April 25, 2019

Brent Rystrom
Director and Chief Executive Officer
RiceBran Technologies
1330 Lake Robbins Drive, Suite 250
The Woodlands, TX 77380

       Re: RiceBran Technologies
           Registration Statement on Form S-3
           Filed April 19, 2019
           File No. 333-230963

Dear Mr. Rystrom:

       This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your
registration
statement.

        Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration.
We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action
by the staff.

       Please contact Anuja A. Majmudar, Attorney-Advisor, at (202) 551-3844
with any
questions.



                                                            Sincerely,

                                                            Division of
Corporation Finance
                                                            Office of Natural
Resources
cc:    Chris Chediak