Rice
A staple traded in a thin world market, so export restrictions by large growers move prices fast.
17.52
USD/cwt, +1.0% on the week
CBOT rough rice, indicative, week of October 23, 2026. Source: Commodities-API (commodities-api.com), indicative prices.
52 weeks of Friday closes
- Week
- +1.0%
- 13-week range
- 13.99 to 17.52
- 52-week range
- 9.41 to 17.52
- Over the year
- +70.6%
- Matters to
- Asia, Gulf
Where Canada sells it
Rice: C$32 million of Canadian exports in the 12 months to August 2026, 3% of it outside the United States.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web Application (catalogue 71-607-X), domestic exports, by destination.
Largest buyers outside the United States
| United Arab Emirates | C$0.3 million |
|---|---|
| China | C$0.2 million |
| Italy | C$0.1 million |
| Hong Kong | C$0.1 million |
| Jamaica | C$0.0 million |
| Spain | C$0.0 million |
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