Rice is a traditional staple food in China,and it's very important for the production of grain.At present,China is in a critical period of industrial structure and consumption structure transformation.Rice processing industry has entered into a new development stage of the pursuit of delicious,safe and secure,nutrition and health,convenience and diversification.The strategic position of rice in the staple food industry in China and in the world,and the development status of rice processing industry in China were studied.The problems in the development of rice processing industry nowadays were also discussed.