Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 2004/10/13

**GAIN Report Number:** TW4044

TW4044

**Taiwan**

**Grain and Feed**

**Completion of Rice Tenders for Public Imports**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Scott S. Sindelar

American Institute in Taiwan

**Prepared by:**

Chiou-Mey Perng & Eric Trachtenberg

**Report Highlights:**

On October 13, Taiwan completed all the 2004 public rice tenders. The
United States captured an 82.73 percent share, Australia 10.63 percent
and Thailand 6.64 percent. The final tender of 1,400 tons of milled
glutinous short grain rice were tendered at three tranches, of which 210
tons was awarded to a Thai supplier at NT\$24,760/mt or \$728/mt, 400
tons to a U.S. supplier at the same price and the remaining 790 tons
went to another U.S. supplier at NT\$25,500/mt or \$750/mt. The tender
of 850 tons of long brown grain rice was awarded to a Thai supplier at
NT\$12,990/mt or \$383/mt. As of today, 34,000 tons or 36 percent of the
2004 public trade quota rice has been delivered to Taiwan. (Exchange
rate was \$1=NT\$34 on October 8; \$1=NT\$33.84 on October 13.)

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Taipei \[TW1\]

\[TW\]

**Completion of Rice Tenders of the 2004 Public Trade Quota**

On October 13, Taiwan completed all the public rice tenders for 2004.
The United States captured an 82.73 percent share, Australia 10.63
percent and Thailand 6.64 percent. As of October 13, 34,000 tons or 36
percent of the 2004 public trade quota rice on a brown basis has been
delivered to Taiwan. The United States has delivered 28,850 tons of
medium brown grain, all from 2003 crop, Thailand has delivered 1,700
tons of long grain brown rice and 3,000 tons of milled glutinous long
grain rice to COA designated warehouses.

# The Continued Fifth Tender Results 

The final tender of 1,400 tons of milled glutinous short grain was
broken into small bids. The first of 210 tons was awarded to a Thai
supplier at NT\$24,760/mt or \$728/mt, 400 tons to a U.S. supplier at
the same price and the remainder 790 tons to another U.S. supplier at
NT\$25,500/mt or \$750/mt. The 850-ton of long brown grain was awarded
to a Thai supplier at NT\$12,990/mt or \$384/mt

## 2004 Public Sector Rice Contracts

+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+
| **Public Trade**    | **Metric Tons**      | **Import Share**       |
+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+
| U.S.A.              | 77,826.5             | 82.73%                 |
+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+
| Thailand            | 6,241.5              | 6.64%                  |
+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+
| Egypt               | 0.0                  | 0.00%                  |
+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+
| Japan               | 0.0                  | 0.00%                  |
+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+
| Australia           | 10,000               | 10.63%                 |
+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+
| Italy               | 0.0                  | 0.00%                  |
+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+
| **Grand Total**     | **94,608**           | **100.00%**            |
+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+
| Quota Fill Rate     | 100% of              |                        |
|                     |                      |                        |
|                     | 94,068 mt            |                        |
+---------------------+----------------------+------------------------+

