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2.3) Barn leakages affect Jasmine rice quality, especially the increase in chalky grain
percentage. Thus, examining leaks and repair the before storage is necessary in order to preserve
the quality of Jasmine rice.
2.4) The quality of Jasmine rice in sun-covered barns or sheltered by houses or trees tends
to be higher, especially as measured by the lower chalky grain percentage. Therefore, the sheltering of
barns is a general principle that should be followed to preserve Jasmine rice quality effectively.
2.5) Rice storage in tin-barns produces the lowest moisture content, which affects the
stored rice weight. Therefore, farmers should avoid storing rice in such granaries because of the
incremental cost from the most rice weight, and the decrease in the quality of most fragrances.

2.6) Using-coated sacks for Jasmine rice storage in every site reduced the overall quality
of Jasmine rice, as measured by high humidity, low head rice percentage, high broken rice percentage,
and low 2AP. Therefore, farmers should avoid using-coated sacks for Jasmine rice storage.

2.7) Jasmine rice storage methods needed to maintain high quality are different in
each site; therefore, farmers should select the proper storage method as follows:
- For Jasmine rice wooden-barn storage, used sugar sacks or used livestock feed
sacks are preferred because they increase the head rice percentage, lower the broken rice
percentage, preserve fragrances, and deliver higher revenues compared with other storage methods.
- For Jasmine rice tin-barn storage, used livestock feed sacks, mesh bags, or
piling storage are preferred because of the high head rice percentage and amount of 2AP they
produce compared with other storage methods.
- For Jasmine rice house-kept storage, used livestock feed sacks are preferred
because of the high head rice percentage, low chalky grain percentage, and high amount of 2AP
compared with other storage methods.

- Jasmine rice storage that uses used livestock feed sacks provides better quality
preservation compared with other methods, and the incremental cost is lower than other
methods so farmers would gain more net profit from the storage.

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