LONDON - Apr 1 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd declined during the past week, party due to the Eastern shortened trading week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Apr 1. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Apr 1/05 - APK -- Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy does not support the proposal of Economy Ministry about reduction of export duty for sunflower seeds from the current rate of 17%, AP Minister Olexandr Baranivsky told reporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets finished the week against relatively good activity with Tunis buying optional origin wheat and South Korea active on corn markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States were generally down for the seven days closing March 26, shows today's USDA update on the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Controversy over the unintentional release of Bt10 genetically modified corn by Syngenta was given a boost by the decision by the European Commission to look more closely at the situation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Officials in the European Union are not happy with a decision by banana producing nations in Latin America to seek WTO arbitration on the EU's proposed new tariff for bananas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 1/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 62,094 metric tons (MT) of canola and 34,904 MT of soybeans during the week ending March 30. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 1/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 364,287 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SPRINGFIELD - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The USDA released its latest weekly national report covering the sugarcane molasses market in that country. The report covers both cane blackstrap and feed grade merchandise . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHATHAM - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Markets were surprised by the USDA's seeding intentions report, which revealed farmers in that country hope to plant more soybeans that expected by markets, notes William W. Riley, Market Development Manager, Ontario SoybeanGrowers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Fresh vegetable producers in the United States intend to cut seedings of spring vegetables 5% to 214,100 acres of 11 fresh market vegetables monitored by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Processors expect to contract 1.21 million acres of the 5 major processed vegetable crops in the U.S. this year, down 1% from last year, according to the USDA's latest update on vegetable production in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Total planted onion acreage for all seasons in 2005 is forecast at 172,300 acres, down 3% from last year, according to the USDA's latest update on vegetable production in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) and the National Association of Meat Processors (NAMP) have filed an amicus brief in support of an appeal filed by the National Meat Association regarding its efforts to intervene in R-CALF v. USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Interest rates changed on commodity loans disbursed by the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will increase during April. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Irish potato producers in certain designated counties in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon, voting in a January referendum have decided to continue their federal marketing order program. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Hazelnut producers in Oregon and Washington voted in favor of continuing their federal marketing order program. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Producers in the United States voted in favor of continuing the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order, reports the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Dow AgroSciences LLC opened a new Dithane fungicide production unit on an existing industrial site located in Lauterbourg, France. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Sugar production in Mexico is expected to slip from an estimated 5.66 million metric tons (MT) in 2004-05 to a projected 5.6 million MT in the coming season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- The quantity of peanuts grown in Senegal for use by the country's oilseed industry is expected to increase from an estimated 573,000 metric tons (MT) last year to a forecast 600,000 MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Rice production in Sri Lanka has the potential to expand from this season's two million metric ton (MT) harvest to around 2.2 million in 2005-06, argues the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- A return to average yields would see corn production decline in Serbia this year, even though seeded area is expected to advance from 1.202 million hectares in 2004 to a projected 1.3 million hectares this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Barley is a relatively unimportant crop in Serbia, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country, with annual production ranging between 300,000 and 400,000 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Serbian farmers are expected to cut wheat area 14% this year to around 550,000 hectares for a potential 1.9 million metric ton (MT) harvest, down from 2.758 million last season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2.05 - SNS -- Crude palm oil (CPO) production in Malaysia fell 9.2% in February to 1.05 million MT in February 2005, according to data presented by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Wheat consumption has been trending upward in Sri Lanka as consumers try to extend their food dollar by switching into wheat based products when rice prices rise. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- South Korea will continue to rely on imports to meet its grain consumption needs, and that need will increase as the country consciously tries to reduce rice production in response to WTO Pressure to improve access to itsdomestic market, suggests a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- The South Korean government continue to seek special treatment for rice from World Trade Organization (WTO) members through an enlarged minimum market access (MMA) agreement for the 2005-2014 period, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Soybean production has been trending upward in Bolivia in recent years and that is expected to continue through the coming season, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 4 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Durum growers in Australia are being advised to test seed now to avoid admixture problems next harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat market board, AWB Limited, is making its first distribution to farmers participating in its 2004-05 wheat marketing pool, issuing cheques totalling A $594 million to growers who have made deliveries so far this season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Prices received by Canadian farmers is down from year earlier levels, according to Statistics Canada, with the result the January Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) dropped 4.5% below year earlier levels to 93.9, up from a revised December index of 93. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON = Apr 4/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers have successfully used gene-transfer technologies to produce dairy cows that resist a widespread bacterial infection called mastitis. