USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Dec 20/07 - 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 20, 2007

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were mixed, 10 cents lower to 1.00 higher, mostly 10 cents lower
to 10 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                19.90  up 5           19.90  up 10
Jan                19.90  up 5           19.90  up 10
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               172.00  up 10                   185.00  up 10
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Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location          Price   Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland           19.70  dn 10       Newton       20.00  unch
Jamestown          19.45  dn 10

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    19.20- 20.20  dn 10       Garden Cit   17.50  unch
Shallow Water      19.10  dn 10       Johnson      17.50  up 100
Plains             18.80  dn 10       Bird City     - -   - -
Leoti              19.10  dn 10       Jamestown    19.95  dn 10
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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