Miller Magazine Issue: 153 September 2022

76 COVER STORY MILLER / SEPTEMBER 2022 Making profit from rice has become so hard in today’s commercial conditions since its high financial value and competition. In this article, I will evaluate the critical points that can increase your profit in rice processing. Critical points in rice processing Turgay Yetiş CEO Multigrain Rice milling is a very delicate process. It requires more technique, knowledge and attention than other grains. Because paddy is fragile. Any addi- tional yield is important and affects the profitability of the business; ie the difference in efficiency… If you care about your business and do not want to lose money, you should definitely pay attention to these recommendations. Whiteness, transparency and broken rate are very important in rice. You need to have a good laboratory to detect them. Your laboratory will be used both during the purchase of paddy and during the operation of the factory. First of all, it is necessary to pay attention to the points that need to be considered while buying paddy. Although paddy is divided into three main groups; •Short •Medium •Long Many varieties are produced in the world, but all varieties are gathered under these three groups. During the paddy processing, the samples tak- en from the machines can be tested in the labora- tory and it can be observed what kind of result will be obtained. This is called yield. For example, you can get the following fractions out of 100 kg. of paddy; •60 kg of rice •10 kg broken •8 kg of bran •22 kg shell It might give a result like this. The important thing here is how can we get 62 or 65 kg of this 60 kg rice. Is it possible? Yes, it is possible. Accordingly, the whiteness rate of rice, the bro- ken products, raw grains, etc. are analyzed to de- termine what efficiency can be obtained and to get a good and quality result. There are important devices that need to be used in the laboratory. Milling yield testing ma- chine, whiteness meter, humidity machine, elec- tronic image processing, etc.