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Apr 4/05 - APK -- During the first half of March Russian crude sunoil market kept negative price trend, caused by domination of supply over demand. This was mentioned in the monthly analytical publication of APK-Inform "Oilseed Market". . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Trading activity in international agricultural commodity markets is off to a relatively slow start this week, with the USDA reporting corn sales and buyers o=in Korea saying they will tender to buy wheat on Wednesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SAN DIEGO - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) elected 17 members to serve on its Board of Directors during the association's 108th annual convention here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOZEMAN - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Crop producers are faced with many critical crop and weed management decisions in the spring, says Montana State University Extension Service Cropland Weed Specialist Fabian Menalled. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Researchers at the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) are studying the economics of managing weeds and corn rootworm in transgenic corn hybrids with conventional insect and weed management strategies . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 4/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 435,335 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 4/05 - SNS -- There was little change in the quantity of dairy products manufactured in the United States when compared to year earlier levels, but output was generally below January, reflecting a shorter month, according to the latestUSDA report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canadian Feed Ingredient Market Summary . . . Subscribers Only

LONDON - Apr 5 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- The USDA is seeking nominations for six upcoming vacancies on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to serve five-year terms from January 24, 2006 through January 24, 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- The USDA is seeking nominations to fill six seats on the Peanut Standards Board between July 1 of this year and June 30, 2008. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Jim Caldwell, Director of Government Affairs for the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, has resigned to pursue other interests. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 5/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 505,437 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) and Agricore United have partnered to introduce a new insurance program aimed at created a more cost effective way to provide security on deliveries to licensed companies by western Canadian grain producers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- The Japanese government has approved imports grain corn, which has been genetically modified to resist glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, as well as insects such as the European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, western bean cutworm, black cutworm and fall armyworm. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Tightening supplies of rice on domestic markets has allowed export asking prices to surge in Thailand, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Vietnamese export markets for rice are holding steady on as shippers cover a relatively large outstanding book, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TAIPEI - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- The Taiwanese government will tender for 12,000 MT of medium grain brown rice this month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- The United States could benefit from Saudi Arabia's temporary ban on imports of Canadian beef, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 6 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- The cost of operating a farming business in Canada rose faster than gross revenue in 2003, according to tax record data reviewed by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Ridley Inc. and the Canadian federal government are the subjects of a class action lawsuit being brought by a Quebec farmer in the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec, District of Montreal. Other defendants are the Solicitor General of Canada and the Ministry of Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a modest improvement in trading activity, with corn sales reported to Egypt and wheat sales to Taiwan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MILWAUKEE - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- North America's agricultural machinery manufacturers expect total retail sales of most major machinery categories to increase this year in both Canada and the United States, according to the 2005 "State of the Ag Industry Outlook" produced by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Monsanto Company reported net income of U.S. $373 million on sales of $1,909 million during the second quarter ending February 28, a solid improvement on the $154 million earned on sales of $1,498 million during the same quarter the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Livestock slaughter activity increased in February, with the total number of animals slaughtered jumping 350,300 head above January to 3.66 million head, up 4.2% from the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Australian researchers have demonstrated land plants can be developed which produce DHA, a healthy omega-3 oil component normally only available from fish sources, and vital for human health. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) and James Richardson International Limited (JRI) will jointly operate their Vancouver port terminals, which are adjacent to one another on the North shore of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 6/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 586,483 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- The United States will not impose antidumping duties on imports of live swine from Canada now that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) says the U.S. industry is not hurt by the imports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States Broiler managed a mixed performance for the seven days closing April 2, 2005, judging from the latest USDA statistics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Feed grain prices will likely remain low through the coming marketing year, believe market analysts working at Agriculture Canada's office here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- Canadian feed grain markets have had to deal with several negative factors during the 2004-05 marketing year, argue market analysts working at Agriculture Canada's office here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 7 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- World cereal grain production could reach 1,971 million metric tons (MT) this year, slightly below last year, but still above the rolling five-year average, according to the April issue of FAO's Food Outlook. