U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Mar 16/15 - 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 steady.  Parboiled,
Second heads and Brewers steady.  Rice by-products:  rice bran, millfeed and
ground rice hulls steady.
   In California, medium grain milled rice prices steady.  Second heads and Brewers
steady.  Rice by-products:  rice bran prices steady; rice hull prices not full
established.  Drought conditions exist throughout the state.  Depending on the water
outcome, the market could move either direction.
   CME Rough Rice settlements for Friday Mar 13th, May closed .10 lower at 10.58; Jly
closed .095 lower at 10.83.  US dollar index on Friday settled at 100.18.
                    Arkansas          Texas         Louisiana      California
MILLED RICE
Long grain       M 23.50-24.50     24.00-26.75        23.50           -----
Medium grain       29.25-29.50        -----           28.00      M 42.00-44.00
Short grain           -----           -----           -----            NA
Parboiled        M 25.50-27.50        31.50           32.00           -----
Second heads       18.50-21.00     18.00-22.00        18.00      M 22.00-26.00
Brewers            17.00-19.00     17.00-18.00        17.50      M 19.00-21.00
   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          95.00-115.00   100.00-120.00    85.00-87.50    155.00-165.00
Rice millfeed      50.00-55.00        50.00           35.00           -----
Rice hulls(ground) 10.00-15.00     10.00-15.00      7.00-10.00         NFE
Rice hulls(whole)                                                      8.00
*M = mostly.
*NFE = not fully established.
Source:  USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR

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