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From one tiny grain, a million stories can be told. Rice is one of the world’s most popular staple foods and it is grown in over 115 countries. It is a central part of many cultures, and some countries credit their own civilisation to the arrival of rice cultivation in their part of the world.
Rice Around the World
From Thailand to Tokyo
Why rice is at the centre of every meal worldwide. Find out more
The Australian rice story stretches from Japan and California, to southern New South Wales. Producing on average one million tonnes per year, Australia is not a major rice producer on a global scale but is an important rice exporter. About 70% of the Australian harvest is exported and up to 40 million people across the globe eat Australian rice every day.
In 80 years, the industry has met many commercial and environmental challenges, and today grows a range of market-specific varieties, well adapted to Australian conditions. Rice growing techniques have been perfected over the years so that Australia can proudly claim to be clean, green, water-efficient producers of high yielding, high quality rice.
In 80 years, the industry has met many commercial and environmental challenges, and today grows a range of market-specific varieties, well adapted to Australian conditions. Rice growing techniques have been perfected over the years so that Australia can proudly claim to be clean, green, water-efficient producers of high yielding, high quality rice.
