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Organisation: International Rice Research Institute, Philippines (IRRI)
Author: Ray Lantin
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Annex 3.9

TABLE ON PACKAGING OF PADDY AND MILLED RICE

Table 3.9.1. Methods of packaging paddy and milled rice.

Method of packaging

Purpose

Relevance to final product

Sack, jute or propylene, 50-kg
and 100-kg for paddy

Field to house, drying area/ rice
mill transport

Prompt drying and safe storage

Bulk in small lorries for paddy

Field to rice mill/drying site
transport

Prompt drying and safe storage

Sack, jute or propylene, 50-kg
and 100-kg bags for milled rice

Wholesale and retail marketing

Consumer size packages in countries where rice is staple

Bag, polyethylene or brown
paper, 2-kg, 5 kg, 10-kg, and
25-kg, for milled rice

Retail market

Marketing strategy;
attractive and environment
friendly packaging

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Method of packaging	Purpose	Relevance to final product
Sack, jute or propylene, 50-kg and 100-kg for paddy	Field to house, drying area/ rice mill transport	Prompt drying and safe storage
Bulk in small lorries for paddy	Field to rice mill/drying site transport	Prompt drying and safe storage
Sack, jute or propylene, 50-kg and 100-kg bags for milled rice	Wholesale and retail marketing	Consumer size packages in countries where rice is staple
Bag, polyethylene or brown paper, 2-kg, 5 kg, 10-kg, and 25-kg, for milled rice	Retail market	Marketing strategy; attractive and environment friendly packaging