Corporate Profile

Farmers’ Rice Cooperative (FRC) is a grower-owned rice marketing cooperative with corporate offices in Sacramento, California. FRC’s rice milling and manufacturing facilities are adjacent to the Port of Sacramento in the City of West Sacramento, California.

FRC Mission: Farmers’ Rice Cooperative’s mission is to maximize the return to members on a sustainable basis.

FRC Objectives:

• To obtain high value and secure markets for 100% of our members’ production.
• To manage the investments of our membership in a prudent and cost efficient fashion.
• To provide our customers with high quality products and services that accrue mutually beneficial results.
• To continue to set the industry standard for excellence in service, product quality and innovation.
• To consider profitable growth opportunities in both member and nonmember areas.
• To participate in and support leadership roles in the rice industry at state and national levels.
• To be ethical and trustworthy in our relationships with our members, customers and employees.
• To be environmentally conscious and socially aware.

Markets: Farmers’ Rice Cooperative processes and markets approximately 1/4 of all of the rice grown in California. FRC is California’s largest rice marketing firm.

Approximately 60 percent of all of the rice processed by FRC is marketed domestically. This includes packaged rice, rice for processing by the cereal industry, rice as a key ingredient in packaged mixes and other consumer products and rice used in brewing. FRC branded products are market leaders in Hawaii, Guam and the mid-Pacific Island region where per capita rice consumption is very high.

Farmers’ Rice Cooperative is also a principal supplier of high quality California medium grain rice for export to Japan and to Turkey and Jordan in the Middle East.

Milling Facilities: FRC owns and operates two state-of-the-art rice mills in West Sacramento, California, which are located on a 26-acre industrial site adjacent to the Port of Sacramento. These state-of-the-art mills are high-capacity facilities which operate with minimum labor and feature the very latest in milling technology and process control. With both mills on-line simultaneously, the combined output exceeds 2,000 cwt (paddy basis) per hour.

FRC Membership Base: FRC has a stable membership base of over 700 growers in Northern California. These growers produce high quality Calrose, short grain and premium medium grain rice exclusively for Farmers’ Rice Cooperative. FRC growers are the most technologically advanced and innovative producers in the U.S. rice industry. Field yields and the quality of rice produced by FRC growers is among the best in the California rice industry.

Financial Strength: FRC has substantial financial resources. The Cooperative has very favorable major credit lines with a number of California, national and international banks. FRC has a strong in-house financial staff. The Cooperative’s independent accountants and auditors are Moss Adams, LLC, one of the Big-5 international accounting firms and one with considerable California agribusiness expertise.

FRC’s Commitment To Excellence: Farmers’ Rice Cooperative is committed to excellence. As industry leaders, FRC works to develop production, milling and marketing programs to ensure a secure supply of quality rice for consumers and a profitable return on the investments made by its members.

Defining The Standard: No other rice business in the United States can match FRC’s ability to meet a wide variety of customer specifications while guaranteeing the overall quality of the finished product. Farmers’ Rice Cooperative continually redefines the standard of excellence that both domestic and international buyers should expect.

Customers: Farmers’ Rice Cooperative maintains its competitive edge because it invests time and resources in its business and establishes long-term relationships with its customers. The differentiation in the quality of FRC products that are used in manufactured food products and for direct consumption, together with the total service FRC provides to its customers, is recognized both domestically and internationally.


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