Quality concern in rice decreased price value
2016
Ahmad, R. (National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Crop Sciences Inst.) | Baloch, M.K. (Gomal Univ., D.I. Khan (Pakistan). HiTech Research Centre) | Khan, A.W. (National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Crop Sciences Inst.) | Ali, N.
Quality testing is primarily a matter of determining whether a commodity meets with the specific requirements of cleanliness and purity and is suitable for a particular use. Physical quality of 400 samples of rough and milled rice was evaluated by taking into account eight different parameters as set by a government agency. More than 40% samples exhibited milling degree below 90%. Under milled grains, fraction was beyond acceptable range in 24% samples. 18% of the samples were found marginal regarding moisture contents. Shrunken and shriveled grains fraction was present beyond acceptable limit in the all samples. 24% of the samples had broken grains fraction in the marginal range and 18% of the samples were beyond acceptable limit. Regarding the chalk element, 48% of the samples had chalky grains fraction within range but 7% of the samples were marginal and 12% were beyond acceptable limit. Damaged grains were present in 81% of the samples beyond the acceptable range. Overall, 65% of the samples had accurate quality but 35% of the samples were below from the standard criteria. Following specifications of national standards, the rough rice quality was also not satisfactory, particularly, for samples produced through wheat combine machine harvesting.
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