Country that imports all the Rice requirements !

Syria, rice consumption is estimated to be increasing due to the increase in population and the rural-urban migration, which encourages the consumer to shift from bulgur to rice. However, increasing rice consumption is affected by the low purchasing power of the average Syrian. Each Syrian is entitled to 0.75 kilogram of rice per month at 10 SP (19 cents) per kilogram under the GOS ration card system.Rice is not produced in Syria. All the country’s requirements are met through imports.