Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HALPERN BARUCH
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RiceBran Technologies [RIBT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6720 N SCOTTSDALE RD, SUITE 390		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/18/2013
(Street)

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85253		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy $ 16 12/18/2013   J     7,143 07/31/2012 07/31/2017 Common Stock 7,143 (1) 0 D  
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy $ 14 12/18/2013   J     208 08/31/2012 08/31/2017 Common Stock 208 (1) 0 D  
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy $ 14 12/18/2013   J     1,786 07/31/2012 07/31/2017 Common Stock 1,786 (1) 0 D  
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy $ 14 12/18/2013   J     89 05/17/2012 05/17/2017 Common Stock 89 (1) 0 D  
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy $ 16 12/18/2013   J     178,571 01/18/2012 07/31/2017 Common Stock 178,571 (1) 0 I The Shoshana Shapiro Halpern Revocable Trust
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy $ 14 12/18/2013   J     5,089 01/18/2012 01/18/2017 Common Stock 5,089 (1) 0 D  
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy $ 14 12/18/2013   J     1,607 01/17/2012 01/17/2017 Common Stock 1,607 (1) 0 D  
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy $ 14 12/18/2013   J     34,619 07/01/2009 01/18/2017 Common Stock 34,619 (1) 0 I Baruch Halpern Revocable Trust
Baruch Halpern Revocable Trust $ 14 12/18/2013   J     2,284 07/01/2009 01/18/2017 Common Stock 2,284 (1) 0 D  
10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note Due 2015 $ 14 12/18/2013   J     $ 100,000 07/31/2012 07/31/2015 Common Stock 7,143 (1) $ 0 D  
10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note Due 2015 $ 14 12/18/2013   J     $ 2,500,000 01/18/2012 07/31/2015 Common Stock 178,571 (1) $ 0 I The Shoshana Shapiro Halpern Revocable Trust
Right to Common Stock (1) 12/18/2013   J   42,665     (1)   (1) Common Stock 42,665 (1) 42,665 D  
Right to Common Stock (1) 12/18/2013   J   610,268     (1)   (1) Common Stock 610,268 (1) 610,268 I The Shoshana Shapiro Halpern Revocable Trust
Right to Common Stock (1) 12/18/2013   J   57,122     (1)   (1) Common Stock 57,122 (1) 57,122 I Baruch Halpern Revocable Trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HALPERN BARUCH
6720 N SCOTTSDALE RD
SUITE 390
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85253		   X      

Signatures

 J. Dale Belt, by power of attorney   12/19/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Effective as of November 13, 2013, Mr. Halpern agreed to exchange warrants to purchase 231,396 shares of common stock for 710,055 shares of our common stock (the Shares). Additionally, Mr. Halpern agreed to amend his subordinated convertible notes to reduce the interest rate under the notes to five percent (5%) from ten percent (10%) and to remove the conversion feature and anti-dilutive protections under the note. The Shares are not issuable until RiceBran Technologies shareholders approve an increase in the authorized number of shares. If the shareholders do not approve to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock by July 1, 2014, the interest rate on the notes will increase to ten percent (10%). The warrant exchange and amendment to the notes were contingent upon our raising of at least $7.0 million, which occurred December 18, 2013.

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