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Reduce food losses in the rice milling process by using grain driers & silos. by Nick Chen Yeedon Enterprise Corp. How we handle the rice after it is harvested. Wet paddy->dry paddy->storage ->husking->milling->polishing->color sorting ->packaging->logistic->table. Drier.
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Reduce food losses in the rice milling process by using grain driers & silos by Nick Chen Yeedon Enterprise Corp.
How we handle the rice after it is harvested Wet paddy->dry paddy->storage ->husking->milling->polishing->color sorting ->packaging->logistic->table
Drier Reduce the moisture content,prevent the wet paddy from getting rotten
Silo Air conditioned Silos.Keep the dry paddy in low temperature (15 ℃),prevent the rice from aging,insects,…etc
Husking Machine Remove the paddy husk->Brown rice
Milling Machine Remove the rice bran->White rice
Polishing Make the rice shining and clean on the surface
Color Sorter Remove the bad kernels such as: yellow kernels,red kernels,damaged kernles,chalky kernels…
Packaging Pack the rice in different sizes & types(vaccum or non-vaccum)
Table Let’s enjoy!
How we handle the rice after it is harvested Wet paddy->dry paddy->storage ->husking->milling->polishing->color sorting ->packaging->logistic->table
Drawbacks of traditional way • Not possible during rain or at night. Delays in drying lead to moldy grain and yellow kernels <Losses happen> • Difficult to control temperature.If the sunshine is too strong,overheating of grains can result in cracked grains.When we mill the rice,the broken kernel percentage will be high. <Losses happen> *According to our experience,the cracked kernels could be up to 50% if the paddy is not dried properly under sunshine
Advantages of driers • Stable temperature -avoid overheating • No delay if the weather is bad -avoid delay • The cracked kernels could be reduced to below 10% by using driers *The heat is provided from burning husk,the cost is lower than diesel.Energy saving.
Problems warehouses generally have • Rice bugs • Rats&birds • Flood,typhoon,….etc
Rice bugs Grow fast --30 ℃ and 65~70% humidity (the rice bugs could appear in 20~30days) <Losses happen>
Rats&birds They like rice,usually they live in the warehouse Sanitary problem <Losses happen>
Flood,typhoon,….etc • Weather pattern is changing and unpredictable,some warehouses could only provide weak protection <Losses happen>
Silos • Air conditioned,15℃ inside the silo throughout the year (rice bugs hardly grow at the temperature 15℃~18℃) • Strong protection,difficult to get in by water,animals… • Keep the rice fresh,rice is aging very slowly at 15℃, when rice gets old,the color becomes yellow
Technologies & facilities could help us reduce food losses during production,but the most important thing is that we need to be aware food will not be enough if we don’t cherish the food