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Riceland Foods, Inc., is a farmer-owned 〔(Farmer Owned Cooperative )〕 agricultural marketing cooperative and the world's largest miller and marketer of rice. The company was founded in 1921 with headquarters in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Riceland owns and operates seven rice mills, including the largest rice mill in the world, located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. More than two-thirds of Riceland’s business is delivering, milling, storing, marketing and distributing rice.〔(Riceland Overview )〕 The core mission of this farmer-owned cooperative is to generate enhanced revenue and services for its members.〔(Riceland Foods, Inc. Mission Statement )〕 Some commercially available products under the Riceland Rice label include milled white, brown and parboiled rice, and Rice 'N Easy Flavored Rice. The co-op also sells products to retailers, food service, and food manufacturing companies globally. Riceland also produces rice bran oil and rice flour and offers rice bran and hulls to pet food makers and livestock farmers as feed ingredients and bedding.〔(Riceland Foods Article Arkansas Business )〕 Riceland is also a major soybean processor in the Mississippi Delta region of the United States where milling, pressing, packaging and distribution occurs. It refines soybean and other vegetable oils for food service and food manufacturing companies. Soybean meal products are sold primarily to the poultry and catfish industries. In addition, winter wheat and limited quantities of corn are handled, depending on the needs of farmer-members.〔(Riceland Website )〕 Each year, more than 1,500 employees receive, store, transport, process, and market more than 125 million total bushels of grain produced by its 5,500 farmer/owner members in Arkansas and Missouri. ==Leadership== Riceland Foods, Inc's Board of Directors is composed entirely of farmers. The board is elected by Riceland's members to formulate policies for the farmers' cooperative. The board's chairman and vice chairman provide leadership for the group. Standing committees are appointed to monitor specific areas of the cooperative's business and to report findings to the board. Special committees are appointed as needed. Riceland's members elect 24 fellow farmers as directors, representing the cooperative's regions of operation. Directors serve three-year terms, with one-third of the board being elected each year. Riceland's directors act in the best interest of the total Riceland membership. Directors also have the responsibility to represent Riceland to the members of their district.〔(Riceland Leadership )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Riceland Foods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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