Recent Developments

The Chinese authorities visited India to inspect the rice mills and last week approved 24 Indian rice mills for exports of rice to China
Out of the 24 approved mills, six attended a seminar and business to business meeting. In which 44 Chinese importers including China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) took part.
The China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Products (CFNA) partnered with the Indian Embassy for the event.
With world class quality and cost competitiveness, India has emerged as the biggest exporter of rice in the world
Though India exports more than 12 million MT of rice every year, none comes to China TILL NOW
The rice processing units interested in export of rice (Basmati and non Basmati) to China may convey their interest to DPPQ&S at Dr. K.S. Kapoor, Joint Director,
Email: dr.kskapoor@gov.in

CFNA - China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce

Address	4th Fl. Talent International Bldg., 80 Guangqumennei St. Beijing, , 100062, China, PR Phone: +86 (0)10/87109873 Fax: +86 (0)10/87109895

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.