Stuff About Rice
November 9, 2010
Americans eat a little more than 24 pounds of rice per person each year. Asians eat as much as 300 pounds per person each year, while in the United Arab Emirates it is about 450 pounds, and in France about 10 pounds.
More than 1 billion people throughout the world are actively involved in growing rice.
50% of all the world’s rice is eaten within 8 miles of where it is grown.
One seed of rice yields more than 3,000 grains. It is the highest yielding cereal grain and can grow in many kinds of environments and soils, which is why it is grown everywhere.
The United States produces less than 2 percent of the world’s rice, but it is a major exporter, accounting for more than 10 percent of the annual volume of global rice trade.
