History of Rice

Rice is the world's oldest crop. Archeological records indicate it has been cultivated and consumed by people for almost 7,000 years.* The first written records of rice trace back to a rice planting decree issued by a Chinese Emperor around 2800 BC.

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While rice seems to have originated somewhere in the region of southern China and Thailand,
its consumption spread and was assimilated quickly into the diets of India, Central Asia,
Indonesia, Japan, Iran, Pakistan the Mediterranean, and eventually, the U.S. and South
America. Today, it's cultivated on every continent except Antarctica.