GREAT RICE / Sanei Farm Yamagata Premium Rice (Tsuyahime / Yukiwakamaru / Haenuki)

GREAT RICE / Sanei Farm · Japan (Yamagata, Shonai Plain) — Japan-grown rice exported, milled in Seattle
Staples Rice Ambient Growing export

Single-farm Yamagata-grown premium japonica (Tsuyahime, Yukiwakamaru, Haenuki, organic Haenuki, Yamagata No.95). Brown rice stored climate-controlled in Yamagata, shipped to Seattle and milled fresh on an imported Satake mill. Japan-EXPORTED rice (not US-grown).

The supplierFamily farm on Shonai Plain farming 400+ years / 9 generations (Koichiro Kudo family); vertically integrated with US distributor Great Rice, LLC operating a Seattle milling/distribution center.
Why it sells abroadSingle-farm traceable Yamagata rice, milled fresh in the US for maximum freshness; full varietal range incl. organic.

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsTsuyahime Special Cultivation / Tokubetsu-saibai (confirmed; produced under Yamagata's 4-standard Tsuyahime certification system: cultivation suitability, certified producer, special cultivation, quality standard). Organic: only the separate 'Organic farmed rice Haenuki' SKU is organic-positioned (confirmed); flagship Tsuyahime is special-cultivation, not organic.
Pack formatsRetail bags (2lb / 5lb / larger); foodservice sacks via distributor (consistent with Great Rice listings)
Shelf lifeTypical: ~12 months milled white rice, ambient (not maker-stated precisely)
StorageAmbient, cool/dry; milled-to-order
Minimum orderTypical: pallet/sack-level for wholesale; case for retail
Lead timeTypical: ex-Seattle warehouse stock, days for domestic US
CapacitySingle-farm supply (limited premium volume)
Container loadTypical: brown rice bulk shipped Japan→Seattle, then milled to order
PricingPremium per-lb; pricing on application via Great Rice, LLC
OEM / private labelNot OEM — single-origin Sanei Farm brand (confirmed)
Wholesale & MOQYes — wholesale/foodservice supply via Great Rice, LLC
Key exporters & distributorsGreat Rice, LLC (Seattle, exclusive international distributor)
Export regulationUS FDA food facility registration; rice import permitted (milled white/brown rice)
Market demandPremium Japanese restaurants and rice connoisseurs in US Pacific Northwest
How to source itSanei Farm (Shonai Plain, Yamagata) -> Great Rice, LLC mill/warehouse (Kent, WA) -> US retail & foodservice; milled only after orders (confirmed)
Verified sourceshttps://greatriceus.com/pages/sanei-farm-%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0; https://greatriceus.com/products/tsuyahime
MakerSanei Farm (Shonai Plain, Yamagata; 9 generations); distributed by Great Rice, LLC
OriginJapan (Yamagata, Shonai Plain) — Japan-grown rice exported, milled in Seattle
CategoryStaples / Rice
Available inUnited States
HandlingAmbient
Price tierPremium
ChannelFoodservice
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code1006.30 (semi-milled/wholly milled rice)
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