STORAGE & MILLING

Storing Our Paddy Rice

Once harvested, a truck transports it to one of the industry's paddy storage facilities, where segregation occurs according to variety. Rice storage bins are fitted with computer-linked sensors that monitor grain storage conditions and keep the rice at a suitable temperature and moisture level.

The warm dry conditions in the region allow the use of ambient air for natural moisture reduction.

When the storage manager receives orders and shipping instructions, the rice is trucked to one of three industry mills that are strategically located throughout the region. The industry also has 3 stockfeed manufacturing plants and 21 rice receival depots.

Australian rice mills use the most advanced equipment and are some of the largest and most efficient in the world

Milling Our Rice

Step One - Removal of hard protective husk
The rice husk is the protective layer surrounding the grain. Once removed, the rice grain is packaged as brown rice. Brown rice is ‘healthy’ because it still contains the rice germ and outer bran layers – important for healthy body functions.

Step Two – Removal of the germ and brown layers
Gentle milling removes the germ and bran layers from the grain to expose a white starch centre. The polished white starch centre is what we know as white rice.

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