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589 million tones of paddy rice is produce a year. It varies from year to year, of course, but world production averages around 440 million metric tons a year. how ever much they feel like producing when they're not making a super computer.  they make 190 million tons of rice each year   *  p.s. 1.3 million tons a year.
In China, glutinous rice has been grown for at least 2,000 years. Glutinous rice is grown in Laos, Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal,Bangladesh, Northeast India, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines. An estimated 85% of Lao rice production is of this type. The rice has been recorded in the region for at least 1,100 years.