USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - May 1/08 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending May and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary

Prices as of      Thu        May 01, 2008

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were mixed, 55 cents lower to 70 cents higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
May                26.75  up 20           - -   - -
N/C                27.25  up 20           - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
May                26.75  up 20          26.75  up 70
N/C                27.25  up 20          27.25  up 20
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
May               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
May               155.00  unch                    165.00  dn 10
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Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location          Price   Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland           28.50  dn 55       Newton       26.00  unch
Jamestown          28.25  dn 55

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    27.50- 29.00  dn 55       Garden Cit    - -   - -
Shallow Water      27.50  dn 55       Johnson      27.00  unch
Plains             27.30  dn 55       Bird City     - -   - -
Leoti              27.50  dn 55       Jamestown    28.75  dn 55
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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