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The rice industry was reeling from severe weather in 2020 – the most named hurricanes to hit the U.S. ever and devastating wildfires out west.
And now in 2021, punishing winter weather has pounded much of the country and all of the southern rice states, reports the Stuttgart Daily Leader.
Rice mills across the region were down for days for a variety of reasons, but worker safety was at the front of everyone’s mind.
In addition to no power to run equipment, the facilities couldn’t be heated so pipes, valves, and other equipment started breaking and will need to be replaced across the region.
