USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Jul 11/02 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jul and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary
Prices as of Thursday, July 11, 2002

Weekly Trends: 
Sunflower Seeds were steady to 105 cents higher, mostly 35 to 65 cents higher.
Sunflower Meal was steady to 5.00 higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report 
         Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To     Red Wing          Fargo            Enderlin     
Arrive     MN                ND               ND           
Jul        11.55    up 35    12.05   up 105   12.05   up 105
Aug        11.35    up 35    11.50   up 50    11.15   up 35
Sep        10.15    - -      9.80    - -      9.65    - - 
Oct/Nov    10.15    up 20    9.80    up 40    9.65    up 25

NuSun - Mid-Oleic 
Jul        - -               12.70   up 100   12.70   up 105
Aug        - -               12.10   up 40    11.80   up 35
Sep        - -               10.40   - -      10.25   - - 
Oct/Nov    - -               10.40   up 40    10.25   up 25
                    
US 1 Sunflower basis 40% Oil.
Crude Sunflower Oil FOB Dock Plant    
FOB    North Dakota/Minnesota-Dollars per cwt    Gulf - Dollars per metric ton
Jun    Not Available due to lack of supply       Not Available - lack of supply

Sunflower Meal, FOB Dock Plant - Dollars per short ton
          Red Wing, MN            West Fargo, ND          Enderlin, ND
          28 Pct Protein          32 Pct Protein          35 Pct Protein
          Price     Change        Price     Change        Price     
Change 
Jul       100.00    unch          103.00    up 3.00       140.00    up 5.00
Aug       - -       - -           - -       - -           110.00    - - 

           East River South Dakota
Sunflower Seeds Closing Elevator Bids prices per CWT
US 1 Sunflower Basis 40 Pct Oil
Mitchell     13.50    - -

                 Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
Location       Price    Change      Location     Price   Change
Goodland 11.30-11.80    up 65       Delphos      13.00   unch
Shallow Water  10.35    up 65       Big Bow      9.90    up 65
Hugoton         9.80    up 65       Plains       9.80    up 65
Leoti          10.35    up 65       Johnson      9.85    - -  
Bird City      11.00    - -  

NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Goodland 11.40-11.95    up 55-65

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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