U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Jun 30/14 - 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 rice prices mostly steady; parboiled prices
mostly steady; second heads steady; brewers steady.  Rice by-products:  rice bran
prices mostly steady; rice millfeed not fully established; hulls traded steady on a
limited test.  Rough rice old crop prices remain steady on limited available current
sales.
   In California, medium and short grain milled rice prices steady to 1.00 lower;
second heads and brewers mostly steady.  Rice by-products:  rice bran prices steady;
hulls steady.
   Majority of producers and mills continue to focus on the progress and current news
about new crop rice.  Mills in the south continue to process old crop rice, however
smaller mills may shut down until new crop harvest.  On the CME Rough Rice
settlements for Friday June 27th, July 2014 futures closed .14 lower at 14.59.
September 2014 closed .095 higher at 13.555.  November 2014 closed .08 higher at
13.725.  US dollar index on Friday Jun 27th settled at 80.02.
                   Arkansas          Texas         Louisiana      California
MILLED RICE
Long grain        27.25-28.50     29.50-30.50        28.00           -----
Medium grain      32.00-34.25        -----           32.00        46.00-47.00
Short grain          -----           -----           -----           48.00
Parboiled         29.25-31.50        34.50           34.50           -----
Second heads      22.00-25.00     25.00-27.00        20.00        26.00-29.00
Brewers           19.00-24.00     19.00-23.00        18.50        21.00-24.00
ROUGH RICE
Long grain           -----           -----           15.42           -----
   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        140.00-160.00   130.00-160.00   120.00-130.00   198.00-205.00
Rice millfeed         NE              NE              NE             -----
Rice hulls           50.00            NE              NE             24.00
*M = mostly.
*NE = Not Established.
Source:  USDA Market News Service-AR Dept. of Ag Little Rock, AR

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