Rice Exports by Country 2016

Rice Exports by Country

December 26, 2016 by Daniel Workman


Rice exports by country totaled US$21.2 billion in 2015 down by an average -11.8% for exporting countries from 2011 when overall rice shipments were valued at $24.1 billion. The value of global rice exports also dipped by -18.4% from the $26 billion worth of exported rice in 2014.

From a continental perspective, Asian countries accounted for the highest dollar value worth of rice exports during 2015 with shipments amounting to $15.6 billion or almost three-quarters (73.7%) of all rice exports.

North American exporters supplied 9.8% of global rice exports, followed by the European Union at 7.7% and Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean at 6%. Oceania rice exports, dominated by Australian rice shipments, accounted for 1.4% of the global total, with Africa responsible for the smallest percentage at 0.3%.

The 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for rice is 1006.

Rice Exports by Country

Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of rice during 2015:

    India: US$6.4 billion (30.1% of total rice exports)
    Thailand: $4.5 billion (21.4%)
    United States: $2.1 billion (9.7%)
    Pakistan: $1.9 billion (9.1%)
    Vietnam: $1.6 billion (7.5%)
    Italy: $591.8 million (2.8%)
    Uruguay: $377.4 million (1.8%)
    Brazil: $350.2 million (1.7%)
    Cambodia: $335.1 million (1.6%)
    Australia: $301.2 million (1.4%)
    China: $267.4 million (1.3%)
    Belgium: $242.3 million (1.1%)
    Guyana: $212.1 million (1%)
    Netherlands: $191.3 million (0.9%)
    Spain: $168.5 million (0.8%)


Among the above countries, the only exporters to grow the value of their rice shipments since 2011 were Cambodia (up 215%), India (up 56.6%), Guyana (up 43.2%) and Australia (up 10.2%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported rice sales were led by Vietnam (down -56.3%), Brazil (down -42.9%), China (down -37.4%) and Thailand (down -30.2%).

The listed 15 countries shipped 92.1% of all rice exports in 2015 (by value).
Searchable List of Rice Exporting Countries


Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for rice during 2015. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s rice exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.

    India: US$6.4 billion (net export surplus up 56.6% since 2011)
    Thailand: $4.5 billion (down -30.3%)
    Pakistan: $1.9 billion (down -5.7%)
    Vietnam: $1.6 billion (down -56.4%)
    United States: $1.3 billion (down -10.7%)
    Italy: $454.5 million (down -23.4%)
    Uruguay: $376.9 million (down -19.8%)
    Cambodia: $330.5 million (up 221.9%)
    Guyana: $212 million (up 43.3%)
    Brazil: $192.5 million (down -43.3%)
    Australia: $153.3 million (up 40.8%)
    Argentina: $151.8 million (down -57.4%)
    Paraguay: $128.7 million (up 52.9%)
    Myanmar (Burma): $107.4 million (down -58.4%)
    Spain: $87.3 million (down -7.5%)

India has the highest surplus in the international trade of rice. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms India’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category


Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for rice during 2015. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s rice import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

    Saudi Arabia: -US$1.5 billion (net export deficit up 34.4% since 2011)
    China: -$1.2 billion (down -3,097%)
    Iran: -$782.1 million (down -19.8%)
    Iraq: -$660.2 million (up 12.9%)
    United Arab Emirates: -$586.4 million (up 1%)
    United Kingdom: -$505.4 million (down -11.1%)
    Malaysia: -$503.3 million (down -16.9%)
    Japan: -$471.4 million (down -16.3%)
    Philippines: -$463.9 million (up 21.8%)
    Benin: -$457 million (up 207.7%)
    Côte d’Ivoire: -$416.7 million (down -24.6%)
    Senegal: -$400.6 million (up 23.7%)
    France: -$400.2 million (down -7.2%)
    Indonesia: -$351 million (down -76.8%)
    Yemen: -$330.4 million (up 39.5%)

Saudi Arabia incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of rice. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights Saudi Arabia’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for rice-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.

Rice Exporting Companies

Below are bulk rice-supplying conglomerates that dominate the worldwide grain trade (73% of the global market in 2003, according to OXFAM researchers). Shown within parenthesis is the country where the company is headquartered.

