U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Oct 1/07 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today.

                       National Weekly Rice Summary
                 (Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas-California)

   Domestic shipment: Offers, fob mills, milled rice, spot prices, dollars per
cwt, bagged. (All milled rice grade No 2 not to exceed 4 percent brokens,
except California grade No 1. All second heads grade No 4 or better, second
head and brewers are bulk.)
	
                   Arkansas         Texas     Louisiana    California
Long grain      19.00-20.00   19.00-23.50   18.50-19.00
Medium grain    23.00-25.00                 22.00-25.00   26.50-28.00
Short grain                                                     28.00
Parboiled       21.00-25.00   23.50-31.00         31.50
Second heads    16.50-17.00   15.00-16.50   15.00-16.50   18.50-22.50
Brewers         15.50-16.50   15.00-16.00   15.00-16.00   15.75-18.00

Feed by-products (spot prices, dollars per short ton, fob mills).

Rice bran       90.00-100.00 90.00-110.00  90.00-100.00        105.00
          mostly 90.00-95.00
Rice millfeed    38.00-40.00  33.00-35.00   32.00-35.00
Rice hulls       15.00-20.00        10.00      no quote         18.00

                             Domestic Situation

   Domestic milled rice price quotes were steady to higher in the south and in
California. By-products were uneven in the south, and higher in California.

   In the south, long grain rice prices were steady to instances 25 cents
higher, quoted mostly at 19.00-19.50; medium grain prices were steady to
instances 3.00 higher; quoted mostly at 23.00-25.00; parboiled rice prices were
steady to instances 50 cents higher, quoted mostly from 21.00-25.00; second
heads were steady to 50 cents higher, quoted mostly at 16.50; brewers were
steady to instances 50 cents higher. Rice by-products: Offers for rice bran were
steady to 10.00 higher; millfeed was mostly steady to 5.00 higher; hulls were
mostly steady.

   In California, medium grain milled rice prices were steady, quoted mostly
from 26.50-27.00; short grain prices were steady; second heads were steady to 50
cents higher quoted mostly at 18.50-19.00; brewers were steady to 25 cents
higher, quoted mostly at 15.75-16.00. Rice bran was 5.00-10.00 higher; rice
hulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

Source:   USDA-AR Extension Service, Little Rock, AR

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