USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Mar 13/08 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Mar and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary

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Prices as of Thursday, Mar 13, 2008

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were 150 to 310 cents lower.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Mar                26.60  dn 310          - -   - -
N/C                26.00  dn 150          - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Mar                26.60  dn 310         29.70  unch
N/C                26.00  dn 150         27.50  unch
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
Mar               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
Mar               200.00  dn 5                    215.00  dn 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           28.30  dn 290      Newton       26.50  unch
Jamestown          28.05  dn 290

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    27.65- 28.80  dn 290      Garden Cit   20.00  unch
Shallow Water      27.30  dn 290      Johnson      27.00  unch
Plains             26.75  dn 315      Bird City     - -   - -
Leoti              27.30  dn 290      Jamestown    28.55  dn 290
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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