USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Apr 12/07 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Apr and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary

Prices as of Thursday, Apr 12, 2007

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were steady to 35 cents higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Apr                15.60  unch            - -   - -
Oct                15.65  unch            - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Apr                15.60  unch           15.60  unch
Oct                15.65  unch           15.65  unch
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
Apr               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
Apr               120.00  dn 5                    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           16.35  up 10       Newton       14.50  unch
Jamestown          15.05  up 10

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    16.10- 16.85  up 20-10    Garden Cit   15.15  unch
Shallow Water      14.10  up 35       Johnson      15.00  unch
Plains             13.90  up 35       Bird City    15.95  up 35
Leoti              14.10  up 35       Jamestown    15.65  up 10
Ulysses            16.00  unch

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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