Since "Sorting" means removal of pieces of stem and such and milling removes the hulls, the price per pound is sure to increase more that a tiny fraction unless

Since "Sorting" means removal of pieces of stem and such and milling removes the hulls, the price per pound is sure to increase more that a tiny fraction unless the pieces of stem or the hulls are valuable, which I doubt. Also, "drying" sounds like it could easily halve the weight of a grain of rice. Unlike wheat, rice spends its life in a very wet environment.