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Basket item · 2 kg

White rice

United States · September 2026$4.93+5.5% in a year · $2.46 per kg
Canada · September 2026C$9.35−0.2% in a year · ≈ $6.70 US

Three years of white rice

Cost of 2 kg, in US dollars.

$3.92$4.85$5.77$6.69$7.61202420252026
United StatesCanada (converted)

US: BLS average price series APU0000701312, converted to kg. Canada: Statistics Canada, "White rice, 2 kilograms", scaled to 2 kg. Package sizes and grades are similar but not identical between countries; see how we price.

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