b'EU Rice Market can be Sub-Dividedin Two Different Segments:JAPONICA RICE INDICA RICE(short/medium grain)(long grain) is the is the "traditional""traditional" Asian rice, European rice,representing 25% of EU representing 75% ofrice production and mainlyEU rice production andconsumed in North mainly consumed inEurope. For indica rice,EU Rice inSouth Europe. the EU is not self-sufficientthe WorldFor japonica rice, theand is indeed a (big) net EU is self-sufficient andimporter. EU rice is not significant at is even a (small) netglobal levelexporter. (less than 1%)as illustrated with theIN RECENT YEARS, EU rice market switched towards following numbers:more EU production of japonica rice (short/medium grain)GLOBAL RICEand more EU imports of indica rice (long grain). PRODUCTION/CONSUMPTION 500 Mio tonnes (milled eq.)EU Rice Production GLOBAL RICETotal rice EU production:3 Mio tonnes of paddy riceTRADE1.8 Mio tonnes in milled rice equivalent45 Mio tonnes(milled eq.)TOP 3 RICEPRODUCERSRice is planted in Total rice EU area: May and 425 000 ha harvested inChinaIndiaIndonesia (ie average yield of September with (25%) (20%) (10%)7 tonnes/ha). marketing year forrice going from TOP 3 RICE1st September to EXPORTERS31st August.Rice is produced in 8 MS (IT, ES, EL, PT, FR, BG, RO, HU) ThailandIndiaVietnam with Italy representing 50% and Spain 30% of EU rice area(20%) (20%) (15%)and production.NOVEMBER 2024|SEEDWORLD.COM/EUROPEISEED WORLD EUROPE I 13'