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U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Feb 9/15 - 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 Trend
   In the south, long and medium grain milled rice prices mostly steady to weak.
Parboiled, Second heads and Brewers rice mostly steady.  Rice by-products:  rice
bran, millfeed and ground rice hulls mostly steady.
   In California, medium grain milled rice prices steady to weak; short grain milled
rice prices not fully established due to very limited current sales.  Second heads
and Brewers mostly steady.  Rice by-products:  rice bran prices mostly steady.  Rice
hull prices not full established.
   CME Rough Rice settlements for Friday Feb 6th, Mar closed .29 higher at 10.74; May
closed .30 higher at 11.00; Jly closed .31 higher at 11.25.  US dollar index on
Friday settled at 94.65.
                    Arkansas          Texas         Louisiana      California
MILLED RICE
Long grain       M 24.50-26.00     25.00-26.75        23.50           -----
Medium grain       29.50-30.00        -----           28.00      M 43.00-45.00
Short grain           -----           -----           -----            NFE
Parboiled        M 27.50-28.50        31.50           32.00           -----
Second heads       21.00-22.50     20.00-22.00        18.00      M 25.00-28.00
Brewers            18.00-20.00     17.50-18.00        17.50      M 20.00-22.00
   Domestic shipment: Offers, fob mills, milled rice, spot prices, dollars per cwt,
bagged. (All milled rice grade No 2 not to exceed 4 percent broken, 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.
Rice by-products (spot prices, dollars per short ton, fob mills).
Rice bran         110.00-140.00   100.00-130.00   100.00-130.00   160.00-180.00
Rice millfeed      50.00-55.00     50.00-55.00     40.00-45.00        -----
Rice hulls(ground) 10.00-15.00     10.00-15.00      5.00-10.00         NFE
Rice hulls(whole)                                                      8.00
*M = mostly.
*NFE = not fully established.
Source:  USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR

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