Business Lines
Riceland is recognized as one of the nation's top seven grain storage companies. Crops are received from farmers at harvest and stored at 55 locations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas. Riceland can store 103 million bushels (2.1 million metric tons) of grain, which is professionally monitored until needed at processing plants or moved into marketing channels.
Riceland is the world's largest rice miller, operating eight separate mills. Five rice mills and two parboiling plants operate at rice milling centers at Stuttgart and Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Riceland also operates rice mills at Waldenburg, Arkansas; New Madrid, Missouri; and Crowley, Louisiana. Some of Riceland's Texas Pool rice is milled in Texas under a toll milling agreement. Each year, Riceland mills and markets more than 25 percent of the total U.S. rice crop. Rice flour is produced at Jonesboro and Waldenburg. Rice bran oil is produced at Stuttgart.
Packaged and flavored rice products are marketed under the Riceland brand. Vegetable oil and shortening products are sold under Riceland and private label brands. Riceland also packages rice for many private label and store brands.
Riceland is a major supplier of quality food service products. Rice, oil and shortening products are supplied to many of America's leading restaurants, fast-food chains, cafeterias and military installations. Riceland has grown to become one of the major food service suppliers of quality products.
Rice, rice flour and oils are used in a wide variety of snack foods, bakery products, cereals, crackers, baby foods, dry packaged mixes, frozen entrees, side dishes and pet foods. Riceland sells rice and rice ingredient products to many of America's largest food manufacturers.
Riceland is a direct exporter of rice products, selling to 75 foreign destinations. Principle markets include Western Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Mexico and the Caribbean. Riceland also serves customers in Scandinavia, Central and South America and Eastern Europe.
Feed ingredients have expanded with products supported by the Research and Technical Center. Defatted rice bran,
rice bran oil, mill feed and hulls are sold to both the livestock and pet food industries as ingredients. Some rice hulls are burned for energy and the ash is used as an absorbent. Rice hulls are also used as a pressing aid in fruit juices extraction and as bedding in poultry houses.
McCauley Bros., Inc. markets McCauley's Rice Bran Oil, a crude rice bran oil manufactured by Riceland. McCauley's Rice Bran Oil is an equine feed supplement and feed conditioner that can improve hair and/or body condition. McCauley's Rice Bran Oil is high in digestible energy, antioxidants, gamma-oryzanols and lecithins.
A major Mid-South soybean processor, Riceland prodces high-protein soybean meal at Stuttgart. Most of the soybean meal is consumed by the region's poultry and aquaculture industries.
An edible oil refinery at Stuttgart refines crude oils extracted from soybeans and rice bran into an extensive line of oil and shortening products. Corn, canola, peanut and cottonseed oils are also refined and blended to meet exact customer product specifications.
Wheat, soybeans and rice are marketed as raw grains. Wheat is exported to Mexico and Egypt. Soybeans are sold to domestic buyers. Rough rice is sold to Mexico and Central America. Customers value Riceland's dependable service provided through year-round barge loading terminals on the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers.
Riceland's Research and Technical Center, located at Stuttgart, is staffed by scientists and technicians with experience in rice, edible oil and lecithin chemistry, applications and process engineering.
The facility houses separate soybean and rice research laboratories to conduct product development, product and process improvement, and customer support. Riceland's business lines are supported by on-site analytical, food applications, and regulatory compliance labs, consumer and foodservice test kitchens, and a well-equipped pilot plant. An ongoing research program reinforces Riceland's position as a premier supplier of rice, edible oils and lecithin.
Riceland's Training and Education Center, located at Stuttgart, offers a modern facility through which the cooperative can continually train employees for excellence.
Utilizing four training areas and a computer applications lab, Riceland offers educational seminars in professional development, mechanical maintenance, precision industrial measurements, job skills, computer applications and an on-site GED program.
Improving the education and training of its employees enables Riceland to stay on the edge of advancing technology, thereby strengthening its position as a leader in the grain storage and processing industries.
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