Our Process
Growing & Harvesting
Since rice is a Kharif (Autumn) crop, planting, cultivation, and harvesting all take place during the monsoon season. Rice is planted between June and July, and the harvesting season begins in September, lasting through November. Because different rice varieties require varying amounts of time to ripen, they are harvested at different times.
01.
Paddy Selection
No compromises are made in the process of choosing the Paddy. Only the finest paddy is selected with good grain quality as this will determine the overall quality of rice that is produced. A high-yield potential and highly resistant paddy are selected to minimize loss.
02.
Paddy Cleaning
All contaminants, such as dirt, stones and more are taken out of the paddy when it arrives at the mill. Immature grains are also thrown away if discovered. Rice paddy is dried effectively using modern dryers that remove any moisture from the paddy.
03.
Milling and Warehousing
During the milling stage, the husk of the dried-out paddy is removed. The rice at this stage has a brown texture due to the bran layers on the rice. Modern moisture, temperature controlled, state-of-the-art storage systems are utilized to age the rice for at least 1 full year, helping the rice output a fuller taste and aroma.
Rice to Rice
01.
Pre-cleaning
A quality check is performed on the rice once more to ensure that the rice going through this process is free of impurities (stones, threads etc).
02.
Polishing
The rice is passed through a polisher to give it a fine and silky texture. Two polishers are used for this process depending on the requirements.
03.
Grading
The thickness and length of the grain are then checked using length and thickness grading. By separating broken and shriveled grains, size uniformity is achieved.
04.
Color Sorting
Finally, to ensure the product’s high quality, discolored and damaged grains are separated using a high-tech color sorting unit.
05.
Packaging
To ensure high weighing accuracy, Waqar Rice has installed modern computerized bagging scales. The packaging process is carefully designed and executed to increase product shelf life as well as ease of handling until the point of consumption. Waqar Rice goes above and beyond to present its products in attractive and eye-catching designs. Depending on the needs of the customer, various types of packaging materials (such as jute, cotton, polypropylene, polythene, and polyethylene) are used.