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Panama Extends Deadline for Importing Rice

Up until December 31st there is time to import up to 1 million hundredweight of paddy to supply the domestic market.

Friday, July 3, 2015

A modification of the decree extends the deadline until December for the import of grain, which must come only from the United States.

In future scenarios it is expected that rice imports will be similar, based on the difficulties faced by local producers as indicated by the decrease in the amount of land under cultivation.

Gabriel Arauz, producer and president of the Association of Rice Producers of Chiriqui explained to Laestrella.com.pa "... that rice production for the period 2014-2015 was 50 thousand hectares nationwide, while for the period 2015-2016 , although they are still planting, the figure could drop to almost half. "

Source: laestrella.com.pa

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Panama Prepares Rice Import

March 2018

The Government has authorized the import of up to 100 thousand tons of paddy rice, and the deadline to complete the import process will be June 30, 2018.

The Panamanian government published a decree in the Official Gazette through which it authorizes the importation of rice, and the total distribution of the quota will be made in two groups:

Rice: International Report up to December 18

December 2014

In Honduras the Rice Producers Association is negotiating with the government conditions for establishing a reference price and proposing fixing at $18.65 per hundredweight.

Taken from ReporteArroz.com:

New Tender by Iraq leaves Latin America in suspense .

The Iraqi state-owned grain company issued on Monday an international tender to buy at least 30,000 tons of rice, as stated by the Ministry of Commerce.

Excess Rice Production Concerns Government

June 2011

The Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture, along with producers, is looking for a quick solution to excessive rice production.

The solution to the problem is closely linked to actions that depend on the approval of tenders or finding more money, remarked Tannia Lopez, the Vice Minster of Agriculture.

Panama will export rice to Costa Rica

August 2008

Next week Panamanian rice producers will begin to export the first 350 thousand hundredweight (100 lbs) of the grain to Costa Rica.

The president of the Association of Rice Producers of Chiriqui (Aach) said that they are only waiting on the Costa Rican buyers to define (along with the Ministry of Commerce) what will be the terms of import, so that the initiative does not affect local producers in Costa Rica.