USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Dec 13/07 - 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 13, 2007

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were steady to 1.00 higher, mostly 50 cents higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Dec                 - -   - -             - -   - -
Jan                 - -   - -             - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Dec                19.85  up 50          19.80  up 45
Jan                19.85  up 50          19.80  up 45
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
Dec               162.00  up 22                   175.00  up 15
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Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location          Price   Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland           19.80  up 50       Newton       20.00  up 100
Jamestown          19.55  up 50

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    19.30- 20.30  up 50       Garden Cit   17.50  unch
Shallow Water      19.20  up 50       Johnson      16.50  unch
Plains             18.90  up 50       Bird City     - -   - -
Leoti              19.20  up 50       Jamestown    20.05  up 50
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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