Imports: Rice

U.S. imports of Rice increased 12.03 percent through August to $1.06 billion.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Thailand$618.26 M
2India$258.61 M
3Pakistan$36.54 M
4Argentina$28.68 M
5Vietnam$22.99 M
6Canada$15.96 M
7Japan$14.23 M
8China$13.6 M
9Italy$13.31 M
10Brazil$9.97 M

Top markets Rice

Total:

EXPORT to Excel:
Unavailable, check our plans to know more.

Rice by port

Total:

EXPORT to Excel:
Unavailable, check our plans to know more.

U.S. imports of Rice increased 12.03 percent through August to $1.06 billion

The category ranked 281 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 298 for the last full year with a total value of $1.47 billion, a $164.48 million, 12.57 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Thailand, No. 2 India, No. 3 Pakistan, No. 4 Argentina and No. 5 Vietnam. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Port of Long Beach, No. 4 Port of Savannah, GA and No. 5 Port of Houston.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Thailand, No. 2 India, No. 3 China, No. 4 Pakistan and No. 5 Canada. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Port of Houston, No. 4 Port of Savannah, GA and No. 5 Port of Long Beach.

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Port of Newark rose 15.08 percent compared to last year to $298.66 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 1.16 percent compared to last year to $151.7 million.
  • Port of Long Beach rose 47.72 percent compared to last year to $82.81 million.
  • Port of Savannah, GA rose 21.66 percent compared to last year to $78.34 million.
  • Port of Houston rose 18.23 percent compared to last year to $76.4 million.

There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Highlights for the top five foreign sources:

  • U.S. imports from No. 1 Thailand increased $119.57 million, 23.98 percent, (58.42 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 India increased $9.59 million, 3.85 percent, (24.44 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Pakistan increased $121,340, 0.33 percent, (3.45 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Argentina increased $13.77 million, 92.39 percent, (2.71 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Vietnam increased $5.91 million, 34.61 percent, (2.17 percent market share).

All totaled, 91.19 percent of all these Rice imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $965.08 million of the $1.06 billion total.

All totaled, 65 percent of all these Rice imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $687.92 million of the $1.06 billion total.