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Rice
Statistics
Summary Statistics on Rice
Summary Statistics on Rice (position at as 30 November 2008)
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1. |
Total number of registered stockholders of rice (Note 1 ) (of which new stock stockholder) |
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108 (0) |
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2. |
Total number of approved rice storage places (Note 1) |
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73 |
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3. |
Total import quantity undertaken for the import period 1 Oct - 31 Dec 2008 |
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77,400 tonnes (Note 2 ) |
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4. |
Quantity imported out of the import quantity undertaken at (3) above |
: |
44,800 tonnes |
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5. |
Quantity consumed in the above import period (sold and cleared from approved rice storage place) (Note 3) |
: |
53,300 tonnes |
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6. |
Closing stock (excluding reserve stock) |
: |
16,500 tonnes |
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7. |
Reserve stock for the above import period |
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13,200 tonnes |
Note 1 :Please click here and here for details on the lists of registered stockholders of rice and approved rice storage places respectively.
Note 2: A more detailed breakdown of the import quantity undertaken by the registered rice stockholders is as follows:
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Undertaken import quantity (Unit : tonnes) |
No. of stockholders |
| 0 |
26 |
| 0 - below 250 |
39 |
| 250 - below 500 |
13 |
| 500 - below 1,000 |
9 |
| 1,000 - below 1,500 |
8 |
| 1,500 - below 2,000 |
3 |
| 2,000 and above |
10 |
| Total |
108 |
Note 3: The actual consumption of rice in the fourth quarters of 2006 and 2007 was about 80,700 and 84,900 tonnes respectively.
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No. of Registered Rice Stockholders and Approved Rice Storage Places
(As at end of year unless otherwise specified)
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007
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2008 (as at 30 Nov) |
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Registered stockholders of rice |
52 |
83 |
97 |
94 |
93 |
96 |
108 |
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Approved rice storage places |
35 |
51 |
68 |
70 |
73 |
68 |
73 |
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Imports into Hong Kong by Origin and Rice Types
(Unit: 000 tonnes)
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006
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2007
|
2008 (as at 30 Nov) |
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Mainland China:
See Mew Yu Jien Others
Sub-total |
3.0 8.5 0.1
11.6
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3.8 15.4 0.2
19.4
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2.2 11.5 0.4
14.1
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2.4 9.7 0.9
13.0 |
1.5 16.5 0.5
18.5
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1.6 13.4 0.7
15.7
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2.0 26.8 0.4
29.2 |
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Thailand:
Fragrant White Others
Sub-total |
254.7 14.7 13.1
282.5
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236.3 29.4 12.0
277.7
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197.4 61.5 15.7
274.6
|
219.5 69.7 16.8
306.0 |
215.6 53.1 15.0
283.7
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236.5 49.1 15.2
300.8
|
189.8 66.2 14.3
270.3 |
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Australia:
Inga Calrose Others
Sub-total |
14.9 8.6 0.2
23.7 |
13.3 6.1 -
19.4
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7.8 6.9 -
14.7
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4.2 5.6 -
9.8 |
2.6 4.9 -
7.5
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2.8 4.9 -
7.7
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1.6 3.1 -
4.7
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| USA |
5.3 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| Vietnam |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
| Others |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
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Total: |
323.8 |
322.2 |
307.8 |
336.8 |
312.9 |
332.3 |
307.9 |
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Re-Exports by Destination
(Unit:tonnes)
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007
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2008 (as at 30 Nov) |
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Macau
Mainland China
Canada
USA
Others |
3,352
862
609
340
626
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3,026
786
724
256
128
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5,452
570
715
456
838
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3,971
666
627
391
834
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4,325
661
1,050
36
593 |
5,411
344
995
324
341
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5,380
521
1,323
232
257
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Total: |
5,789 |
4,920 |
8,031 |
6,489 |
6,665 |
7,415 |
7,713 |
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Local Consumption by Origin and Rice Types
(Unit: 000 tonnes)
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 (as at 30 Nov) |
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Mainland China:
See Mew Yu Jien Others
Sub-total |
3.3 8.8 0.1
12.2
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3.7 13.7 0.2
17.6
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2.9 13.0 0.4
16.3
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2.4 10.5 0.7
13.6
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1.6 16.5 0.6
18.7
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1.7 13.3 0.6
15.6 |
1.7
25.2 0.4
27.3 |
Thailand:
Fragrant White Others
Sub-total |
260.0 13.0 13.1
286.1
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227.2 26.2 11.5
264.9
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203.9 60.3 16.1
280.3
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222.5 69.5 15.8
307.8
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218.4 56.7 16.1
291.2
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235.0 49.0 15.0
299.0
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190.3 64.5 13.8
268.6
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Australia:
Inga Calrose Others
Sub-total |
15.4 9.3 0.2
24.9
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13.7 6.4 -
