Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 1/11/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** E35007

E35007

**EU-25**

**Grain and Feed**

**EU Rice Weekly, Brussels 11 January 2005**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Norval Francis

U.S. Mission to the EU

**Prepared by:**

Peter Talks

**Report Highlights:**

This weekly report contains data on rice prices in the U.S., Thailand
and the EU. It also lists current import duties and export subsidies in
the EU. All information will be published as such in the USDA
publication \"Rice Market News\".

Please note that the EU has changed its rice import tariffs from
September 1, 2004, with a fixed tariff of EUR 65/MT for brown rice and
EUR 175/MT for white rice.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Brussels USEU \[BE2\]

\[E3\]

**Weekly rice report ‑ Brussels, January 11, 2005**

LOWEST OFFERING PRICES Basis C&F ARAG (unless otherwise stated)

Whole Long-Grain -- old crop prices for immediate delivery

  -------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------
                                   US\$/MT             US\$/100 LBS

  **UNITED STATES**                Bulk                Bulk

  2 Milled 4 pct \*                314.16              14.25

  2 Brown 4/73 pct                 308.65              14.00

  Medium Milled 2/4 \*             330.69              15.00

  1 Brown parb 4/88 \*\*           325.18              14.75
  -------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------

\* F.A.S. basis

\*\* While nominal price quotes are for 1 BROWN PARB 4/88, these quotes
in reality refer to rice that meets all U.S. No.1 requirements except
for one or two categories. Current and historical trade practice is for
rice shipped to the EU to be graded only as No.2 and to be further
processed upon arrival.

  ------------------------------- ------------ ------------ --------------
                                  EUR/MT       US\$/MT      US\$/100 LBS

  **EUROPEAN UNION**              Bulk         Bulk         Bulk

  Spain, Indica, Paddy            193          253          11.46

  Spain, Indica, Milled           465          609          27.62

  Italy, Thaibonnet, paddy        165          216          9.80

  Italy, Thaibonnet, milled       360          471          21.38

  Italian Indica, 5%, milled      300          393          17.82

  Italian Indica, 5% milled,      330          432          19.60
  sortex, parboiled                                         
  ------------------------------- ------------ ------------ --------------

Prices on local markets (Italy). Italian Indica prices: basis - bulk,
free on truck. Spanish indica price, delivered northern Europe.

Thai prices are available from FAS/Bangkok's weekly rice report via
http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/attacherep/default.asp

######  IMPORT LEVIES, from 9/1/2004

  --------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                              EUR/MT     EUR/MT     US\$/MT    US\$/MT

                                         ACP        General    ACP

  1006 20, Brown/Husked       65         21.67      85.12      28.37

  1006 30, Milled/White       175        58.33      229.17     76.39

  1006 40, Brokens            128        41.18      167.62     53.93
  --------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Note: With the introduction of the new rice regime in the EU on
September 1, 2004, the EU has changed the import tariffs for brown and
white rice. Replacing the Margin of Preference system are fixed tariffs
for brown rice of EUR 65/MT and for white/milled rice, EUR 175/MT.

  ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------
  EURO/US\$ rate                              1.30954

  ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------

Source: FT, 11 January 2005

# EU Import License Data

Period: Sept 1 to Dec 14

+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|                           |             | #           |             |
|                           |             | ####### Mar |             |
|                           |             | keting Year |             |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| MT                        |             | **2004-05** | **2003-04** |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| # Paddy                   | Japonica    | 216         | 190         |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| ** **                     | Indica      | 143         | 6           |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| **Brown**                 | Japonica    | 2,690       | 997         |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| ** **                     | Indica      | 166,766     | 163,232     |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| **Semi-milled**           | Japonica    | 544         | 328         |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| ** **                     | Indica      | 391         | 4,112       |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| **Milled**                | Japonica    | 6,059       | 4,959       |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| ** **                     | Indica      | 46,770      | 21,515      |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| **Total, in milled rice   | Japonica    | 8,587       | 6,074       |
| equivalents**             |             |             |             |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|                           | Indica      | 162,282     | 137,985     |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|                           | **Total**   | **170,869** | **144,059** |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|  Brokens                  |             | 29,666      | 24,047      |
+---------------------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

Source: European Commission.
http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/agri/igriz/library?l=/publicsdomain/rice&vm=detailed&sb=Title

Note: Import licenses, once requested are valid for the month in which
they were requested plus a further two months. For example, a license
granted on the 10^th^ November would be valid until the end of January.