▁for ▁sale ▁to ▁feed l ots ▁for ▁f atten ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ir rig ated ▁areas , ▁cro ps ▁such ▁as ▁lett uce , ▁p ump kins , ▁tom atoes , ▁gar lic , ▁corn , ▁rock mel ons , ▁wat erm el ons ▁and ▁bro cc oli ▁are ▁grown , ▁picked ▁and ▁pack aged ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Hay ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁leading ▁producer ▁in ▁the ▁River ina ▁of ▁sa ff lower , ▁lett uce ▁and ▁bro cc oli . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁rice ▁and ▁cot ton ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁in ▁Hay , ▁so ▁much ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁Hay ▁P lain ▁has ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Hay ▁P addy ▁( c itation ▁required ). ▁ ▁While ▁col der ▁growing ▁seasons ▁have ▁h inder ed ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁cot ton ▁industry , ▁rice ▁production ▁has ▁expanded ▁from ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁hect ares ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 - 9 2 ▁to ▁over ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁hect ares ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 , ▁with ▁production ▁for ▁the ▁Hay ▁district ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 7 5 , 3 7 5 ▁t onnes . ▁ ▁A ▁rice ▁rece ival ▁dep ot ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁town ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁dry ing ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 2 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁rice ▁before ▁delivery ▁to ▁the ▁mill ▁at ▁Den ili quin . ▁ ▁Sport ▁