Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 08/13/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** TW4033

TW4033

**Taiwan**

**Grain and Feed**

**Third Public Rice Tender Results**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

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

American Institute in Taiwan

**Prepared by:**

Chiou-Mey Perng & Eric Trachtenberg

**Report Highlights:**

On August 13, Taiwan awarded its 3rd public rice tender for 2004. The
tender for 10,000 tons of medium brown rice went to a U.S. supplier at
NT\$12,192/mt or \$356.54/mt while the second 10,000 ton tender for
medium-short brown rice went to an Australian supplier at NT\$15,993/mt
or \$467.79/mt. The next tender for 20,000 tons will be held during the
week of August 16.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Taipei \[TW1\]

\[TW\]

**Third Public Rice Tender Completed**

On August 13, Taiwan awarded its third public rice tender of 2004 (see
below). The ceiling price set by the Council of Agriculture (COA) did
not interfere with the tendering process, even though only one bidder
participated in the medium-short tender. Five bidders competed for the
medium grain tender.

1\. Tender No.: GF4-930167 of 10,000 mt of Medium Grain Brown Rice
awarded to a U.S. supplier at NT\$12,192/mt or \$356.54/mt.

2\. Tender No.: GF4-930168 of 10,000 mt of Medium-Short Grain Brown Rice
awarded to an Australian supplier at NT\$15,993/mt or \$467.79/mt.

As of August 13, Taiwan has tendered for 54,000 tons of rice on a brown
basis, accounting for 57 percent of the 94,068-ton public trade rice
quota. The United States has supplied 38,850 tons of medium grain, while
Australia has been awarded 10,000 tons of medium-short grain. Thailand
has supplied 1,700 tons of long grain plus 3,450 tons of long grain
glutinous rice.

The next tender for 20,000 tons is scheduled for the week of August 16.

## 2004 Public Sector Rice Contracts

+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **Public Trade**      | **Metric Tons**       | **Import Share**    |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| U.S.A.                | 38,850                | 72%                 |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Thailand              | 5,150                 | 10%                 |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Egypt                 | 0                     | 0%                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Japan                 | 0                     | 0%                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Australia             | 10,000                | 18%                 |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Italy                 | 0                     | 0%                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **Grand Total**       | **54,000**            | **100%**            |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Quota Fill Rate       | 54% 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** | **Da | **Awarded by    |
| Number**         |                         | te** | Origin**        |
+------------------+-------------------------+------+-----------------+
| **[1^st\         | \*500 mt milled         | A    | \*Glutinous     |
| ^]{.underline}** | glutinous long at       | pril | long --Thailand |
|                  | NT\$14,375/mt           | 9    |                 |
| Glutinous long:  | (\$437/mt)              |      | \*Glutinous     |
| GF4-930058       |                         |      | s               |
|                  | \*No tender             |      | hort-Incomplete |
| Glutinous short: | participants to 500 mt  |      |                 |
| GF4-930059       | of milled glutinous     |      | \*Medium        |
|                  | short grain             |      | grain-U.S.      |
| Medium:          |                         |      |                 |
| GF4-930060       | \*8,850 mt of medium    |      |                 |
|                  | brown at                |      |                 |
|                  |                         |      |                 |
|                  | NT\$14,196/mt           |      |                 |
|                  | (\$431/mt)              |      |                 |
+------------------+-------------------------+------+-----------------+
| Additional       | \*No tender             | A    | \*Glutinous     |
| tender for       | participants to         | pril | s               |
| glutinous rice   | re-tendered 500 mt of   | 22   | hort-incomplete |
|                  | milled glutinous short  |      |                 |
| Short:           | grain                   |      | \*Glutinous     |
| GF4-930059       |                         |      | long-Thailand   |
| (re-tendered)    | \*1,000 mt of milled    |      |                 |
|                  | glutinous long grain at |      |                 |
| Long: GF4-930080 | NT\$14,025 (\$423.6/mt) |      |                 |
+------------------+-------------------------+------+-----------------+
| Additional       | \*200 mt milled         | A    | \*Glutinous     |
| tender for       | glutinous grain at      | pril | long-Thailand   |
| glutinous rice   | NT\$13,995/mt           | 28   |                 |
|                  | (\$423/mt), and the     |      | \*Glutinous     |
| Long: GF4-930088 | other 1,300 mt at       |      | s               |
|                  | NT\$14,587/mt           |      | hort-incomplete |
| Short:           | (\$441/mt)              |      |                 |
| GF4-930089       |                         |      |                 |
|                  | \* No tender            |      |                 |
|                  | participants to 500 mt  |      |                 |
|                  | of milled short         |      |                 |
|                  | glutinous               |      |                 |
+------------------+-------------------------+------+-----------------+
| Additional       | \* No tender            | May  | \*Glutinous     |
| tender for       | participants to 1,000   | 7    | 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   | Au   | \*Medium        |
| ^]{.underline}** | brown at NT\$12,192/mt  | gust | grain-U.S.      |
|                  | (\$357/mt)              | 13   |                 |
| ####### Me       |                         |      | \*Medium-       |
| dium: GF4-930167 | \*10,000 mt of          |      | short-Australia |
|                  | medium-short at         |      |                 |
| Medium-short:    | NT\$15,993/mt           |      |                 |
| GF4-930168       | (\$467/mt)              |      |                 |
+------------------+-------------------------+------+-----------------+
| **[4^th\         | 20,000 mt               | Au   |                 |
| ^]{.underline}** |                         | gust |                 |
+------------------+-------------------------+------+-----------------+
| **[5^th          | 20,068 mt               | S    |                 |
| ^]{.underline}** |                         | epte |                 |
|                  |                         | mber |                 |
+------------------+-------------------------+------+-----------------+
| 2004 Total Quota | As of June 30, 57% of   |      |                 |
|                  | the 94,068 ton public   |      |                 |
|                  | rice imports had been   |      |                 |
|                  | tendered while 10% had  |      |                 |
|                  | been imported.          |      |                 |
+------------------+-------------------------+------+-----------------+

*Source Taiwan Council of Agriculture*

###### Note: Rice measured on a brown basis except for glutinous rice