# Brazil exported 197.5 thousand tonnes of rice in May - DatamarNews

> Brazil exported 197.5 thousand tons of rice in May, up 44.6% from April and far above May 2022. Imports rose 13% month on month to 127.8 thousand tons, while Cepea reported low liquidity in Rio Grande do Sul as producers held back supplies because prices did not cover production costs.

- Date: 2023-06-14 · published 2023-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6883-brazil-exported-197-5-thousand-tonnes-of-rice-in-may-datamarnews
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Brazilian export demand and producer reluctance to sell support rice prices, though the impact on feed markets is modest.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-07-17 | [Record rice exports help lift producer prices in Brazil - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9569-record-rice-exports-help-lift-producer-prices-in-brazil-datamarnews.md) | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2024-06-12 | [Rice tender delay may push up food prices in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29846-rice-tender-delay-may-push-up-food-prices-in-brazil.md) | +3.5% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2017-12-12 | [Thailand: Strong baht may curb rice exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67743-thailand-strong-baht-may-curb-rice-exports.md) | -4.2% | -4.3% |
| 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% |
| RICE | 2026-08-28 | [Rice exports expected to gain momentum in year-end months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17976-rice-exports-expected-to-gain-momentum-in-year-end-months.md) | +2.6% | +11.7% |

## Sources

- datamarnews.com: https://datamarnews.com/noticias/brazil-exported-197-5-thousand-tonnes-of-rice-in-may/

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