Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 2004/9/7

**GAIN Report Number:** TW4037

TW4037

**Taiwan**

**Grain and Feed**

**Fourth Rice Tender Results**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

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

American Institute in Taiwan

**Prepared by:**

ChiouMey Perng

**Report Highlights:**

On September 7, Taiwan awarded its 4th public rice tender for 2004. The
tender for 20,000 tons of medium brown rice went to a U.S. rice supplier
at NT\$11,596/mt or \$341.76/mt. The last tender of 2004 for 20,068 tons
will be announced by the end of September. (Current exchange rate is \$1
= NT\$39.93.)

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Taipei \[TW1\]

\[TW\]

**Fourth Public Rice Tender Completed**

On September 7, Taiwan awarded its fourth public rice tender of 2004
(see below). Three bidders, all representing U.S. supplier, competed for
the two tenders of 10,000 metric tons each. The tenders for public
import rice have gone smoothly so far in 2004. The ceiling prices set by
the Council of Agriculture (COA) for 2004 tenders, have not interfered
with the tendering process.

1.  Tender No.: GF4-930200 of 10,000 mt of Medium Grain Brown Rice was
    awarded to a U.S. supplier at price NT\$11,596/mt or \$341.76/mt.

2.  Tender No.: GF4-930201 of 10,000 mt of Medium Grain Brown Rice was
    awarded to a U.S. supplier at price NT\$11,596/mt or \$341.76/mt.

(Note: Both tenders were awarded to the same U.S. supplier at the same
price.)

As of September 7, Taiwan has tendered for 74,000 tons of rice on a
brown basis, accounting for 79 percent of the 94,068-ton public trade
rice quota. The United States has supplied 58,850 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 20,068 tons is scheduled for by the end of
September.

## 2004 Public Sector Rice Contracts

+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **Public Trade**      | **Metric Tons**       | **Import Share**    |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| U.S.A.                | 58,850                | 80%                 |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Thailand              | 5,150                 | 7%                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Egypt                 | 0                     | 0%                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Japan                 | 0                     | 0%                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Australia             | 10,000                | 13%                 |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Italy                 | 0                     | 0%                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **Grand Total**       | **74,000**            | **100%**            |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| Quota Fill Rate       | 79% 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^        | 20,068 mt               | Sep    |                 |
| ]{.underline}** |                         | tember |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+
| 2004 Total      | As of September 7, 79%  |        |                 |
| Quota           | of the 94,068 ton       |        |                 |
|                 | public rice imports had |        |                 |
|                 | been tendered while 32% |        |                 |
|                 | had been imported.      |        |                 |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------+-----------------+

*Source Taiwan Council of Agriculture*

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