摘要：U.S. rice millers and repackagers distributed 33.7 million hundredweight (cwt) of rice in marketing year 1984/85 for three domestic uses: direct food, processed foods, and beer. This figure represents a 6.5-percent increase over shipments in 1982/83, the previous survey year. About half of U.S. rice production is used domestically; the rest is exported. Rice shipments for use directly in food rose by 2.5 million cwt, shipments for use in processed foods rose by 1.6 million cwt, and although reported rice shipments to the beer industry declined, use remained about the 'Jame. The sharp drop in U.S. rice exports in recent years may contribute to further expansion in the domestic rice market. This report, the sole source of detailed information on U.S. domestic rice distribution patterns for the 1984/85 marketing year, assesses proportional market shares and trends.
