Sun Valley Rice

Sun Valley Rice, founded in 2000,[1] produces medium-grain calrose rice.[2] In 2019 it became the first US company to export rice to China. Founded by father and son Michael and Ken LeGrande,[3] the company is based in Sacramento, California.[4]

Calrose rice

The company sells its rice to other countries around the world, in addition to its new contract with China.[4] Sun Valley Rice is a member of the LaGrande Family Foods Group, a family owned company which has been involved in agriculture in the Sacramento Valley for almost 100 years. The area is one of the few in the world where both short and medium-grain rice can grow.[5]

The company was chosen to be the first to sell rice to China after a Chinese law prohibiting the sale of American rice in China was lifted in 2018[1] because of its familiarity with Asian cultures, especially Chinese and Japanese.[2]

References
  1. Business, Parija Kavilanz, CNN. "A 100-year-old company will be the first US business to export rice to China". CNN. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  2. "Sun Valley Rice Confirms First-Ever Contract to Export Rice to China - Global Trade Magazine". www.globaltrademag.com. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  3. Lucas, Gerome (2 August 2019). "Sun Valley Rice Breaks US-China Trade Impasse By Exporting Rice To China". Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. Moleski, Vincent (5 July 2019). "Sacramento-area rice company secures first U.S. contract to sell rice to China". Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "First time ever! California company receives contract to sell rice to China". www.ajot.com. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
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