Grown in the Arkansas Delta and the Sacramento Valley

American rice, shipped to your port.

Chicago Traders supplies long grain, parboiled, medium grain and aromatic rice from U.S. mills to importers, wholesalers and food manufacturers in more than thirty countries. One container or a full vessel programme.

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Milled in Arkansas, Louisiana and California. Loaded at New Orleans, Houston and Oakland, so most destinations are reachable on a direct or single-transhipment routing.

Standard shipment terms

What a typical order looks like. Everything below can be built to your own specification.

Origin
United States
Grades
U.S. No. 1 – No. 5
Moisture
14% maximum
Packing
5 / 10 / 25 / 50 kg, 1 MT totes, bulk
Minimum order
1 × 20' FCL — approx. 25 MT
Load ports
New Orleans, Houston, Oakland
Incoterms
FOB, CFR, CIF, FCA, EXW
Payment
Irrevocable L/C at sight, T/T, CAD

Every shipment leaves with a USDA phytosanitary certificate and an independent survey report from SGS or Intertek.

What we ship

Seven core lines, milled to your grade and packed to your market. If your buyer works to a specification we do not list, send it over — most requests are straightforward to match.

  • U.S. Long Grain White Rice

    Milled, polished — Arkansas & Louisiana

    The backbone of American rice exports. Slender kernels that cook dry, firm and separate, which makes it the default choice for foodservice, repacking and retail programmes in almost every market we serve.

    • U.S. No. 1–5
    • Broken 4% / 5% / 10% / 15%
    • Moisture 14% max
    • Sortex cleaned

  • U.S. Long Grain Parboiled Rice

    Steam-treated before milling

    Soaked, steamed and dried in the husk before milling, so more of the nutrients stay in the kernel and the grain holds its shape under long cooking. Our most requested grade for West Africa and the Gulf.

    • Golden & creamy white
    • Broken 5% / 10% / 25%
    • Moisture 14% max
    • High head yield

  • Calrose Medium Grain Rice

    California-grown, japonica type

    Shorter, plumper kernels with a soft, slightly clinging texture once cooked. The standard for sushi, kimbap, risotto-style dishes and rice pudding, and a long-established favourite across North Asia and Turkey.

    • U.S. No. 1–2
    • Broken 4% max
    • Loads ex Oakland
    • Bulk or bagged

  • U.S. Jasmine-Type Aromatic Rice

    Jazzman and related varieties

    American-bred aromatic long grain with the soft texture and popcorn-like fragrance buyers expect from jasmine, grown and milled under U.S. food safety oversight.

    • Aromatic long grain
    • Broken 5% max
    • Retail bag ready
    • Private label available

  • U.S. Basmati-Type Aromatic Rice

    Texmati and related varieties

    Extra-long slender kernels that elongate on cooking and stay separate. Suited to premium retail lines and to buyers who need an aromatic basmati profile from a U.S. origin.

    • Extra-long grain
    • Aged on request
    • Broken 5% max
    • Premium retail grade

  • U.S. Long Grain Brown Rice

    Husked only, bran layer intact

    Whole grain with the bran retained, so it carries more fibre and a firmer bite. Shipped on shorter lead times to protect shelf life, and available in both long and medium grain.

    • Whole grain
    • Moisture 14% max
    • Long & medium grain
    • Shorter shelf life

  • Broken Rice & Rice Fractions

    Graded 25%, 50% and 100% broken

    Consistently graded broken kernels for brewing, snack and noodle manufacture, pet food and rice flour milling. Sold by fraction size against your own specification.

    • 25% / 50% / 100%
    • Brewers grade
    • Bulk container liner
    • Spec to order
Full specification sheet

Trading at a glance

The numbers buyers ask for first.

Minimum order
1 × 20' FCL
approx. 25 MT
Quotation turnaround
Within 48 hours
Typical loading window
15–30 days
from confirmed order
Markets served
30+ countries
across 5 continents

Documented, inspected, cleared

Rice moves on paperwork as much as it moves on water. A missing certificate at the destination port costs more in demurrage than it ever saves at origin, so we prepare the full document set before the container is sealed and courier originals the same week the vessel sails.

Loading is witnessed by an independent surveyor. You receive the inspection certificate, the sealed sample retained at origin and photographic records of stuffing with your document pack.

How we handle quality

Included with every shipment

  • Commercial invoice and packing list
  • Clean on-board bill of lading
  • Certificate of origin
  • USDA APHIS phytosanitary certificate
  • Fumigation certificate
  • Independent quality and weight certificate
  • Non-GMO declaration
  • Halal or Kosher certification on request

How an order runs

Five stages from first enquiry to sailing. Most buyers are through the first three within a week.

  1. Send your specification

    Variety, grade, broken percentage, packing, volume, destination port and the Incoterm you work on.

  2. Receive a firm quotation

    Priced offer and proforma invoice within 48 hours, valid for a stated period.

  3. Approve the sample

    Pre-shipment samples couriered on request. Terms confirmed by L/C, T/T or documents against payment.

  4. Milling and loading

    Production booked at the mill, container stuffed under independent survey, sealed and photographed.

  5. Documents and sailing

    Full document set issued, originals couriered, and vessel details shared so you can track to arrival.

Tell us what you need landed, and where.

Send your specification and destination port. You will have a priced offer back within two working days.

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