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets continued to see relatively good trading levels, helped by indications of future wheat demand from Pakistan and Thailand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- International ocean freight rate levels opened 2005 on an easier note, with rates for most vessel types dropping below their November and December highs, according to comments from the International Grains Council (IGC) contained in this month's food outlook report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its first projections of this year's world production levels, forecasting international wheat output will total 612 million metric tons (MT), down 15 million MT from last year but still well above the average of the past five years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- The quantity of fats and oils consumed in edible and inedible products in the United States in February was down from year earlier levels, but up from the quantity used in January, according to the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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COLUMBIA - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 7/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 584,605 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Apr 7/05 - 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. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- Food manufacturers reported a solid increase in the quantity of eggs used in February, with the USDA reporting a 9% increase over last year at 155 million dozen shell eggs broken. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- CN Rail is baffled by criticism of its service levels by the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), arguing it is doing a solid job of meeting customer shipping orders for grain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- Given the current seeding intentions for the United States, growers of all crops ought to watch for opportunities to price some of their production on weather rallies, suggests George Flaskerud, Extension Crops Economist with the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 8 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Apr 8. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd jumped during the past week on strong gains in offerings of both sheep and live cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The U.S. all orange April 1 forecast for the 2004-05 season is 9.19 million tons, down 2% from the March 1 forecast and 29% below last season's final utilization, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.31 million pounds for March, 1% higher than last month but 18% less than a year ago, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- This year's potato production outlook is starting on a down note, with massive reductions in spring output swamping modest gains in the size of the winter harvest, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States were mainly firmer during the week closing April 2, reveals the latest USDA sector report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Modest increases in the forecast size of this year's citrus crops over initial forecasts are expected, but the revisions will still result in a significantly smaller crop than last year, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Taiwan will lift its ban on imports of U.S. boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age effective April 16, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- ConAgra Foods, Inc. has declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.2725 per share. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.s. Domestic Wheat Supply Demand - Apr/05 . . . Subscribers Only

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CHICAGO - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets picked up its pace at week's end, with over night corn sales reports topping 240,000 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Global oilseed production for 2004-05 is projected at 382.8 million metric tons (MT), down 3.7 million MT from last month, but still record large, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA World Cotton Supply Demand - Apr/05 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- World cotton production and consumption forecasts were again increased by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board, for the eleventh consecutive upward revision. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Projected global 2004-05 coarse grain supply, trade, and use are down from last month but projected ending world stocks are up 2.3% at a forecast 168.52 million metric tons (MT), according to the USDA's World AgriculturalOutlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- World rice production, imports, and ending stocks for 2004-05 are lowered slightly from a month ago to a forecast 74.8 million metric tons (MT), while consumption is up a little, according to the USDA's World AgriculturalOutlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Projected U.S. sugar supply for 2004-05 is reduced 64,000 short tons, raw value, this month, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Small declines are projected for 2004-05 global trade and use, helping boost ending stocks 900,000 metric tons (MT) from last month to a forecast 147.68 million MT, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Boardlatest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Domestic Egg Supply Demand - Apr/05 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The total U.S. meat production forecast for 2005 is little changed from last month, with the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board looking for output to total 85,440 million pounds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Domestic Poultry Meat Supply Demand - Apr/05 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Projected ending stocks for U.S. domestic sorghum and barley were increased from last month on account of smaller than expect domestic feed use, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Domestic Animal Product Price Outlook - Apr/05 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- U.S. domestic milk production forecast for 2004-05 is marginally reduced from last month to 172.6 billion pounds, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA World Soybean Oil Supply Demand - Apr/05 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Projected U.S. 2004-05 ending stocks of corn are up 160 million bushels from last month at 2,215 million bushels due to reduced domestic use and smaller exports, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Domestic Soybean Supply Demand - Apr/05 . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Apr 8/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 59,868 metric tons (MT) of canola and 34,496 MT of soybeans during the week ending April 6. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending March 30 increased from the previous week, ending two weeks of declining activity, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Shipments of grain through Atlantic ports in the United States are up sharply from last year, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 8/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 650,083 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 8/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 13,896,000 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 930,600 MT from the 14,826,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHATHAM - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The latest USDA supply and demand projections were helpful to soybean markets, suggests William W. Riley, Market Development Manager, Ontario Soybean Growers, even though cash markets were down from the previous week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Drought conditions in Brazil have taken an obvious toll on this year's soybean harvest, notes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country in a recent report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 11 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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SYDNEY - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat board, AWB Limited, tinkered with projected returns for this season's wheat marketing pools and adjusted several grades upward in the now closed 2003-04 pool. