Top Providers of Chinese Imported Rice

Top Providers of Chinese Imported Rice

Below are the 14 countries that supplied 100% of the rice imported into China during 2017:

1.    Vietnam: US$1.02 billion (55.9% of China’s total rice imports)

2.    Thailand: $544.1 million (29.8%)

3.    Cambodia: $101.1 million (5.5%)

4.    Pakistan: $93.6 million (5.1%)

5.    Laos: $32.8 million (1.8%)

6.    Myanmar (Burma): $31.8 million (1.7%)

7.    Japan: $1.1 million (0.06%)

8.    Russia: $962,000 (0.05%)

9.    Taiwan: $314,000 (0.02%)

10.  South Korea: $208,000 (0.01%)

11.  India: $10,000 (0.001%)

12.  United States: $9,000 (0.0005%)

13.  Canada: $2,000 (0.0001%)

14.  Italy: $2,000 (0.0001%)

Two of China’s leading rice suppliers, Vietnam and Thailand, account for 85.7% of overall Chinese imported rice for 2017.