Rice Prices in Peru
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (PEN) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai 5% | Global benchmark | 0.44 | 1.63 | ▲ 9.2% | ▲ 2.1% | World Bank Pink Sheet |
| — | Farmgate | 0.41 | 1.51 | ▲ 8.9% | ▲ 8.9% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
| Thai 25% | Global benchmark | 0.44 | 1.61 | ▲ 9.0% | ▲ 4.6% | World Bank Pink Sheet |
| Thai A.1 | Global benchmark | 0.42 | 1.55 | ▲ 9.1% | ▲ 3.6% | World Bank Pink Sheet |
| Viet Namese 5% | Global benchmark | 0.38 | 1.39 | ▲ 6.6% | ▼ 0.8% | World Bank Pink Sheet |
As of May 2026, the rice price in Peru is US$ 0.41 per kg (1.51 PEN), up 8.9% year-on-year.
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Rice Price History & Trend
Monthly rice price, US$ per kg — the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Peru rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of rice shipped by Peru in 2020 was 91,020 metric tonnes. In 2019 Peru shipped 74,678 tonnes of rice. For 2019 alone, the interest in Peru rice (cereals/grains category) has escalated, with a change of 8748.104 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports went up by 18853.81 percent bringing the country US$41.98m for the year 2019. Peru's rice exports are classified as:
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
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Peru rice export values
In 2019, Peru supplied rice costing 41.98m USD, an increase of 5,121.39% from 2018's total rice export of 0.804m USD. The annual increase in value of Peru rice between 2017 to 2018 was 78.667%.
The annual variation in the amount of Peru's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was 18853.81% when compared to a variation of 8748.104% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Peru rice ( in '000$ )
Peru's leading destinations for rice are Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama and Yemen.
Peru procured 585,534 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Peru was 21,259,624 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -10.39%. The country had approximately 3,316,072.00 hectares under rice cultivation.