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IRRI-6
This is the low priced, high volume rice. This variety
is grown in the Sindh province of Pakistan and is a major
export quality to a number of Middle Eastern and African
Ports. A strong demand of these varieties due to its excellent
pricing have arisen from new markets including the CIS
and Iran. The grain characteristics are as follows:
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IRRI-9
This variety is grown in both the Sindh and Punjab provinces
in Pakistan. The grain characteristics are as follows:
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Basmati
Basmati is the finest variety of rice. Characterized
by a unique aroma, extra length and slender grain, Basmati
tastes delicious. And is Indian soil’s most pure
& fresh gift to the world. Cultivated mainly in the
fertile plains of Northern Pakistan, the crop matures
in monsoons to become fine rice. What is nurtured so tenderly
by lush green field & fed by the perennial clear rivers
is cradled to perfection in our hands. To reach your taste
buds as an exquisite delicacy. Extra long, Slender, Thin,
aromatically flavored Basmati Rice. Distinct in fragrance
& taste it can easily turn the most boring of food
preparations into exciting delicacies. Our Basmati Rice
has to be tasted to be believed. The grain becomes two-three
times longer on being cooked. So what grows in the foothills
of Himalayas becomes a special cuisine under our care
& attention. The grain characteristics are as follows:
From Fields to Plate
The PBRM rice process involves a thorough
process of contingent systems enable the PBRM management to
supply its customers excellent quality rice and therefore
create brands in all major rice importing countries of the
world. Our rice shipments our customized to the every requirement
of the importer and goes through a carefully fabricated process.
- Seed Distribution
The quest to bring the best starts from the time
farmers made preparations to sow seeds. Experienced staff
from PBRM Procurement team visit different farmers to
discuss plans for upcoming crop. This is a step to ensure
and analyse a pure crop after harvesting and have a considerable
idea of the upcoming supply chain. PBRM remains in close
contact with millers right from the seedling to the final
harvesting stage.
- Paddy Selection
After harvesting in Sept-Oct, farmers bring in
their produce to the rice mills for sale. PBRM has its
purchase points (through reputed and nominated rice brokers)
established in the heart of major basmati and non-basmati
growing areas in Punjab and Sindh and hence remains in
easy reach of the millers and rice traders. (In IRRI-6
and IRRI-9 varieties only white milled is purchased due
to its large volumes and consistent quality for export
and is further re-processed at the Karachi Mills for preparation
of shipment to final destination).
Before a particular lot of Basmati paddy is purchased,
it is subjected to various tests. This includes inspection
by a team of experienced selectors and paddy-experts,
tests for moisture contents, kett-test, field admixture
etc. Samples are then processed in the mini mill to determine
yield, kett-test and after-cooking characteristics. A
lot is purchased only when it meets the stringent quality
requirements of the company.
Selection of paddy is a process where a rice mill needs
to devote most of its energies, expertise and time. Quality
of final product largely depends upon the paddy procured.
Many rice mills avoid to indulge in such a laborious process
and purchase semi-processed rice from brokers instead
of paddy from farmers. Unfortunately, this cannot be done
without compromising on quality. PBRM through its purchase
of paddy at the beginning of rice season effectively eliminates
all chances of mixing of inferior varieties. This is so
because paddy of different varieties of rice matures at
different times and cannot be mixed with each other.
- Husking
The selected Basmati paddy is then allowed to slowly reduce
its moisture by natural-sun-drying-method, to achieve
optimum moisture content for husking. Paddy is spread
over large fields during the day and left for drying in
the sun. This gradual drying helps to avoid thermal cracks
in the rice grains, which would result in broken grains
at later stages.
Paddy is then brought in to PBRM's nominated sheller where
Brown Rice is produced after cleaning, de-husking and
grading. In Brown rice, only the outer husk is removed,
leaving the germ and bran layer, and retaining most of
the nutritional value. This minimal processing therefore,
produces rice that is healthier to eat. PBRM ensures that
Basmati retains all that nature has given it.
| Brown Rice |
Milled Rice |
Parboiled Rice |
Energy 355 kcal
Proteins 9.2 gm
Carbohydrates 73.5
Dietary Fiber 4.5gm |
Energy 300 Kcal
Proteins 8.5
Carbohydrates 78
Dietary Fiber 2.5gm |
Energy 355 Kcal
Proteins 8.5gm
Carbohydrates 81.7
Dietary Fiber 1.7gm |
The brown rice after grading is transported to PBRM's warehouses
in Karachi where some of the quantity is reserved for Europe
and the rest milled white for other basmati markets
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