Jeonnam's Top 10 High-Quality Brand Rice Evaluation Awards 'Daesupmalkkeun Damyang Rice' Honored with Grand Prize

Top Ranking for 12 Consecutive Years... Elevating the Brand Value of 'Daesupmalgeun Damyang'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 23rd that ‘Daesup Malgeun Damyang Rice’ was honored with the ‘Grand Prize’ in the evaluation of the top 10 high-quality brand rices in Jeollanam-do.

The evaluation of the top 10 high-quality brand rices in Jeonnam is conducted annually by Jeollanam-do to select and support 10 brands each year to foster brands that lead the production and distribution of premium rice.

To ensure fairness in the evaluation, six specialized institutions jointly conduct the assessment.

The evaluation is based on samples randomly purchased twice from retail outlets in the market, assessing factors such as variety mixing rate, quality, dignity, taste, heavy metals and pesticide residue tests, and on-site evaluations.

‘Daesup Malgeun Damyang Rice’ is a representative brand rice processed at the integrated RPC of Damyang-gun operated by the Damyang-gun Nonghyup Rice Cooperative Joint Business Corporation. It is distributed with over 96% whole grains after thorough analysis of components (amylose, protein, whiteness, moisture, etc.) as well as prevention of impurities and pests, earning consumer trust.

Additionally, the cultivating farmers made strenuous efforts to produce the highest quality rice by thoroughly managing during the harvest season to prevent variety mixing and controlling the combine harvester speed to avoid rice grain breakage.

In particular, with the completion of the integrated rice processing center this year, which invested a total project cost of 12.1 billion KRW for the development and revitalization of the rice industry, it is expected that Damyang rice competitiveness will be further strengthened as 15,000 tons of rice can be processed annually in state-of-the-art modern facilities.

A county official said, “As a result of the joint efforts of local farmers, corporations, and the county, we achieved the grand prize and have been ranked in the top tier for 12 consecutive years. Damyang rice, which supplies about 1,200 tons annually to schools and public meals in major cities such as Seoul and Jeju, will continue to do its best to contribute to farmers’ income based on solid consumer trust.”

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