*Note: Brown Rice Basis*

*Milled rice is converted to Brown Rice at 1:1.15*

*Source: Taiwan Council of Agriculture*

Results and Schedule for the 2004 Public Rice Tenders

+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| **Tender        | Quantity/Type/Price     | **     | **Awarded by    |
| Number**        |                         | Date** | Origin**        |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| **[1^st\ ^      | \*500 mt milled         | April  | \*Glutinous     |
| ]{.underline}** | glutinous long at       | 9      | long --Thailand |
|                 | NT\$14,375/mt           |        |                 |
| Glutinous long: | (\$437/mt)              |        | \*Glutinous     |
| GF4-930058      |                         |        | s               |
|                 | \*No tender             |        | hort-Incomplete |
| Glutinous       | participants to 500 mt  |        |                 |
| short:          | of milled glutinous     |        | \*Medium        |
| GF4-930059      | short grain             |        | grain-U.S.      |
|                 |                         |        |                 |
| Medium:         | \*8,850 mt of medium    |        |                 |
| GF4-930060      | brown at                |        |                 |
|                 |                         |        |                 |
|                 | NT\$14,196/mt           |        |                 |
|                 | (\$431/mt)              |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| Additional      | \*No tender             | April  | \*Glutinous     |
| tender for      | participants to         | 22     | s               |
| glutinous rice  | re-tendered 500 mt of   |        | hort-incomplete |
|                 | milled glutinous short  |        |                 |
| Short:          | grain                   |        | \*Glutinous     |
| GF4-930059      |                         |        | long-Thailand   |
| (re-tendered)   | \*1,000 mt of milled    |        |                 |
|                 | glutinous long grain at |        |                 |
| Long:           | NT\$14,025 (\$423.6/mt) |        |                 |
| GF4-930080      |                         |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| Additional      | \*200 mt milled         | April  | \*Glutinous     |
| tender for      | glutinous grain at      | 28     | long-Thailand   |
| glutinous rice  | NT\$13,995/mt           |        |                 |
|                 | (\$423/mt), and the     |        | \*Glutinous     |
| Long:           | other 1,300 mt at       |        | s               |
| GF4-930088      | NT\$14,587/mt           |        | hort-incomplete |
|                 | (\$441/mt)              |        |                 |
| Short:          |                         |        |                 |
| GF4-930089      | \* No tender            |        |                 |
|                 | participants to 500 mt  |        |                 |
|                 | of milled short         |        |                 |
|                 | glutinous               |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| Additional      | \* No tender            | May 7  | \*Glutinous     |
| tender for      | participants to 1,000   |        | short -         |
| glutinous rice  | mt of milled glutinous  |        | canceled        |
|                 | short grain             |        |                 |
| Short:          |                         |        |                 |
| GF4-930059-1    |                         |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| **[2^nd^        | \*20,000 mt of medium   | June   | \*Medium        |
| ]{.underline}** | brown at                | 10     | grain-U.S.      |
|                 |                         |        |                 |
| Medium:         | NT\$11,275/mt,          |        | \*Long          |
| GF4-930116 &    | NT\$11,280/mt           |        | grain-Thailand  |
| GF4-930117 (two | (\$337/mt)              |        |                 |
| tranches,       |                         |        |                 |
| 10,000 mt each) | \*1,700 mt of Long      |        |                 |
|                 | brown at                |        |                 |
| Long:           |                         |        |                 |
| GF4-930118      | NT\$12,392/mt           |        |                 |
|                 | (\$370/mt)              |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| **[3^rd^        | \*10,000 mt of medium   | August | \*Medium        |
| ]{.underline}** | brown at NT\$12,192/mt  | 13     | grain-U.S.      |
|                 | (\$357/mt)              |        |                 |
| ####### Med     |                         |        | \*Medium-       |
| ium: GF4-930167 | \*10,000 mt of          |        | short-Australia |
|                 | medium-short at         |        |                 |
| Medium-short:   | NT\$15,993/mt           |        |                 |
| GF4-930168      | (\$467/mt)              |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| **[4^th\ ^      | In total of 20,000 mt   | Sep    | Medium          |
| ]{.underline}** | of medium brown at      | tember | grain-U.S.      |
|                 | NT\$11.596/mt           | 7      |                 |
| Medium:         | (\$342/mt)              |        |                 |
| GF4-930200      |                         |        |                 |
|                 |                         |        |                 |
| Medium:         |                         |        |                 |
| GF4-930201      |                         |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| **[5^th^        | \*600 mt of milled      | Sep    | \*Glutinous     |
| ]{.underline}** | glutinous short grain   | tember | short-U.S.      |
|                 | at NT\$24,990/mt or     | 23     |                 |
| Short           | (\$735/mt).             |        | \*Medium        |
| Glutinous:      |                         | Sep    | grain-U.S.      |
|                 | \*10,000 mt of medium   | tember |                 |
| GF4-930221      | brown at NT\$11,096/mt  | 29     | \*Medium        |
|                 | (\$326/mt)              |        | grain-U.S.      |
| Medium:         |                         | Sep    |                 |
| GF4-930222      | \*6,918 mt of medium    | tember |                 |
|                 | brown at NT\$11,478/mt  | 29     |                 |
| Medium:         | (\$338/mt)              |        |                 |
| GF4-930223      |                         |        |                 |
|                 | failed                  |        |                 |
| Long:           |                         |        |                 |
| GF4-930224      |                         |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| **[Retender     | 1,400 mt of milled      | O      | \*Glutinous     |
| 5^th^           | glutinous short grain   | ctober | short-Thailand  |
| ]{.underline}** |                         | 8      |                 |
|                 | \*210 mt at             |        | \*Glutinous     |
| Short           | NT\$24,760/mt           | O      | short-U.S.      |
| Glutinous:      | (\$728/mt)              | ctober |                 |
|                 |                         | 13     | \*Glutinous     |
| GF4-930221-1 (3 | \*400 mt at             |        | short-U.S.      |
| tranches)       | NT\$24,760/mt           |        |                 |
|                 | (\$728/mt)              |        | \*Long          |
| Long:           |                         |        | grain-Thailand  |
| GF4-930224-1    | \*790 mt at             |        |                 |
|                 | NT\$25,500/mt           |        |                 |
|                 | (\$750/mt)              |        |                 |
|                 |                         |        |                 |
|                 | 850 mt of long brown    |        |                 |
|                 | grain at NT\$12,990/mt  |        |                 |
|                 | (\$383/mt)              |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| 2004 Total      | As of October 13, 100%  |        |                 |
| Quota           | of the 94,068 ton       |        |                 |
|                 | public rice quota had   |        |                 |
|                 | been tendered while 36% |        |                 |
|                 | has been imported.      |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+

*Source Taiwan Council of Agriculture /* Note: Rice measured on a brown
basis except glutinous.