Imagine a question and stream-of-consciousness explanation for which this is the answer: Arkansas ( The nations 's number one rice producer . ) , California , Louisiana , Mississippi , Missouri , and Texas
Question: Rice production is important to the economy of the United States. Of the country's row crop farms, rice farms are the most capital-intensive, and have the highest national land rental rate average. In the US, all rice acreage requires irrigation. In 2000-09 approximately 3.1 million acres in the US were under rice production, while an increase is expected in the next decade to approximately 3.3 million acres. US Rice represents rice producers in the six largest rice-producing states of Arkansas (The nations's number one rice producer.), California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas.

Where is rice produced in the united states?
Stream-of-consciousness: The relevant sentence in the passage is: US Rice represents rice producers in the six largest rice-producing states of Arkansas (The nations's number one rice producer.), California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas.