LR_GR410   
Little Rock, AR    Tue Oct 10, 2017    USDA Market News Service

                       National Weekly Rice Summary
                 (Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas-California)

                             Domestic Trend
   
   In the south, long and medium grain milled rice prices steady.  Parboiled prices 
steady.  Second heads and Brewers steady.  Rice by-products: Rice Bran, Millfeed and 
Rice Hulls steady.         
   In California, medium grain milled rice prices steady to firm.  Japan MA rice 
tenders included 3 cargoes 13,000 ton each were issued to California.  Second heads 
and Brewers steady to firm.  Rice by-products:  Rice Bran prices steady to firm; Rice 
hull market mostly non-existent as trade avenues were lost due to less 
expensive/easier obtainable substitutes.  Rice Mills are having to pay to dispose of 
rice hulls. 
   
                    Arkansas          Texas         Louisiana      California
MILLED RICE	
Long white         23.50-24.50     23.00-24.00        24.50           -----   
Long brown            25.50           26.00            NA             -----     
Medium white          25.00           -----           24.50        30.00-36.00
Medium brown           NA             -----            NA          32.00-36.00    
Short white           -----           -----           -----            NA     
Parboiled          25.50-27.50        28.00           -----           -----
Second heads       15.00-18.00        14.00        12.00-12.25     15.00-19.00   
Brewers               15.00        12.00-12.25         9.50        14.00-16.00      

   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 fat bran      95.00-105.00   100.00-120.00   110.00-130.00   120.00-140.00
Rice millfeed      35.00-42.00     35.00-40.00        40.00           -----
Rice hulls          4.00-6.00          5.00            5.00            0.00         
 
*NA = not available 

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
         James M. Ward, (501)671-2203 JamesM.Ward@ams.usda.gov
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