Brazil rice exports rise in 2025, but export revenue falls
Brazil exported 1.5 million tonnes of rice in 2025, up 13% in volume but down 18% in value to $457 million, hit by weak global prices and Indian competition. Milled rice exports fell sharply in value, while imports also declined. Senegal, Venezuela and Mexico were key destinations.
Rice exports from Brazil amounted to 1.5 million tonnes of rice in 2025, generating revenue of US$457 million. The figures represent a 13% increase in volume but an 18% decline in export earnings compared with the previous year. Senegal, Venezuela and Mexico were the main destinations for Brazilian rice. The data were compiled by the Brazilian Rice Industry Association (Abiarroz), based on figures from the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC).
Considering only milled rice—grain that has undergone industrial processing to remove the husk and bran—exports totaled 953,000 tonnes last year. That marked a 6% drop in volume and a 31% fall in value from 2024.
Datamar data show that the 7,418 TEUs of rice exported by Brazil between January and November 2025 represented a 21.3% increase from the same period a year earlier. Below is the monthly breakdown of Brazil’s rice exports:
According to Gustavo Trevisan, Abiarroz’s director of international affairs, the surge in rice supply from India following the lifting of export restrictions by the Indian government pushed Asian rice prices to their lowest levels in years, eroding competitiveness.
“While Asia completed its harvest at the end of 2024 and began offering large volumes at lower prices, Brazilian rice continued to face higher costs and was unable to keep pace with global supply dynamics in 2025, particularly given India’s strong presence,” Trevisan said. “We also faced logistical challenges, such as high freight rates, and trade barriers that limited access to key markets.”
Looking ahead to 2026, Trevisan said the international environment will remain challenging, with uncertainty surrounding Venezuela and U.S. trade policy likely to affect global market dynamics.
“At this stage, the outlook for rice supplies to Venezuela has entered a period of uncertainty that will depend directly on the next steps in the political transition and on the oversight framework to be established by the United States,” Abiarroz said.
Imports decline
Rice imports also fell last year, both in volume and value. From January through December, Brazil imported 1.3 million tonnes of rice, with spending totaling US$390 million. That represents declines of about 9% in volume and 42% in value.
Most imported rice was milled. Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay were Brazil’s main suppliers in 2025.
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Source : Datamar News
