USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Nov 9/06 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Nov and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary

Prices as of Thursday, Nov 09, 2006

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were steady to 50 cents higher, mostly 15 to 25 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
Nov          - -    - -        12.65  up 15      - -    - -
Dec          - -    - -        12.50  up 25      - -    - -

NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Nov          - -    -  -       12.65  up 15      12.65  up 15
Dec          - -    - -        12.50  up 25      12.50  up 50
US 1 Sunflower basis 40% Oil

Crude Sunflower Oil FOB Dock Plant
FOB       ND/MN - Dollars per cwt        Gulf - Dollars per metric ton
Nov       Not Available                  Not Available

Sunflower Meal, FOB Dock Plant - Dollars per short ton
          West Fargo, ND          Enderlin, ND
          32 Pct Protein          35 Pct Protein
          Price     Change        Price    Change
Nov       95.00     unch          110.00   up 10.00

Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location         Price    Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland         12.25    up 25       Jamestown   10.95   up 25
Garden City      11.75    up 25       Newton      11.25   unch

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland   12.50-13.25    up 25       Jamestown  11.95    up 25
Shallow Water    12.15    up 25       Bird City  12.35    up 25
Plains           11.95    up 50       Leoti      12.15    up 25
Ulysses          11.25    up 50       Johnson    11.50    up 25

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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