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Table 8--U.S., Thailand, and Vietnam price quotes | Unnamed: 1 | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Unnamed: 4 | Unnamed: 5 | Unnamed: 6 | Unnamed: 7 | Unnamed: 8 | Unnamed: 9 | Unnamed: 10 | Unnamed: 11 | Unnamed: 12 | Unnamed: 13 | Unnamed: 14
 |  | United States
Month or | Southern | Southern |  | California |  | Thailand 5/ | Thailand 5/ |  |  |  |  | Vietnam 7/
market | long grain | long grain |  | medium grain |  | 100% | 5% | 15% | 35% | A.1 6/ |  | 5%
year 1/ | milled 2/ | rough 3/ |  | milled 4/ |  | [NAME] | Parboiled | Brokens |  | Super |  | Brokens
 |  |  |  |  |  | $ / metric ton
Aug 2001 | 267 | 334 |  | 285 |  | 174 | 202 | 160 | 149 | 141 |  | 176
2002/03 | 223 | 123 |  | 327 |  | 199 | 195 | 186 | 175 | 151 |  | 184
2003/04 | 360 | 206 |  | 533 |  | 220 | 222 | 207 | 199 | 184 |  | 212
2004/05 | 312 | 176 |  | 405 |  | 278 | 278 | 265 | 252 | 219 |  | 244
2005/06 | 334 | 192 |  | 484 |  | 301 | 293 | 284 | 266 | 216 |  | 259
2006/07 | 407 | 237 |  | 538 |  | 320 | 317 | 302 | 282 | 243 |  | 292
2007/08 | 621 | 368 |  | 694 |  | 551 | 570 | 334 | 322 | 454 |  | 620
2008/09 | 610.2958333333333 | 356.4166666666667 |  | 1118.666666666667 |  | 608.5 | 616 | 531.6666666666666 | NQ | 341.8333333333333 |  | 456.25
Aug. 2009 | 527.73 | 329 |  | 948 |  | 553 | 576 | 492 | NQ | 307 |  | 393
Sep. 2009 | 522 | 330 |  | 895 |  | 544 | 592 | 477 | NQ | 303 |  | 384
Oct. 2009 | 493 | 330 |  | 849 |  | 513 | 562 | 451 | NQ | 296 |  | 410
Nov. 2009 | 526 | 348 |  | 816 |  | 550 | 570 | 481 | NQ | 326 |  | 465
Dec. 2009 | 557 | 348 |  | 794 |  | 605 | 607 | 549 | NQ | 393 |  | NQ
Jan. 2010 | 547 | 340 |  | 772 |  | 596 | 600 | 539 | NQ | 420 |  | 482
Feb. 2010 | 562 | 328 |  | 772 |  | 576 | 582 | 516 | NQ | 415 |  | 425
Mar. 2010 | 509 | 310 |  | 732 |  | 538 | 542 | 474 | NQ | 382 |  | 386
Apr. 2010 | 486.39 | 301.25 |  | 727.52 |  | 502 | 494 | 445 | NQ | 354 |  | 353
May 2010 | 466 | 293 |  | 719.26 |  | 478 | 468 | 421 | NQ | 330 |  | 356
June 2010 | 450.57 | 283.75 |  | 738.55 |  | 463 | 462 | 409 | NQ | 330 |  | 363
July 2010 | 427.15 | 255 |  | 728 |  | 465 | 470 | 411 | NQ | 349 |  | 356
2009/10 | 506.1533333333333 | 316.3333333333333 |  | 790.9441666666667 |  | 531.9166666666666 | 543.75 | 472.0833333333333 | NQ | 350.4166666666667 |  | 397
Aug. 2010 | 413.37 | 240 |  | 722.01 |  | 472 | 489 | 425 | NQ | 367 |  | 410
Sep. 2010 | 449.74 | 265 |  | 740.75 |  | 494 | 522 | 458 | NQ | 412 |  | 458
Oct. 2010 | 540.13 | 326.67 |  | 793.66 |  | 501 | 533 | 465 | NQ | 428 |  | 468
Nov. 2010 | 584.22 | 320 |  | 851.53 |  | 534 | 543 | 499 | NQ | 427 |  | 493
Dec. 2010 | 595.25 | 308.75 |  | 870.82 |  | 550 | 536 | 513 | NQ | 411 |  | 496
Jan. 2011 | 578.71 | 318.75 |  | 870.82 |  | 534 | 528 | 496 | NQ | 404 |  | 480
Feb. 2011 | 540.13 | 330 |  | 870.82 |  | 538 | 532 | 495 | NQ | 418 |  | 469
Mar. 2011 | 509.27 | 307 |  | 870.82 |  | 509 | 506 | 473 | NQ | 408 |  | 455
Apr. 2011 | 497.42 | 282.5 |  | 871 |  | 500 | 501 | 467 | NQ | 409 |  | 475
May 2011 | 501.55 | 280 |  | 871 |  | 498 | 500 | 466 | NQ | 421 |  | 476
June 2011 | 521.76 | 288.33 |  | 871 |  | 531 | 522 | 496 | NQ | 428 |  | 463
July 2011 | 556.67 | 313.75 |  | 871 |  | 557 | 553 | 523 | NQ | 448 |  | 506
2010/11 | 524.0183333333333 | 298.3958333333333 |  | 839.6025 |  | 518.1666666666666 | 522.0833333333334 | 481.3333333333333 | NQ | 415.0833333333333 |  | 470.75
Aug. 2011 | 604 | 338 |  | 866 |  | 576 | 579 | 543 | NQ | 463 |  | 555
Sep. 2011 | 647.61 | 372.5 |  | 859.8 |  | 614 | 617 | 577 | NQ | 487 |  | 568
Oct. 2011 | 617.29 | 366.25 |  | 860 |  | 615 | 602 | 581 | NQ | 488 |  | 573
Nov. 2011 | 586 | 348 |  | 816 |  | 629 | 609 | 599 | NQ | 550 |  | 554
Dec 2011  8/ | 551 | 325 |  | 750 |  | 622 | 600 | 595 | NQ | 560 |  | 520
2011/12  8/ | 601.1800000000001 | 349.95 |  | 830.36 |  | 611.2 | 601.4 | 579 | NQ | 509.6 |  | 554
NQ = No quotes.  1/ Simple average of weekly quotes.  2/ Number 2, 4-percent brokens, sacked, free alongside vessel, U.S.
Gulf port.  To convert to a free on board vessel price add $15 per ton.  3/ Bulk, free on board vessel, New Orleans, LA.
4/ Number 1, maximum 4-percent brokens, package quality for domestic sales, sacked, free on board truck, California
mill, low end of reported price range.  5/ Nominal price quotes, long-grain, sacked, free on board vessel,
Bangkok, Thailand.  6/ 100-percent brokens, new price series. 7/ Long-grain, double water-polished, bagged,
free on board vessel, [NAME].  January-March 2008 quotes for new crop only.   From April to June 2008, Vietnam
banned commercial exporters from making sales.  April-June 2008 reported price quotes are nominal price quotes only
and are not based on actual sales.  8/ Preliminary.
Sources:  U.S. and Vietnam prices, [NAME]; Thailand prices, Weekly Rice Price Update, U.S. ag. [NAME],
Bangkok, Thailand (www.fas.usda.gov).
Last update December 12, 2011.