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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 * Rystrom Brent Robert   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 and President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1330 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 250 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2018 (Street) THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380 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 Option, right to buy

$ 2.86

10/01/2018

A

150,000

(1)

10/01/2028

Common Stock

150,000

$ 0

150,000

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

10/01/2018

A

330,000

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

330,000

$ 0

330,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rystrom Brent Robert 1330 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 250 THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380	X		CEO and President

Signatures

Dennis Dykes, by power of attorney		10/03/2018
**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)	The option vests and becomes exercisable as to 25% of the option shares annually beginning October 1, 2019.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
(3)	The RSU shares vest based upon a vesting price equal to the volume weighted average trading price of our common stock over sixty-five consecutive trading days. The RSU shares vest as to (i) 7,500 shares if the vesting price equals or exceeds $5.00 per share, (ii) 22,500 shares if the vesting price equals or exceeds $10.00 per share and (iii) 300,000 shares on the later of (a) October 1, 2019 and (b the date the vesting price equals or exceeds $15.00 per share. The shares covered by the RSU would be issued following vesting as provided in the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and RSU agreement.

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