.....Rice cultivation began in California during the Gold Rush when the lure of finding gold attracted adventurers immigrants from all over the world. The immigrants from China felt themselves fortunate to find that California have a perfect climate and soil for agriculture, and start farming rice for their own consumption. Although commercial production started in 1912, by 2006 the state of California becomes the second largest producer of rice crop in the United States. Better yet, today California's rice is very popular and exported worldwide. It’s an industry that annually contributes over $ 1.3 billion dollars to the state's economy.

.....Actually the Sacramento Valley is the heart of California's rice industry, much like the Napa Valley is to premium wine and wine grapes. They produce high-quality varieties of short, medium and long grain rice, as well as specialty rice.