What happens to a 30 kg bag of rice when the bentos stop?

Thirty kilos can be three months of rice when lunch also comes out of the rice cooker. That was how long a sack lasted for one family of four, who made rice for most dinners and packed it for lunch, too. In a home that stopped making bentos, the usual rice bin and paper sack held rice for much longer. There was still some from two harvests back when little insects turned up in both containers. They threw some out, and there was no room for a whole sack in the fridge. A sack of genmai (玄米) lets you mill just the next batch if you have a cool place for the rest. With only a fridge drawer to spare, a few kilos from a rice shop is easier to store. About a month from milling is a useful guide for flavor when white rice is kept cool. The next bag can be smaller even if nothing changed at dinner.