White long-grain rice
Fully or partly milled long-grain rice, commonly offered at defined broken percentages such as 5%, 10%, 25% or other contract limits.
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Commodity 02 · Rice
Rice for a defined market.
Variety, grain length, milling, broken percentage, crop year and cooking performance shape the product. The same broad name can cover materially different rice.
Key distinctionVariety and processing method
Common measuresBroken %, moisture and grain length
Typical useRetail, foodservice and processing
Product families
Commonly traded rice types.
Descriptions should identify the variety or commercial class, processing, grade and permitted tolerances.
Parboiled rice
Paddy or husked rice treated with water and heat before milling. Colour, degree of parboiling and cooking performance should be agreed.
Basmati
Named aromatic varieties associated with India and Pakistan. Variety, crop year, ageing, grain elongation and authenticity documentation matter.
Jasmine and fragrant rice
Fragrant long-grain rice associated especially with Thailand and neighbouring Asian origins. Variety and aroma integrity should be evidenced.
Medium and short grain
Rounder grains selected for risotto, paella, sushi and other uses where starch behaviour and texture are commercially important.
Broken rice
Defined fractions of broken kernels for brewing, flour, starch, animal-feed or value food channels. Intended use determines the specification.
Representative origins
Variety often points to origin.
Actual export availability, duties and crop quality must be checked for the intended destination.
India and PakistanCore basmati origins; India also supplies non-basmati white and parboiled rice.
Thailand, Vietnam and CambodiaMajor routes for white, fragrant, jasmine-style and broken rice.
United StatesLong, medium and short-grain classes for foodservice, retail and processing.
South AmericaUruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Guyana participate in long-grain export channels.
Buyer brief
Define the grain and the tolerance.
Trade names should be supported by measurable quality terms.
Variety and classBasmati variety, jasmine/fragrant class, long, medium or short grain.
ProcessingBrown, milled, polished, parboiled, steamed or broken.
Grade measuresBroken percentage, average grain length, moisture, chalky kernels and damaged kernels.
Purity and safetyForeign matter, varietal admixture, residues, contaminants and infestation controls.
Crop and performanceCrop year, ageing requirement, aroma, elongation and cooking result.
Packing and routeConsumer or bulk bag, private label, quantity, Incoterm, destination and timing.
Technical reference: Codex Standard for Rice, CXS 198-1995. Trade context: USDA Grain: World Markets and Trade.
Rice enquiry
Start with variety, broken percentage and destination.
Send the product class, crop preference, quality tolerances, pack size, quantity and delivery requirement.
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Representative product and origin information only. No stock, price or supply commitment is implied.