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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SHORT W. JOHN   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 6720 N SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 390 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2013 (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

10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note Due 2015

$ 0.07

07/01/2013

A

$ 205 (2)

04/09/2013

07/31/2015

Common Stock

2,935

(1)

$ 25,569

D

10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note Due 2015

$ 0.07

07/01/2013

A

$ 205 (2)

01/18/2012

07/31/2015

Common Stock

2,935

(1)

$ 26,027

D

Common Stock Warrant, right to buy

$ 0.08

07/01/2013

A

5,871 (2)

06/19/2013

05/31/2018

Common Stock

5,871

(1)

22,799

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHORT W. JOHN 6720 N SCOTTSDALE ROAD SUITE 390 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85253	X		CEO

Signatures

J Dale Belt, By power of attorney		07/02/2013
**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)	Under the terms of the note and warrant purchase agreement dated January 17, 2013, and as amended, effective May 9, 2013, Mr. Short elected to receive additional convertible promissory notes and associated warrants in lieu of cash interest payments on existing notes and related warrants (Payment in Kind). Under the agreement, each holder that elects the Payment in Kind option receives all interest through June 30, 2014, through the issuance of such notes and warrants.
(2)	Under the agreement, the shares underlying Mr. Short's warrant to purchase common stock and the principal amount of Mr. Short' s notes were increased pursuant to his Payment in Kind election for interest accruing in June 2013.

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