Hubby bought a metric ton of rice, expecting the price to go way up. He didn't know that the U.S. grows enough rice to meet its needs and is a net exporter of the crop.
Rice? In the US? Where does it grow? ... The eastern half of Arkansas, that FLAT and WET Mississippi River floodplain perfect for rice, grows half of this country's rice crop. California grows 20% and Louisiana 15%. Texas, Missouri, and Mississippi round out the remainder.
