USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Jan 17/08 - 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 17, 2008

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were mostly .55 to 1.05 higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Jan                21.85  no comp         - -   - -
Feb                 - -   - -             - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Jan                21.85  up 105         21.85  up 105
Feb                21.85  up 95          21.85  up 95
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
Jan               222.00  up 12                   235.00  up 20
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Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location          Price   Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland           21.10  up 55       Newton       21.00  up 100
Jamestown          20.85  up 55

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    20.60- 21.60  up 55       Garden Cit   18.50  up 50
Shallow Water      20.60  up 55       Johnson      18.50  up 100
Plains             20.30  up 55       Bird City    20.65  unch
Leoti              20.60  up 55       Jamestown    21.35  up 55
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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