USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 14/08 - 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 14, 2008

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were mostly 1.50 to 1.75 higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Feb                27.90  up 170          - -   - -
N/C                26.00  up 150          - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Feb                27.90  up 170         27.90  up 170
N/C                26.00  up 150         26.00  up 150
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               207.00  dn 15                   235.00  dn 5
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Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location          Price   Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland           28.00  up 175      Newton       22.00  unch
Jamestown          27.75  up 175

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    27.50- 28.50  up 175      Garden Cit   20.00  up 100
Shallow Water      27.50  up 175      Johnson      20.00  up 150
Plains             27.20  up 175      Bird City    18.50  unch
Leoti              27.50  up 175      Jamestown    28.25  up 175
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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