Sales of rice for microwave cookers soared by more than 40 per cent in the past year, according to figures published yesterday.
Sales in the 12 months to August 15 this year increased to more than £38m, while sales of other types of rice fell.
The success of microwave rice helped increase the overall rice market by 2.4 per cent to nearly £164m.
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