That year, the USA Rice Federation reported Guatemala as a «net importer of U.S. rice, averaging some 70,000 metric tons of rice imports annually — about 80 percent of the country's total demand.» (fooddrink-magazine.com)
«They are applying for permission to include it in the Code to prevent any trade issues, in the event small amounts of the rice inadvertently end up in shipments of other rice imported into Australia.» (ausfoodnews.com.au)
Rice farmers across Asia work hard to produce rice for Singapore and other countries that depend on rice imports to meet national demand for the grain. (irri.org)