Iraq Ranks Eighth Among The Largest Importers Of American Rice, 26 SEPT

 Iraq Ranks Eighth Among The Largest Importers Of American Rice

Wednesday 25 September 2024 | Economic Number of readings: 120  Baghdad / NINA / While the United States of America represents less than 2% of global rice production, it ships nearly 5% of global exports, and is currently the fifth largest exporter. Therefore, exports are important for the rice industry in the United States, as about 45% of the crop is exported each year.

According to the US Department of Commerce, "Iraq ranked eighth in the largest importer of American rice for the year 2023."

The ministry stated in a table that "the countries importing American rice for the year 2023, Mexico came in first place as the largest importer of American rice with 638.1 thousand tons, followed by Central America in second place with 633.3 thousand tons, followed by Haiti in third place with 421 thousand tons, Japan comes in fourth with 293 thousand tons, and Canada comes in fifth with 250.7 thousand tons. "

She added, "Colombia came in sixth place with 136 thousand tons, South Korea came in seventh place with 132 thousand tons, Iraq came in eighth place with 111.3 thousand tons, Saudi Arabia came in ninth place with 109.6 thousand tons, Venezuela came in tenth place with 82.4 thousand tons, Jordan came in eleventh place with 64.8 thousand tons, Taiwan came in twelfth place with 56.1 thousand tons, the Dominican Republic came in thirteenth place with 25.9 thousand tons, and the United Kingdom came in fourteenth place with 24.9 thousand tons."  https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=1157403