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Who We Are |
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La Ronge Wild Rice Corp. is a wild rice processing company that serves growers and harvesters in northern Saskatchewan.
Located in the town of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, this facility takes wild rice in its harvested form (green rice) and processes it into its consumable form (product rice).
La Ronge Wild Rice has prospered and earned a reputation as an efficient and modernized operation. With responsible management in place, La Ronge Wild Rice will continue its dedicated service to wild rice growers in the region.
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Organic * Wild Rice Export * Europe * Asia
U.S.A. * Sustainable * Traditional
Knowledge * Environment * Safety * Health |
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The wild rice harvest usually starts the last week of August or the first week of September. Harvest is done mainly by airboats with collecting trays mounted on the front of the boat. Bagged green rice is transported by boat, truck, and in some remote locations by floatplane. The green rice is then delivered to the processing plant.
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Our certified organic wild rice processing starts with storage to help in the curing process. Not all freshly harvested rice is at the same stage of maturity, and it is necessary to pile it in windrows to allow it to cure. |
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| Windrows are watered regularly and turned daily. It is during this 4-10 day period that wild rice acquires its familiar black colour and nutty flavour. After being properly cured, the grain is put into parching ovens. Parching removes moisture from the kernels and toughens them so they will not break so easily. After parching, leaf and stem fragments are removed by screening. The hot grain then passes immediately into the hulling machines where the dry hulls are removed. The rice is then cleaned by passing over vibrating screens. Once broken kernels have been sorted, the intact kernels are graded by size on a gravity table prior to inspection and packaging. |
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La Ronge Wild Rice Corporation
La Ronge, SK
Canada, S0J 1L0
Tel: (306) 425-2283
Fax: (306) 425-5575
Manager: Bill Plunz |
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