🍚Rice price today
Quotation from 11/06/2026
Source: CEPEA/ESALQ
A 50-kg bag of rice is quoted at R$ 81.01 in the CEPEA/ESALQ indicator of 11/06/2026. Rice is the most common grain on Brazilian tables and one of the few in which the country is practically self-sufficient. Here you follow the price of the bag on the CEPEA/ESALQ benchmark and understand what moves it.
Rice price chart
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Series milestones
Price per quantity
Direct conversions from the 11/06/2026 quotation—the same price, in the unit you need.
| 1 50-kg bag | R$ 81.01 |
|---|---|
| 1 kilogram | R$ 1.62 |
| 1 ton (1,000 kg) | R$ 1,620.20 |
About this indicator
The rice indicator tracks the price paid to farmers for a 50-kilo bag of paddy rice in the main producing region — Rio Grande do Sul alone accounts for about 70% of national output.
It is important to understand that this is not the price of the package at the grocery store. Between the farm and the shelf, there is processing, packaging, freight, taxes, and retail margin. The indicator is the raw material of this chain — when it rises sharply, the retail package price goes up a few weeks later.
What drives prices up and down
Brazilian rice is irrigated and concentrated in RS. Droughts that compromise water levels or excessive rain during harvest directly impact supply.
Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay produce rice and compete in the same market. Exchange rates and neighboring harvests determine whether importing is worthwhile.
Rice can be stored. When producers withhold bags waiting for better prices, immediate supply drops. Moreover, a strong US dollar makes exports attractive, withdrawing product from the domestic market.
How to get exposure to rice as an investor
There is no simple way for individual investors to buy a 60-kg bag or an arroba and store it. The price on this page is for the physical market: trading there involves producers, cooperatives, trading companies, and industries.
The most direct and accessible route. Agribusiness-related companies listed on B3 have earnings sensitive to these price quotations — and you can track each one on the stocks page.
Listed funds that finance the agricultural chain, usually via CRAs and receivables. Commodity prices affect the producer's ability to pay — and therefore the fund's credit risk. Check them out under real estate funds and Fiagros.
There are live cattle, corn, soybean, and coffee contracts traded on the exchange. This is the instrument used by those who need to lock in prices (producers and industry), not a long-term investment: it requires margin requirements, has an expiration date, and involves leverage.
Commodities do not pay dividends or interest: the return comes solely from price variation. Therefore, for most investors, it makes more sense to gain exposure to agribusiness through companies and funds — which generate cash — rather than trying to time the direction of price quotations.
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⚠️ Physical market reference price calculated by CEPEA/ESALQ, reproduced here for informational purposes only. This is not a trading quote nor an investment recommendation.