USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Apr 17/08 - 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 17, 2008

Weekly Trend: Sunflower seeds were mixed, 65 cents lower to 30 cents higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Apr                26.15  up 30           - -   - -
N/C                26.25  up 10           - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Apr                26.15  up 30          25.65  up 10
N/C                26.25  up 10          26.25  up 10
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           160.00  up 5                    170.00  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           28.95  dn 65       Newton       26.00  unch
Jamestown          28.70  dn 65

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    28.20- 29.45  dn 65       Garden Cit    - -   - -
Shallow Water      27.95  dn 65       Johnson      23.00  unch
Plains             27.75  dn 60       Bird City     - -   - -
Leoti              27.95  dn 65       Jamestown    29.20  dn 65
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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