USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Apr 10/08 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Apr and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary

Prices as of      Thu        Apr 10, 2008

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were mostly 1.90 to 2.25 higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Apr                25.85  up 190          - -   - -
N/C                26.15  up 190          - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Apr                25.85  up 190         25.55  up 190
N/C                26.15  up 190         26.15  up 190
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
Apr               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
Apr/May           155.00  up 3                    170.00  up 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           29.60  up 225      Newton       26.00  dn 50
Jamestown          29.35  up 225

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    28.85- 30.10  up 225      Garden Cit    - -   - -
Shallow Water      28.60  up 205      Johnson      23.00  dn 355
Plains             28.35  up 235      Bird City     - -   - -
Leoti              28.60  up 205      Jamestown    29.85  up 225
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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