    Cargill (United States)
    Archer Daniels Midland (United States)
    Bunge (United States)
    Louis Dreyfus (France)

According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following companies are also examples of rice-trading companies located in the country shown within parentheses:

    Navdurga Rice Mill (India)
    Nakornton Rice Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
    PAK Rice Village (Pakistan)
    Sunrise Foodstuff Joint Stock Company (Vietnam)
    AEDI’ S.R.L. (Italy)
    Trade BEVAR S.A. (Brazil)
    Sichuan Deyi Green Foods Group Co., Ltd. (China)



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Rank	Exporter	2015 Rice Exports	% World Total
1	India	US$6.4 billion	30.1%
2	Thailand	$4.5 billion	21.4%
3	United States	$2.1 billion	9.7%
4	Pakistan	$1.9 billion	9.1%
5	Vietnam	$1.6 billion	7.5%
6	Italy	$591.8 million	2.8%
7	Uruguay	$377.4 million	1.8%
8	Brazil	$350.2 million	1.7%
9	Cambodia	$335.1 million	1.6%
10	Australia	$301.2 million	1.4%
11	China	$267.4 million	1.3%
12	Belgium	$242.3 million	1.1%
13	Guyana	$212.1 million	1%
14	Netherlands	$191.3 million	0.9%
15	Spain	$168.5 million	0.8%
16	Argentina	$156.2 million	0.7%
17	United Arab Emirates	$143 million	0.7%
18	Paraguay	$129.8 million	0.6%
19	Myanmar (Burma)	$111.2 million	0.5%
20	Russia	$103.5 million	0.5%
21	Germany	$96.8 million	0.5%
22	United Kingdom	$75.1 million	0.4%
23	South Africa	$70.3 million	0.3%
24	France	$68.6 million	0.3%
25	Singapore	$62.8 million	0.3%
26	Greece	$54.3 million	0.3%
27	Egypt	$49.6 million	0.2%
28	Taiwan	$38.6 million	0.2%
29	Japan	$35.7 million	0.2%
30	Portugal	$34.8 million	0.2%
31	Malaysia	$31.9 million	0.2%
32	Laos	$29.4 million	0.1%
33	Poland	$25.5 million	0.1%
34	Turkey	$25 million	0.1%
35	Kazakhstan	$24.2 million	0.1%
36	Uganda	$24.2 million	0.1%
37	El Salvador	$22.3 million	0.1%
38	Bulgaria	$22.2 million	0.1%
39	Niger	$19.5 million	0.1%
40	Bangladesh	$16.9 million	0.1%
41	Oman	$16.8 million	0.1%
42	Czech Republic	$16.5 million	0.1%
43	Hong Kong	$14.1 million	0.1%
44	Denmark	$11.3 million	0.1%
45	Romania	$10.4 million	0.05%
46	Sri Lanka	$10.1 million	0.05%
47	Saudi Arabia	$9.9 million	0.05%
48	Tanzania	$8.5 million	0.04%
49	Dominican Republic	$8.1 million	0.04%
50	Austria	$7.5 million	0.04%
51	Canada	$6.4 million	0.03%
52	Suriname	$4.9 million	0.02%
53	Burkina Faso	$4.6 million	0.02%
54	Cameroon	$4.5 million	0.02%
55	South Korea	$4.5 million	0.02%
56	Nicaragua	$4.3 million	0.02%
57	Switzerland	$3.9 million	0.02%
58	Namibia	$3.5 million	0.02%
59	Hungary	$3 million	0.01%
60	Sweden	$2.9 million	0.01%
61	Chile	$2.8 million	0.01%
62	Lithuania	$2.7 million	0.01%
63	Turks/Caicos Islands	$2.7 million	0.01%
64	Macedonia	$2.5 million	0.01%
65	Mexico	$2.3 million	0.01%
66	Kuwait	$2.2 million	0.01%
67	Slovenia	$2.1 million	0.01%
68	Costa Rica	$2.1 million	0.01%
69	Honduras	$1.8 million	0.01%
70	Slovakia	$1.7 million	0.01%
71	Latvia	$1.6 million	0.01%
72	Morocco	$1.2 million	0.01%
73	Lebanon	$1 million	0.005%
74	Ecuador	$1 million	0.005%
75	Bahrain	$989,000	0.005%
76	Philippines	$802,000	0.004%
77	Indonesia	$630,000	0.003%
78	Côte d'Ivoire	$607,000	0.003%
79	Tajikistan	$540,000	0.003%
80	Jordan	$533,000	0.003%
81	Georgia	$512,000	0.002%
82	Botswana	$480,000	0.002%
83	Ireland	$376,000	0.002%
84	Qatar	$353,000	0.002%
85	Serbia	$348,000	0.002%
86	Zimbabwe	$338,000	0.002%
87	Iran	$327,000	0.002%
88	Guatemala	$298,000	0.001%
89	Macao	$295,000	0.001%
90	Venezuela	$275,000	0.001%
91	Central African Republic	$256,000	0.001%
92	New Zealand	$254,000	0.001%
93	Norway	$229,000	0.001%
94	Zambia	$219,000	0.001%
95	Estonia	$206,000	0.001%
96	Finland	$204,000	0.001%
97	Croatia	$180,000	0.001%
98	Benin	$178,000	0.001%
99	Cyprus	$171,000	0.001%
100	Luxembourg	$154,000	0.001%

Ref;http://www.worldstopexports.com/rice-exports-country/

Myanmar: Capitalizing on Rice Export Opportunities..

