How did the success of the rice and indigo trade impact South Carolina

Rice planting was extremely profitable -- Charleston rice exports rose from 10,000 pounds in 1698 to over 20 million pounds by 1730 -- and South Carolina's tidal swamps were well-suited for it. Because of the seasonal nature of rice and indigo, both crops could be grown using the same labor force.Rice was responsible for the area's rise to prominence in the colonial era. ... Although rice accompanied Europeans and Africans to the Western Hemisphere, the cereal did not become an important cash crop in the Americas until the South Carolina rice complex was developed in the eighteenth century.The indigo plant originated in the Middle East, and was so scarce and valuable that the color indigo came to be associated with wealth and power. The cultivation of indigo eventually spread to the southern American British Colonies where it became one of the most profitable crops