helping countries in developing countries in reducing poverty and sustainable development, helping them to generate employment through international trade, but without harming a sensitive sector such as community rice. The latest data available from Data Comex for ...