USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Jul 6/06 - 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 06, 2006

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were steady to 75 cents higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To       Red Wing          Fargo             Enderlin
Arrive       MN                ND                ND
July         - -    - -        - -    - -        - -    - -
Aug          - -    - -        10.75  unch       - -    - -

NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Jul          - -    - -        10.75  up 25      10.75  up 25
US 1 Sunflower basis 40% Oil

Crude Sunflower Oil FOB Dock Plant
FOB       ND/MN - Dollars per cwt        Gulf - Dollars per metric ton
July      Not Available                  No Available supplies

Sunflower Meal, FOB Dock Plant - Dollars per short ton
          West Fargo, ND          Enderlin, ND
          32 Pct Protein          35 Pct Protein
          Price     Change        Price    Change
July      75.00     unch          75.00    unch

South Dakota
Aberdeen - Nu Sunflower   9.25   up 25

Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location         Price    Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland    9.35-10.00    up 50-75    Bird City   9.10    up 75
Garden City       9.00    unch        Newton      8.25    unch
Jamestown         7.95    unch    	

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland   10.35-11.00    up 50-75    Jamestown   8.95    unch
Shallow Water     8.60    unch        Bird City  10.10    up 75
Plains            8.40    unch        Leoti       8.60    unch
Ulysses           8.00    unch        Johnson     9.15    up 50

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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