Producers Rice Mill Inc. received its first load of 2012 Arkansas new crop rice Monday, the earliest first load in its history, a spokesman said.
The first trailer load was from Steve Pharr at the Pine Bluff location of Producers, a farmer-owned cooperative.
The variety of the load was RiceTec XL745, grade 1, with 18.9 percent moisture.
Producers has 10 drying and receiving locations throughout eastern Arkansas, one at Cleveland, Miss., and one at Greenville, Miss.