In the words of Abraham Lincoln, “the best way to predict the future is to create it.” While that may have been possible 160 years ago, in today’s world we are faced with expecting the unexpected on a consistent basis. Confronted with a growing number of issues that are disrupting rice farmers, rice mills, rice families and all the allied business world…..where do we go from here? 

If there was a way to more than double the profit you make from milling rice with only about a third of the comparable investment, would it catch your eye? Grab your coffee and stay awake for this one, because it is indeed possible.

• Pam West, Brookshire Dryers
• Mark Pousson, Louisiana Independent rice Producers Association
• Tom Daniels, NA Retail Grower Sustainable Ag

Long grain rice in the southern USA has lost its standing as the Gold Standard for quality over the last decade or more. Southern USA farmers are incentivized to grow the highest yields per area planted. The domestic market for long grain rice is not as demanding for grain appearance and cooking quality as our Latin American customers. With 50% of USA production destined for the international marketplace, Horizon Ag has positioned itself to meet the demands of both domestic and international customer preferences.

Presentation will show case how RiceTec is committed to revolutionizing rice production.

Many Latin American markets for long grain rice varieties have very specific and unique requirements for the rice that they are importing. These requirements include certain cooking characteristics that are related to cereal chemistry components of the rice grain but may include other modifying components as well. These markets also demand very high grain appearance quality related to grain transparency, uniformity, color, and other factors. This presentation will detail how U.S. rice breeders (both public and private) are conducting short- and long-term research to meet these requirements. This research involves new laboratory instrumentation as well as incorporation of recent advances in Marker Assisted Selection. Some of this research is being conducted by breeders from Latin American who are working in the U.S. programs pursuing advanced degrees.

In drying processes, it is known that the more homogeneous the grain flow and drying temperatures, the better is the final quality of the grains. Field tests show the results of rice drying process in a dryer with different drying tower design.

RMTC attendees have the opportunity to register for the seminar, “Follow the Money – Closing the Rice Milling Profitability Circle”.

The seminar is sponsored by Superbrix and Applied Milling Systems and will take place on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, and is exclusively open to RMTC 2022 attendees.

This full-day seminar focuses on maximizing the profit potential in every grain of paddy that enters the rice milling process covering the analysis and management of the rice milling process on a fiscal rather than a technical basis and optimizing the profit potential of broken rice.

The seminar would focus on the Analysis and management of the rice milling process on a fiscal rather than technical basis. 

Sessions will include details on “Optimizing the Profit Potential of Broken Rice”

• Appropriate quality standards for milled brokens and their effect on mill configuration
• The production of Rice Flour
  • Flour mill configurations and products produced
  • Further processing of rice flour for consumer products
  • Problems to be overcome in entering these markets
• The profit potential in broken rice processing

• Appropriate quality standards for rice bran and their effect on mill configuration
• The stabilization of Rice Bran
  • The removal of foreign material and germ from raw bran
  • Stabilization of rice bran
  • Production of bran oil
  • Further processing of stabilized rice bran for consumer products
  • Problems to be overcome in entering these markets
• The profit potential in rice bran processing

• Appropriate quality standards for rice hulls and their effect on mill configuration
• The burning of rice hulls and generation of power
  • Methods of burning and their effect on efficiency and the nature of the ash produced
  • Further processing of hulls for consumer products
    • Bedding for poultry production
    • Filtration media
    • Absorption media
    • Boards and construction materials
    • Insulators and concrete additives
  • Problems to be overcome in entering these markets
• The profit potential in rice hulls processing