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Honduras Sets Rice Import Quota

Honduras set a 118,800 metric ton import quota for certain rice for 2021 in response to the impacts of hurricanes Eta and Iota on local rice production, according to a Jan. 29 U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report.…

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The country began issuing import licenses last month, USDA said, and they will be valid until Dec. 31. USDA said U.S. rice exporters should contact their clients in Honduras to determine what volume of rice imports they have been allocated.