The lightweight, low-starch South Indian medium grain, steamed. The standing specification for South Asian retail in North America, the Gulf and South East Asia.
At a glance
- Medium grain
- Light and easy to digest
- Low starch
- South Indian staple
What we ship it against
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Average grain length | 5 mm |
| Moisture | 14% max |
| Damaged / discoloured | Nil |
| Black grains | Nil |
| Crop | Latest |
| Sortex cleaned | Yes |
| Milling | Yes |
| Broken | As per buyer specification |
| Purity | As per buyer specification |
Broken percentage and purity are fixed against your own specification at the time of contract. The figures that govern a shipment are those on that lot's certificate of analysis, issued by a NABL-accredited laboratory.
Packing
1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 25 kg, 50 kg, plus 500 kg and 1000 kg jumbo bags. Private label and OEM packing available.
Container loading, approximate
| Container | Packing | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 20 ft | 25 kg bags | 11 – 12 MT |
| 40 ft | 25 kg bags | 22 – 24 MT |
| 40 ft | Jumbo bags (1000 kg) | 20 – 22 MT |
Milling line
- Paddy procurement
- Cleaning and pre-cleaning
- Husking
- Paddy separation
- Whitening / parboiling
- Polishing
- Grading and sorting
- Metal detection
- Packing
What we test
- Moisture content
- Grain length
- Grain elongation
- Broken percentage
- Chalky grains
- Whiteness
- Head rice recovery
- Aroma and taste
- Purity (sortex cleaned)
- Foreign matter
Documents on every shipment
- Commercial Invoice
- Packing List
- Certificate of Origin
- FSSAI Registration Certificate
- Phytosanitary Certificate (where applicable)
- Certificate of Analysis from a NABL-accredited laboratory
- Bill of Lading
- Any further documents required by the destination country
The price shown is indicative only — US dollars per metric tonne, FOB an Indian port, for guidance while you compare grades. The price that binds is the one we quote against your enquiry, once grade, packing, quantity, discharge port and Incoterm are fixed.
| Classification | |
| Commodity family | Rice |
| Variety | Sona Masoori |
| Grade | Steam |
| Type | Non-basmati |
| Country of origin | India |
| Specification | |
| Average grain length | 5 mm |
| Moisture | 14% max |
| Damaged / discoloured | Nil |
| Black grains | Nil |
| Crop | Latest |
| Sortex cleaned | Yes |
| Milling | Yes |
| Broken | As per buyer specification |
| Purity | As per buyer specification |
| Packing & shipment | |
| Retail packing | 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 25 kg, 50 kg |
| Bulk packing | PP, BOPP, non-woven and paper bags; FIBC jumbo bags 500 kg and 1000 kg |
| 20 ft container | 11 – 12 MT in 25 kg bags |
| 40 ft container | 22 – 24 MT in 25 kg bags; 20 – 22 MT in 1000 kg jumbo bags |
| Incoterms | FOB, CFR, CIF, EXW, FCA, DAP, DDP |
| Private label | Available — your logo, artwork and languages |
| Minimum order | One 20 ft container (trial lots considered) |