U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Jan 4/10 - 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      25.00-26.00     23.75-29.75          25.00
Medium grain    30.50-32.00                    30.50-35.00    38.50-44.00
Short grain                                                   39.50-45.00
Parboiled       28.50-32.00     28.00-39.00          34.00
Second heads    18.50-19.00     18.00-20.00    17.50-18.50    16.00-17.00
Brewers         16.50-18.00     17.00-20.00    15.00-17.00    14.50-15.00

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

Rice bran      105.00-120.00  105.00-110.00  105.00-110.00          80.00
Rice millfeed    50.00-53.00       no quote       no quote
Rice hulls             15.00       no quote       no quote          10.00

                             Domestic Situation

   Domestic milled rice price quotes were steady to 1.00 higher, in the south
and steady in California this week. By-products were steady to higher in the
south and steady in California.

   In the south, long grain rice price quotes were steady to 75 cents higher,
quoted mostly at 25.00-25.50; medium grain prices were steady, quoted mostly at
30.50-32.00; parboiled quotes were steady to 1.00 higher, quoted mostly at
28.50-29.00; second heads were steady, quoted mostly at 18.50-19.00; brewers
were steady to 50 cents higher, quoted mostly at 17.00-18.00. Rice by-products:
Offers for rice bran were steady to 5.00 higher; millfeed was steady; hulls were
steady.

   In California, medium grain milled rice prices were steady, quoted mostly
from 38.50-40.00; short grain prices were steady, quoted mostly from 39.50-
41.00; second heads were steady; brewers were steady. Rice bran was steady,
hulls were steady.

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

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