Last year, Mississippi farmers produced more than 18 million pounds of rice on 260,000 acres.
Bolivar County is one of the state's largest rice producing counties.
Each year Delta Rice Promotions holds a rice-tasting luncheon to celebrate September as National Rice Month. We celebrate national rice month as a form of thanks to the families, farmers, producers and agricultural supporters of rice who work so diligently. From the average attendance at the luncheon, which now reaches near 2,000, one can summize that rice is worth a second look. The luncheon even caught national attention and won the first ever USA Rice Federation Award for best September Rice Month Promotion. Although sometimes labeled as a bland food, rice can add jazz to numerous delicacies.