USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Aug 21/08 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Aug and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary
Prices as of        Thu        Aug 21, 2008
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
Location                    Price      Change
REGULARS:
Fargo, ND                   26.60      up 50
CO/SW NE/SE WY       23.00  28.00      unch
Goodland, KS                22.95      up 10
Jamestown, KS               22.60      unch
Newton, KS                  22.35      unch
NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Fargo, ND                   26.60      up 50
Enderlin, ND                26.20      up 10
Goodland, KS         21.60  23.10
Shallow Water, KS           21.60      up 10
Plains, KS                  21.45      up 10
Leoti, KS                   21.60      up 10
Johnson, KS                 20.00      unch
Bird City, KS               18.50      unch
Jamestown, KS               23.10      unch
US 1 Sunflower basis 40% Oil
Sunflower Meal, FOB Dock Plant - Dollars per short ton
West Fargo, ND              142.00     dn 1
Enderlin, ND                175.00     up 20
Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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