Rice
Locally grown Ugandan rice.
Rice is grown in eastern Uganda and several lowland districts, mainly for domestic consumption. Export volumes are limited.
Request a quoteOffered as a sourcing enquiry; variety and milling grade confirmed per lot.
Botanical name: Oryza sativa
Sourcing enquiry: availability, volumes and specifications are assessed for each request and are not held as regular stock.
‘Uganda origin — prepared to your specification’
Specifications
- Varieties / forms
- Upland, Lowland
- Grades
- Moisture to safe storage level · Foreign matter within contract limits · Aflatoxin tested on request
- Origins
- Uganda
- Origin details
- Sourced through partners in Uganda; origin and producer confirmed per consignment.
- Supply status
- Sourcing enquiry — not held as regular stock
Applications
- Flour millers and bakeries
- Breweries (sorghum)
- Animal feed producers
- Food manufacturers
- Commodity traders
Quality, packaging & logistics
Quality & grading
- Moisture typically 12–13.5% depending on grain
- Foreign matter and broken grains within contract limits
- Graded by size and colour
- Machine-cleaned and sieved
Packaging
- 25kg or 50kg PP bags
- Bulk liner bags
Transport
- Sea freight in dry containers
- Fumigation as required
- Bagged in 25–50kg PP bags or in bulk liners
Typical buyer enquiries
- Container of white maize for a miller
- Red sorghum for a brewer
- Green grams for a pulse packer
Rice: common questions
Is rice available now?
Rice is offered as a sourcing enquiry. We assess availability, quality and logistics with partners for each request; it is not held as regular stock.
What information should I include in a quote request?
Variety or grade, quantity and unit, packaging, destination, preferred Incoterm and shipping window, plus any documents or tests you need.
Which grains are regular lines?
Maize, sorghum, millet and pulses were part of our earlier range; others such as rice are sourcing enquiries confirmed case by case.
Can you supply flour instead of grain?
Some flours, such as cassava and sweet potato flour, are listed under dried products; milled grain flours are sourcing enquiries.
