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A History of the American Rice Industry, 1685-1985 (Paperback)
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A History of the American Rice Industry, 1685-1985 (Paperback)
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Rice is a staple food for a majority of the world's people.
Americans, however, traditionally have consumed corn and potatoes
rather than rice. It thus may come as a surprise to some Americans
that rice has been produced in America for more than three
centuries and during that time has accounted for much of the
world's trade. Most rice is consumed where it is produced, with
little entering foreign markets. American rice has been primarily a
product for the international export trade, but changing technology
and political environments at home and abroad have made it a
volatile commodity.
Henry C. Dethloff has researched many original manuscript documents
to gather the history of this American agribusiness that got its
start when a British sea captain brought seed from Madagascar to
the Carolinas in 1685. Plantations developed, and planters with
resources for the complicated, labor-intensive production of rice
made it the number-two colonial export cash crop. Louisiana, Texas,
Arkansas, Tennessee, California, and Mississippi eventually became
the primary rice-growing states, and new plant varieties, further
mechanization of farming, and improved pumping and irrigation
systems reinvigorated the industry at the turn of the century.
In the twentieth century, the rice industry is even more tied to
the political vagaries of the world and its markets than before.
Events in foreign countries, trade policies, and the federal
government's foreign policy have more impact on the industry than
the weather in the rice fields.
General
Imprint: |
Texas A & M University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 1988 |
First published: |
December 1988 |
Authors: |
Henry C. Dethloff
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Dimensions: |
229 x 158 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
232 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58544-009-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
General
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LSN: |
1-58544-009-4 |
Barcode: |
9781585440092 |
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