BRASILIA: Brazil has exported around 532,625 tons of rice in the first six months ( January – June ) of 2015, according to data released by the Rice Institute of Rio Frande do Sul ( IRGA ).
In June 2015, Brazil exported around 49, 773 tons of rice, down about 71% from around 171,567 tons exported in May 2015.
Sierra Leone remained the largest importer of Brazilian rice in June 2015 with around 18,951 tons, or about 38% of Brazils total rice exports during the month. Peru accounted for around 9,522 tons (about 19% of Brazil’s total exports during the month). Bolivia accounted for around 4,345 tons (about 8.7% of Brazil’s exports during the month). Saudi Arabia accounted for 3.305 tons (about 6.6% of Brazil’s total exports during the month), and the U.S. accounted for around 2,600 tons (about 5% of Brazil’s total exports during the month).
Gambia (1,103 tons), Cape Verde (1,802 tons) Trinidad Tobago (663 tons), Costa Rica (699 tons), Chile (647 tons), Angola (1,104 tons), Panama (110 tons), Belgium (184 tons), Canada (185 tons), South Africa (809 tons) and others (3,744 tons) accounted for the remaining 22,7% of Brazil’s total rice exports in June 2015.
Brazil exported around 1,24 million tons of rice in 2014, up about 2.4% from around 1,209 million tons exported in 2013, according to data from IRGA.
