New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Improving rice recovery rather than simply increasing processing capacity could significantly raise millers' earnings, with a one-percentage-point shift from broken to whole grain potentially adding Rs 60 lakh in annual sales for a mill processing 30,000 tonnes of paddy, noted the Indian Rice Exporters' Federation (IREF).

The estimate, based on an assumed Rs 20 per kg price difference and before the cost of making the improvement, will be discussed at the Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2026, where the industry will assess ways to improve milling margins and investment returns.

The session on "Profitable Rice Milling: Costs, Planning and Margin Improvement" is scheduled for October 24 at Bharat Mandapam ...