# Ecuador -- New Market For U.S. Rough Rice Exports | USA Rice Federation

> Ecuador has finalized market access for US rough rice imports, with interim phytosanitary requirements approved. Ecuador's rice crop is expected to be about 200,000 tons short due to El Niño-related planting losses and empty strategic reserves.

- Date: 2023-10-25 · published 2023-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ecuador · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33696-ecuador-new-market-for-u-s-rough-rice-exports-usa-rice-federation
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

New access to a short-supplied market adds a potential export outlet for US rough rice, modestly supporting US rice demand.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| RICE | 2023-11-17 | [Ecuador Opens Its Domestic Market for US-Origin Rough Rice - Legal Reader](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33239-ecuador-opens-its-domestic-market-for-us-origin-rough-rice-legal-reader.md) | +1.8% | -0.8% |
| RICE | 2017-03-01 | [Colombia to Remove Import Restrictions on U.S. Rough Rice \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72060-colombia-to-remove-import-restrictions-on-u-s-rough-rice-usa-rice-federation.md) | -0.1% | +5.1% |
| 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 | 2017-10-31 | [India to export rice to Bangladesh - Market News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68434-india-to-export-rice-to-bangladesh-market-news-the-financial-express.md) | -1.8% | +7.5% |

## Sources

- usarice.com: https://www.usarice.com/news-and-events/publications/usa-rice-daily/article/usa-rice-daily/2023/10/25/ecuador----new-market-for-u.s.-rough-rice-exports

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