View of the SunRice Leeton Mill, Leeton, New South Wales, 2023

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Item PIC/21244/16

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The SunRice Leeton Mill is the biggest employer in town, and is considered one of the largest employers in the Riverina. The rice industry in New South Wales produces 98% of Australia's rice in the Murray and Riverina regions, exporting up to 74% per cent depending on seasonal conditions. The Sunrice group employs around 2000 people with more than 600 employed in New South Wales. Of these, 500 employees are based in the Riverina rice-growing communities.

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Society and culture
Agriculture

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