20.1
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8.3 6.9 -
15.2
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4.1 5.3 -
9.4
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2.1 5.1 -
7.2
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3.3 4.9 -
8.2
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1.5 3.2 -
4.7
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USA |
6.0 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
| Vietnam |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
| Others |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
6.1 |
2.7 |
| Total: |
329.9 |
308.2 |
315.9 |
339.1 |
320.2 |
329.9 |
305.3 |
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Per Capita Consumption
(Unit: kg)
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
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Per capita consumption |
49 |
45 |
46 |
49 |
47 |
48 |
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Average Rice Import CIF (Cost Insurance Freight) Prices of Selected Rice Types
(Unit: HK$/kg)
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Thai Fragrant:
Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec
Annual Average |
2.61 2.69 2.89 3.17
2.84
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2.92 3.32 3.77 3.95
3.49
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4.11 4.04 3.89 3.62
3.92
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3.68 3.73 3.62 3.62
3.66
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3.59 3.68 3.87 4.04
3.80
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4.12 4.34 4.39 4.51
4.34
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4.78 6.33 6.78
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Chinese See Mew:
Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec
Annual Average |
3.89 4.39 4.14 4.36
4.19
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3.50 3.50 3.62 3.14
3.44
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3.91 3.74 4.29 3.65
3.90
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4.09 4.33 3.94 4.14
4.12
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4.21 4.33 4.32 4.45
4.33
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4.09 4.01 4.22 4.29
4.15
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4.26 6.65 6.80
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Australian Inga:
Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec
Annual Average |
3.45 3.54 3.49 3.83
3.58
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3.30 3.51 3.42 3.53
3.44
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3.37 3.52 3.80 4.19
3.72
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4.62 4.52 4.67 4.63
4.61
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4.63 4.32 3.70 3.99
4.16
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4.11 4.54 4.52 4.48
4.41
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4.64 9.38 9.38
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Note: Import CIF prices are calculated from the information declared by rice stockholders in the import licences.
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Average Retail Prices of Selected Rice Types
(Unit: HK$/kg)
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Thai Fragrant:
Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec
Annual Average |
7.37 7.39 7.25 6.94
7.24
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6.54 6.62 6.70 6.72
6.65
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6.65 6.85 6.97 6.75
6.81
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6.77 6.64 6.52 6.32
6.56
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6.33 6.44 6.59 6.90
6.57
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6.96 7.20 7.25 7.32
7.18
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7.79 9.60 10.87
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Chinese See Mew: Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec
Annual Average |
6.85 6.72 6.99 6.76
6.83
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6.51 6.46 6.38 6.26
6.40
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6.20 6.58 6.50 6.67
6.49
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6.28 6.37 6.52 6.44
6.40
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6.39 6.31 6.26 6.44
6.35
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6.85 6.83 6.67 6.86
6.80
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7.68 8.88 10.29
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Australian Inga:
Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec
Annual Average |
7.15 7.12 6.98 6.76
7.00
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6.56 6.76 6.77 6.84
6.73
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6.86 7.04 7.14 7.27
7.08
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7.25 7.32 7.52 7.09
7.29
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6.49 6.34 6.50 7.06
6.60
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7.36 7.58 7.60 7.71
7.56
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8.27 10.92 12.54
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Note: Retail prices are calculated from information collected from field surveys to a number of supermarkets in Hong Kong. They represent the average prices of a few selected brands of the above three rice types.
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Reserve Stock
(Unit: tonnes)
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Reserve stock |
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Before 1998 |
45,000 |
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1998 - 2000 (Jun) |
40,000 |
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2000 (Jul - Dec) |
27,000 |
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2001 |
19,000 |
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2002 |
13,500 |
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2003 (Note) |
12,700 |
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2004 |
13,500 |
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2005 |
14,200 |
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2006 |
13,800 |
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2007 |
13,800 |
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2008 (Jan - Mar) |
14,400 |
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2008 (Apr - Jun) |
14,400 |
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2008 (Jul - Sep) |
15,400 |
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2008 (Oct - Dec) |
13,200 |
Note: From 2003 onwards, reserve stock is maintained at a level sufficient for consumption by the local population for 15 days. The 2003 to 2007 figures are average amounts of the respective year.
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