USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 7/08 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Feb and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary

Prices as of      Thu        Feb 07, 2008

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were mostly 1.85 to 2.40 higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Feb                26.20  up 240          - -   - -
N/C                24.50  up 90           - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Feb                26.20  up 240         26.20  up 240
N/C                24.50  up 90          24.50  up 90
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
Feb               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
Feb               222.00  unch                    240.00  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           26.25  up 185      Newton       22.00  unch
Jamestown          26.00  up 185

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    25.75- 26.75  up 185      Garden Cit   19.00  unch
Shallow Water      25.75  up 185      Johnson      18.50  unch
Plains             25.45  up 185      Bird City    18.50  dn 215
Leoti              25.75  up 185      Jamestown    26.50  up 185
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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