Rice: More Business with South America

During 2020, Central American rice imports amounted to $388 million, and purchases from Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay increased in year-on-year terms by 751%, 330% and 218%, respectively.

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Panama, Main Buyer
During 2020, the main importer of rice in Central America was Costa Rica, with $88 million, followed by Guatemala, with $70 million, Honduras, with $69 million, Panama, with $59 million, Nicaragua, with $58 million and El Salvador, with $45 million.

Regarding the year-on-year variation of purchases, all countries recorded increases. In Guatemala, imports increased 60%, while in El Salvador 52% and in Panama 44%.

Last year in Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua rice imports increased 21%, 14% and 13%, respectively.

Regional Business Upwards
Between 2019 and 2020 the imported value of rice in the region registered a 50% increase, going from $298 million to $388 million.

For the years under analysis, purchases from companies in Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay increased by 751%, 330% and 218%, in their order. In the case of business with U.S. companies, purchases decreased by 12%.

USA and Uruguay, Main Suppliers
During 2020, 47% of the value imported from Central America came from the USA, 21% from Brazil, 18% from Uruguay, 6% from Paraguay, 2% from Taiwan, 1% from China, 1% from Argentina, 1% from Mexico and 1% from Guyana.

In recent years Brazil is among the markets of origin of imports that have grown the most, since in 2015 regional purchases from the South American country accounted for 14% of the total and in 2020 the proportion rose to 21%.

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