GANG violence in Haiti has reached new heights, with shipowners increasingly unwilling to dock in Port-au-Prince, reports Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide.
Prices in the country's main rice supplier, the us South, are also reaching new all-time highs. These two factors are leading to a sharp reduction of demand for US rice, with buyers exploring other origins, such as Uruguay.
The 52,799 tonnes of US milled rice committed to Haiti so far in MY 2022-23 (August-July) is 48 per cent behind the 101,160 tonnes at this point in 2021-22, according to USDA data.
US suppliers hope that the situation resolves itself soon, but external intervention is seemingly the only option and this is, so far, not forthcoming. ''Concerned' might be too strong of a word,' said one supplier. 'Aware, yes, and if this is ongoing and doesn't resolve in the next six months, then yes, I'll be very concerned.'
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Prices in the country's main rice supplier, the us South, are also reaching new all-time highs. These two factors are leading to a sharp reduction of demand for US rice, with buyers exploring other origins, such as Uruguay.
The 52,799 tonnes of US milled rice committed to Haiti so far in MY 2022-23 (August-July) is 48 per cent behind the 101,160 tonnes at this point in 2021-22, according to USDA data.
US suppliers hope that the situation resolves itself soon, but external intervention is seemingly the only option and this is, so far, not forthcoming. ''Concerned' might be too strong of a word,' said one supplier. 'Aware, yes, and if this is ongoing and doesn't resolve in the next six months, then yes, I'll be very concerned.'
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