date:Aug 11, 2014
r the past several years, Pakistan has increased rice production and sought new export markets, some of which are traditional U.S. markets such as Mexico. In 2010-2012, Pakistan exported negligible amounts of rice to Mexico; however, in the first six months of 2013, Pakistan rice comprised over 23 percent of Mexico's milled rice imports.
In June 2013, Mexico found evidence of the Khapra Beetle in 3,000 MT of Pakistan rice and subsequently removed Pakistan from their list of eligible importers.