USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Dec 14/06 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Dec and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary

Prices as of      Thu        Dec 14, 2006

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were mostly 10 to 50 cents higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Dec                13.35  up 15           - -   - -
Jan                13.35  up 15           - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Dec                13.35  up 15          13.35  up 15
Jan                13.35  up 15          13.35  up 15
US 1 Sunflower basis 40% Oil
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Crude Sunflower Oil FOB Dock Plant
FOB               ND/MN - Dollars per cwt       Gulf - Dollars per metric ton
Dec               Not Available                 Not Available
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Sunflower Meal, FOB Dock Plant - Dollars per short ton
_                 West Fargo, ND                Enderlin, ND
_                 32 Pct Protein                35 Pct Protein
_                 Price   Change                  Price   Change                   EXCEPT IN LIGHT BLUE AREA.
Dec               110.00  unch                    125.00  unch
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Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location          Price   Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland           12.90  up 20       Jamestown    11.60  up 20
Garden City         - -   - -         Newton       12.50  unch

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    13.05- 13.90  up 10-20    Jamestown    12.60  up 20
Shallow Water      12.80  up 50       Bird City    12.90  up 10
Plains             12.60  up 50       Leoti        12.80  up 50
Ulysses            11.75  unch        Johnson      11.75  unch


Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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