# Pakistani exporters strive to recapture Saudi rice market | Arab News

> A 17-member Pakistani rice exporter delegation is traveling to Saudi Arabia to attend a Biryani Festival and promote rice. Pakistan's share of Saudi rice imports has fallen from 80 percent to 10 percent.

- Date: 2019-03-22 · published 2019-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60174-pakistani-exporters-strive-to-recapture-saudi-rice-market-arab-news
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Export promotion efforts are unlikely to shift global rice prices in the near term, as the story concerns one importer's share and no supply change.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-10-05 | [India eases rice export norms to tap non-EU European markets \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22355-india-eases-rice-export-norms-to-tap-non-eu-european-markets-mint.md) | -3.9% | -7.6% |
| RICE | 2017-11-29 | [Rice Exports Still Lag — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68057-rice-exports-still-lag-louisiana-farm-bureau-news.md) | +0.2% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2020-09-14 | [Rice, Sugar, and Pulses Lead India's Agricultural Exports - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51087-rice-sugar-and-pulses-lead-india-s-agricultural-exports-grainmart-news.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2022-11-29 | [Despite curbs, Indian rice continues to be competitive in export market - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38629-despite-curbs-indian-rice-continues-to-be-competitive-in-export-market-the.md) | -5.0% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2022-04-27 | [Rice exports exceed 450,000 t in Q1, says Abiarroz - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41919-rice-exports-exceed-450-000-t-in-q1-says-abiarroz-datamarnews.md) | -0.6% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- arabnews.com: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1470911/pakistan

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