U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Jul 15/13 - 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.) Rough rice per cwt FOB farm for grade 2, milling 55/70.
                     Arkansas        Texas       Louisiana       California
MILLED RICE
Long grain         28.00-30.00    28.50-31.50    28.00-29.50
Medium grain       28.50-28.75                   28.75-32.00     32.50-33.00
Short grain                                                            33.50
Parboiled          30.50-33.00    30.50-35.50          34.50
Second heads       18.00-18.50          18.00          18.00           24.00
Brewers            14.50-16.50    15.00-17.00    14.25-16.00           17.50
ROUGH RICE
Long grain              NA             NA              15.45          NA
Feed by-products (spot prices, dollars per short ton, fob mills).
Rice bran        175.00-200.00         185.00         170.00   190.00-215.00
Rice millfeed      70.00-75.00       no quote       no quote
Rice hulls               20.00       no quote       no quote       1.00-4.00
                             Domestic Situation
   Domestic milled rice price quotes were steady this week in the south and
in California. By-products were steady in the south and in California. Bids for
Louisiana rough rice were lower.
   In the south, long grain rice price quotes were steady, quoted mostly at
28.00-29.50; medium grain prices were steady; parboiled quotes were steady,
quoted mostly at 30.50-32.00; second heads were steady; brewers were steady,
quoted mostly at 14.50-16.00. Rice by-products: Offers for rice bran were
steady; rice millfeed was steady; hulls were steady. Louisiana rough rice was 35
cents lower per cwt.
   In California, medium grain milled rice prices were steady; Short grain
milled rice was steady; second heads were steady; brewers were steady. Rice
bran was steady; hulls were steady.
*N = nominal.
*M = mostly.
Source:   USDA- AR Coop Ext Service, Little Rock, AR

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