U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Mar 8/10 - 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      24.25-26.00     25.50-29.75    24.00-24.25
Medium grain    29.50-32.00                    29.50-35.00    37.00-38.00
Short grain                                                   38.00-39.00
Parboiled       27.25-32.00     29.00-39.00          34.00
Second heads    18.50-20.00     18.00-20.00    17.50-18.50    17.00-18.50
Brewers         16.50-18.50     17.00-20.00    15.00-17.00    15.00-15.50

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

Rice bran       95.00-110.00         110.00  100.00-115.00   90.00-100.00
Rice millfeed          50.00       no quote       no quote
Rice hulls       12.00-15.00       no quote           2.00          10.00

                             Domestic Situation

   Domestic milled rice price quotes were steady to instances 25 cents lower in
the south and steady in California this week. By-products were uneven in the
south and steady in California.

   In the south, long grain rice price quotes were steady to instance 25 cents
lower, quoted mostly at 24.00-25.50; medium grain prices were steady, quoted
mostly at 29.50-32.00; parboiled quotes were steady to instances 25 cents lower,
quoted mostly at 27.25-29.00; second heads were steady, quoted mostly at 18.50-
20.00; brewers were steady, quoted mostly at 17.00-18.50. Rice by-products:
Offers for rice bran were mostly steady except Arkansas 10.00-15.00 lower;
millfeed was steady; hulls were uneven.

   In California, medium grain milled rice prices were steady; short grain
prices were steady; 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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