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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) |
: |
108
(0) |
|
2. |
Total number of approved rice storage places (Note 1) |
: |
73 |
|
3. |
Total import quantity undertaken for the import period
1 Oct - 31 Dec 2008 |
: |
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 |
|
6. |
Closing stock (excluding reserve stock) |
: |
16,500 tonnes |
|
7. |
Reserve stock for the above import period |
: |
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:
|
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)
|
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007
|
2008
(as at 30
Nov) |
|
Registered stockholders of rice |
52 |
83 |
97 |
94 |
93 |
96 |
108 |
|
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)
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006
|
2007
|
2008
(as at 30
Nov) |
|
Mainland China:
See Mew
Yu Jien
Others
Sub-total |
3.0
8.5
0.1
11.6
|
3.8
15.4
0.2
19.4
|
2.2
11.5
0.4
14.1
|
2.4
9.7
0.9
13.0 |
1.5
16.5
0.5
18.5
|
1.6
13.4
0.7
15.7
|
2.0
26.8
0.4
29.2 |
|
Thailand:
Fragrant
White
Others
Sub-total |
254.7
14.7
13.1
282.5
|
236.3
29.4
12.0
277.7
|
197.4
61.5
15.7
274.6
|
219.5
69.7
16.8
306.0 |
215.6
53.1
15.0
283.7
|
236.5
49.1
15.2
300.8
|
189.8
66.2
14.3
270.3 |
|
Australia:
Inga
Calrose
Others
Sub-total |
14.9
8.6
0.2
23.7
|
13.3
6.1
-
19.4
|
7.8
6.9
-
14.7
|
4.2
5.6
-
9.8 |
2.6
4.9
-
7.5
|
2.8
4.9
-
7.7
|
1.6
3.1
-
4.7
|
| 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 |
|
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)
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007
|
2008
(as at 30 Nov) |
|
Macau
Mainland China
Canada
USA
Others |
3,352
862
609
340
626
|
3,026
786
724
256
128
|
5,452
570
715
456
838
|
3,971
666
627
391
834
|
4,325
661
1,050
36
593 |
5,411
344
995
324
341
|
5,380
521
1,323
232
257
|
|
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) |
|
Mainland China:
See Mew
Yu Jien
Others
Sub-total |
3.3
8.8
0.1
12.2
|
3.7
13.7
0.2
17.6
|
2.9
13.0
0.4
16.3
|
2.4
10.5
0.7
13.6
|
1.6
16.5
0.6
18.7
|
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
|
227.2
26.2
11.5
264.9
|
203.9
60.3
16.1
280.3
|
222.5
69.5
15.8
307.8
|
218.4
56.7
16.1
291.2
|
235.0
49.0
15.0
299.0
|
190.3
64.5
13.8
268.6
|
Australia:
Inga
Calrose
Others
Sub-total |
15.4
9.3
0.2
24.9
|
13.7
6.4
-
20.1
|
8.3
6.9
-
15.2
|
4.1
5.3
-
9.4
|
2.1
5.1
-
7.2
|
3.3
4.9
-
8.2
|
1.5
3.2
-
4.7
|
|
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 |
|
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$/kg)
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
Thai Fragrant:
Jan - Mar
Apr - Jun
Jul - Sep
Oct - Dec
Annual Average |
2.61
2.69
2.89
3.17
2.84
|
2.92
3.32
3.77
3.95
3.49
|
4.11
4.04
3.89
3.62
3.92
|
3.68
3.73
3.62
3.62
3.66
|
3.59
3.68
3.87
4.04
3.80
|
4.12
4.34
4.39
4.51
4.34
|
4.78
6.33
6.78
|
Chinese See
Mew:
Jan - Mar
Apr - Jun
Jul - Sep
Oct - Dec
Annual Average |
3.89
4.39
4.14
4.36
4.19
|
3.50
3.50
3.62
3.14
3.44
|
3.91
3.74
4.29
3.65
3.90
|
4.09
4.33
3.94
4.14
4.12
|
4.21
4.33
4.32
4.45
4.33
|
4.09
4.01
4.22
4.29
4.15
|
4.26
6.65
6.80
|
Australian Inga:
Jan - Mar
Apr - Jun
Jul - Sep
Oct - Dec
Annual Average |
3.45
3.54
3.49
3.83
3.58
|
3.30
3.51
3.42
3.53
3.44
|
3.37
3.52
3.80
4.19
3.72
|
4.62
4.52
4.67
4.63
4.61
|
4.63
4.32
3.70
3.99
4.16
|
4.11
4.54
4.52
4.48
4.41
|
4.64
9.38
9.38
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Note: Import CIF prices are calculated from the information declared by rice stockholders in the import licences.
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Average Retail Prices of Selected Rice Types
(Unit: HK$/kg)
|
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
|
6.54
6.62
6.70
6.72
6.65
|
6.65
6.85
6.97
6.75
6.81
|
6.77
6.64
6.52
6.32
6.56
|
6.33
6.44
6.59
6.90
6.57
|
6.96
7.20
7.25
7.32
7.18
|
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
|
6.51
6.46
6.38
6.26
6.40
|
6.20
6.58
6.50
6.67
6.49
|
6.28
6.37
6.52
6.44
6.40
|
6.39
6.31
6.26
6.44
6.35
|
6.85
6.83
6.67
6.86
6.80
|
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
|
6.56
6.76
6.77
6.84
6.73
|
6.86
7.04
7.14
7.27
7.08
|
7.25
7.32
7.52
7.09
7.29
|
6.49
6.34
6.50
7.06
6.60
|
7.36
7.58
7.60
7.71
7.56
|
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)
| ¡@ |
Reserve stock |
|
Before 1998 |
45,000 |
|
1998 - 2000 (Jun) |
40,000 |
|
2000 (Jul - Dec) |
27,000 |
|
2001 |
19,000 |
|
2002 |
13,500 |
|
2003 (Note) |
12,700 |
|
2004 |
13,500 |
|
2005 |
14,200 |
|
2006 |
13,800 |
|
2007 |
13,800 |
|
2008 (Jan - Mar) |
14,400 |
|
2008 (Apr - Jun) |
14,400 |
|
2008 (Jul - Sep) |
15,400 |
|
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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