# Ecuador Opens Its Domestic Market for US-Origin Rough Rice - Legal Reader

> Ecuador opened its domestic market to U.S.-origin rough rice on October 5, a market worth about $155 million annually. APHIS updated export requirements on October 24, allowing shipments to begin under interim conditions, with a final pest risk decision still pending.

- Date: 2023-11-17 · published 2023-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33239-ecuador-opens-its-domestic-market-for-us-origin-rough-rice-legal-reader
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

New access to Ecuador adds a modest export outlet for US rough rice, supportive for US rice demand, though the size relative to global trade is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-10-25 | [Ecuador -- New Market For U.S. Rough Rice Exports \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33696-ecuador-new-market-for-u-s-rough-rice-exports-usa-rice-federation.md) | +0.0% | +8.6% |
| RICE | 2017-06-17 | [Rice prices increase in both domestic, foreign markets \| VOV.VN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70560-rice-prices-increase-in-both-domestic-foreign-markets-vov-vn.md) | -1.3% | +3.9% |
| RICE | 2018-12-30 | [China Market Open for Import of U.S. Milled Rice; Big Deal for Louisiana and Rice Farmers — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61658-china-market-open-for-import-of-u-s-milled-rice-big-deal-for-louisiana-and-rice.md) | +3.5% | +6.7% |
| RICE | 2020-01-15 | [Market momentum continues as rough, milled exports remain strong - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55153-market-momentum-continues-as-rough-milled-exports-remain-strong-rice-farming.md) | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| RICE | 2017-08-18 | [Colombia Lifts Import Restrictions on U.S. Rough Rice \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69527-colombia-lifts-import-restrictions-on-u-s-rough-rice-usa-rice-federation.md) | +2.1% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- legalreader.com: https://www.legalreader.com/ecuador-opens-its-domestic-market-for-us-origin-rough-rice/

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