USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Jan 4/07 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jan and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary

Prices as of      Thu        Jan 04, 2007

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were steady to 85 cents higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Jan                13.85  up 15           - -   - -
Feb                13.85  up 15           - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Jan                13.85  up 15          13.85  up 15
Feb                13.85  up 15          13.40  up 30
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
Jan               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.
Jan               110.00  unch                    120.00  up 5
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Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location          Price   Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland           14.50  up 100      Jamestown    13.20  no comp
Garden City         - -   - -         Newton       12.50  unch

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    14.25- 15.00  up 85-50    Jamestown    13.70  no comp
Shallow Water      13.40  unch        Bird City    14.10  up 85
Plains             13.20  unch        Leoti        13.40  unch
Ulysses            12.75  up 50       Johnson      12.75  up 50


Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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