U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Sep 8/08 - 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     36.50-40.00     38.50-46.00    36.50-37.50
Medium grain   44.00-46.50                    40.00-46.50    45.00-49.00
Short grain                                                  49.00-50.00
Parboiled      39.50-48.00     41.50-52.00          54.00
Second heads   28.00-29.00     28.00-29.00    23.00-28.00    35.00-44.00
Brewers        25.00-26.00     26.00-29.00    19.00-26.00    26.00-41.00

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

Rice bran     110.00-130.00  120.00-130.00         110.00  165.00-190.00
Rice millfeed   52.00-62.00       no quote          55.00
Rice hulls      25.00-30.00       no quote          15.00          24.00

                             Domestic Situation

   Domestic milled rice price quotes were steady to lower in south and steady in
California this week. By-products were uneven in the south and steady in
California.

   In the south, long grain rice price quotes were steady to 3.00 lower, quoted
mostly at 36.50-40.00; medium grain prices were steady to 2.00 higher in very
tight supply, quoted mostly at 44.00-46.50; parboiled quotes were steady to 3.00
lower, quoted mostly at 39.50-44.00; second heads were steady, quoted mostly at
28.00-29.00; brewers were steady, quoted mostly at 25.00-26.00. Rice by-
products: Offers for rice bran were uneven; millfeed was steady to 5.00 higher;
hulls were steady to 5.00 higher.

   In California, medium grain milled rice prices were steady, quoted mostly at
46.50-47.50; short grain prices were steady; second heads were steady, quoted
mostly at 35.00-37.00; brewers were steady, quoted mostly at 26.00-28.00. Rice
bran was steady, quoted mostly at 165.00; rice hulls were steady.

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

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