KEY FINDINGS

• There are good market prospects to accommodate higher rice exports from Myanmar over the next 10-15 years. China is becoming a large net importer of Myanmar rice, and the European Union has opened its markets for duty free imports from Myanmar.
• Strong competition from other exporters in the region – Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia - and constantly rising demand for the higher-quality rice has put pressure on Myanmar’s rice sector which has been focused on low-quality export markets.
• The actual rice export has reached only about 1.3 million tons over the past years that lags behind the government’s target of exporting two million tons of rice this year and four million tons by 2020.
• The most acute problems are low productivity and poor rice quality at the farm level. The average paddy yields of 2.5 tons per hectare are only half of those realized by other exporters in the region.
• The milling sector operates with obsolete processing units that causes about 15-20 percent losses in quality and quantity during the milling.
• Yangon Port, the main export gate, is small, outdated and with limited capacity during monsoons. The export procedure costs are some of the highest in the region.
• Although many barriers to agricultural trade have been abolished, the private sector remains cautious about uncertainties in government actions.

RECOMMENDATIONS

In the short term

• Provide more accurate market information to participants on production, consumption, exports, and prices in order to allow a smooth functioning of the rice market and enable more informed policy decisions.
• Lift the rules limiting the maturity of commercial loans to 12 months, and broaden the type of assets that can be pledged as collateral in accessing credit.
• Allow direct foreign investment to milling, warehousing and trading and remove the government approval from the investments made through joint ventures.
• Avoid holding large government-owned stocks and using minimum farm prices in order to keep farm production costs competitive and prevent increases in food prices.
• Enhance the predictability of trade policy. Export bans need to be avoided. Once issued, export licenses should not be canceled or subject to higher taxes.
• Lower port charges and reduce export procedure costs. All export procedures and port costs should be revised with a view toward improving the competitiveness of Myanmar rice.

 In the long run

• Update the existing seed management system and prepare a new national seed policy to make the seed industry more competitive. New rice varieties with higher export potential need to be adopted.
• Strengthen public agricultural extension services and engage with the private sector to deliver appropriate and farmer-responsive technology.
• Improve water management and engage farmers into decision making in order to respond to market opportunities and increase the rice production.
• Reduce transport costs by investing in farm-to-market roads.
• Strengthen land tenure security and increase investments into land development, transfer, and consolidation that are needed for farm commercialization

Ref;http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/myanmar/publication/myanmar-capitalizing-on-rice-export-opportunities

Myanmar’s rice export tops two million tons

May , 2015

Myanmar’s rice exports to China have risen steadily despite Beijing officially banning shipments of rice from Myanmar in 2014, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation. Myanmar’s rice exports will top 2 million tons this year with the resumption of official shipments in May. MRF Joint Secretary Dr. Soe Tun said, “We expect to export around 2 million tons of rice in 2015-2016 fiscal year and 3,000 tons of rice will be delivered to China next month. Myanmar exported about 1.8 million tons of rice, including 400,000 tons of broken rice, in 2014-2015 fiscal year, up from 1.27 million in 2013-2014 fiscal year and 1.46 million in fiscal year 2012-2013.” “Last year’s export volume was the highest in 50 years, earning US $644 million,” he added.

In 2014, the government of China requests Myanmar to make a trade contract on a guarantee of rice milling quality. China is the largest rice exports market for Myanmar and most of the rice exports to Chiana are grown in the Ayeyarwady Delta. Though China restricted importing rice from Myanmar, it is legal in Myanmar to export rice to China. In the early days of this year, members of Myanmar Rice Federation and Ministry of Commerce negotiated with the responsible party in order to export rice officially to China from Myanmar.

The United States was one of the 64 countries to import rice from Myanmar in the previous fiscal year. “A total of 17 tons of Paw Hsan Hmwe, fragrant aroma rice, was exported to the US market,” Dr Soe Tun said. Myanmar exported around 900,000 tons to China a year earlier. Myanmar rice exports to Africa were down, while demand from Europe was up last year. Rice shipments to Japan totaled only 6,000 tons in the last fiscal year.

Last year earnings from Myanmar rice exports is $644 million which is an increase from $460 million the previous year and $544 million in fiscal 2012-2013. Ministry of commerce announced that Myanmar exports rice to China, Japan, and other countries in Asia, Europe and Africa.

According to the country’s agricultural data, Myanmar produces 14 million tons of rice yearly, with domestic consumption accounting for 12 million tons. With around 7 million paddy growers, Myanmar has some 16 million acres of farmland for monsoon paddy cultivation and 3 million for summer paddy cultivation.

Ref;http://www.myanmarinsider.com/myanmars-rice-export-tops-two-million-tons/