Japan 9th MMA Tender Announcement

Tender date : Feb 24(Thu),2005 13:00 in local time

Commodity Crop year 2004 for all variety

Shipment : Mar 20 - May 20,2005 for all variety

 
1) U.S. / 13,000MT x 2 
         A) 13,000MT x 1   Discharging port : Aomori&Akitafunakawa 
              13,000MT Medium White Rice in 30kgs  p.p. bags 
         B) 13,000MT x 1   Discharging port : Ishikariwan&Niigata 
               8,620MT Medium White Rice in 30kgs  p.p. bags 
              + 1,000MT Medium White Rice in 1 ton bags 
             + 3,380MT Medium Broken Rice in 1 ton bags 
2) U.S. / 13,000MT x 2 
          A) 13,000MT x 1   Discharging port : Rumoi&Ishikariwan 
                13,000MT Medium White Rice in 30kgs  p.p. bags 
          B) 13,000MT x 1   Discharging port : Otaru&Niigata 
                 9,620MT Medium White Rice in 30kgs  p.p. bags 
             + 3,380MT Medium Broken Rice in 30kgs  p.p. bags 
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U.S. cargo Total : 52,000MT 
  
  
3) THAI / 6,000MT x 1   Discharging port : Keihinn(Kanagawa) 
               510MT 100B in 30kgs p.p.bags 
       +  1,500MT 100B in 1 ton bags 
       +  3,690MT Non-glutinous broken A1 super in 1 ton bags 
       +    300MT White Glutinous broken A1 special in 30kgs p.p.bags 
4) THAI / 9,000MT x 1   Discharging port : Aomori&Niigata 
               500MT 100B in 30kgs p.p.bags 
       +     960MT 100B in 1 ton bags 
       +   2,600MT Non-glutinous broken A1 super in 1 ton bags 
       +   2,000MT White Glutinous broken A1 special in 30kgs p.p.bags 
      +   2,940MT White Glutinous broken A1 special in 1 ton bags 
5) THAI / 7,500MT x 1   Discharging port : Naha 
             3,300MT 100B in 1 ton bags 
       +   2,500MT Non-glutinous broken A1 super in 30kgs p.p.bags 
      +   1,300MT Non-glutinous broken A1 super in 1 ton bags 
       +     400MT White Glutinous broken A1 special in 30kgs p.p.bags 
  
6) THAI / 6,500MT x 1   Discharging port : Mikawa 
             1,800MT 100B in 30kgs p.p.bags 
        +   3,000MT 100B in 1 ton bags 
       +     700MT White Glutinous broken A1 special in 30kgs p.p.bags 
        +   1,000MT White Glutinous broken A1 special in 1 ton bags 
7) THAI / 6,000MT x 1   Discharging

USDA Attache: US Garners 82.73% of 04 Taiwan Rice Tenders

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.) according to information from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service Web site, dated Oct. 8 and released Wednesday.

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.

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