What are the reasons white rice is cheaper than brown rice?

Rice grain comprised of layered portions as husk/hull, bran, white rice and germ. The difference in white rice and brown rice is due to bran layer. In white rice, processors do heavy polish to remove bran and in brown rice, level of polish is low. read more

White Rice is NOT cheaper than Brown rice - cost wise. In fact Brown rice is cheaper by 100-150$ per MT depending on the variety of the rice and sale price of the bran produced while polishing brown rice to white rice. read more

So it seems that brown rice is not necessarily a healthier choice than milled white rice. Obviously, whether you choose one or the other is a personal preference, but I hope this information helps you sort through the decision with a bit more clarity. read more

In this paper nutritional value of brown rice is compared to that of white rice in relation to nutrients. Results show that despite higher nutrients contents of brown rice compared to white rice, experimental data does not provide evidence that the brown rice diet is better than the diet based on white rice. read more