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Weekly trading on international agricultural commodity markets is off to a slow start, with little business reported over the weekend, amid concern the recent bull run affecting several major commodity markets has run out of steam. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Several Canadian farmers have combined to launch a class action lawsuit against the Canadian government over its handling of livestock imported from the United Kingdom and livestock feed regulations after bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreaks in Europe. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking to amend its regulations for importing swine and swine products into the United States by applying uniform requirements to the European Union (EU-15). . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- CN Rail will offer customers a tool on its website which will let them get carload freight quotes at any time of the day or year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- The Mosaic Company will expand its Esterhazy, Saskatchewan potash facility, adding roughly 400,000 tons of annual capacity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 11/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 650,083 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MBABANE - Apr 11/05 - IRIN -- The recent suspension of Swazi beef exports to the European Union (EU) is expected to exert further pressure on the country's weakening economy. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HARARE - Apr 11/05 - IRIN -- Zimbabweans are bracing themselves for yet another year of food shortages as adverse weather conditions take a heavy toll on crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Agrium Inc. will proceed with the 310,000 metric ton )+(MT) capacity expansion at its Vanscoy, Saskatchewan potash mine, bringing total capacity to 2.1 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 11/05 - SNS -- Canadian dairy producers are being mobilized by the Dairy Farmers of Canada commodity association to convince the Canadian government to impose tariff rate quotas on imports of milk protein ingredients and butteroil/sugar blends. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 12 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of eight new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include fescue and pea. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively quiet, though buyers in Taiwan and Korea said they will be in the market later this month for corn and soybeans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- SeCan named Jeff Reid its new General Manager effective May 1. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Cargill reported net earnings of U.S. $366 million for the third quarter ending February 28, up 35% from the same period a year ago. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Cargill Health and Food Technologies and Diversa Corporation have reached an agreement to discover and develop novel enzymes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- CN Rail and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have reached a tentative agreement on a contract covering 400 locomotive engineers working on CN's former Illinois Central (IC) properties in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Oilseeds which are not suitable for crushing can be a good supplement in cattle rations, says Vern Racz, Executive Director of the Saskatoon-based Prairie Feed Resource Centre (PFRC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 12/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 522,133 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Total sugar production in China is expected to rise 8% in 2005-06 to a forecast 10.9 million metric tons (MT) raw value. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- South Korea's sugar imports and human consumption needs should increase in 2006, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country, reaching 1.68 million metric tons (MT) and 1.2 million MT respectively. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Sugar production in Argentina is expected to total a record 2.05 million metric tons (MT) on a raw value basis in 2005-06 as a result of good profitability in the sector that has invested heavily in improving efficiency at the farm and mill levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Sugar production is expected to decline 300,000 metric tons (MT) in Columbia in 2005-06 to a projected 2.42 million MT due to increased ethanol production starting in September 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Raw sugar production is trending downward in the Philippines on account of weak demand for sugar and current low millgate prices, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Imports are expected to continue to meet all of Nigeria's sugar needs into the foreseeable future, though around 70% of imported sugar is refined locally. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre hope to track down the gene responsible for giving durum wheat its bright yellow color in hopes of giving Canadian varieties a marketing advantage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Vietnamese export markets for rice remained steady against reports of logistical problems meeting export shipping commitments, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Rice markets in Thailand continue to advance in value despite an anticipated slow down in local market activity, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- The most important stone fruit grown in Mexico are peaches, with the country producing unimportant quantities of apricot and cherry; and no nectarines. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Sugar production in Peru is expected to recover this year to a projected 850,000 metric tons (MT) after severe drought slashed the 2004 crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Rising incomes on steady population growth are expected to fuel ongoing expansion in Mexico's demand for oilseeds, argues the U.S. agricultural attache for the country in a recent report on the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Oilseed production levels in Mexico are expected to jump 24% this year from 437,000 metric tons (MT) in 2004-05 to a projected 544,000 MT in 2005-06, according to a recent report by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Cotton usage levels in Taiwan have eased in recent years, resulting in a decline in import volumes from those of 2002-03, according to a recent report form the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 13 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- The advance toward global livestock markets is not coming without potential risks to livelihoods, human health and the environment, warns the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- USDA and Brazilian researchers have found no-till soil management can play an important role in keeping carbon in the soil, rather than allowing it to escape into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HONG KONG - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Malaysia's Golden Hope Plantations Bhd. will buy Unilever South Africa (Proprietary) Ltd.'s 'Crispa' and 'Holsum' frying oils and fats businesses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Analysts at Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd. believe the structure of the Canadian flaxseed market has changed significantly over the past year and that flaxseed is now traded more like a specialty crop than a major oilseed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Kellogg Company will buy Kraft's Nabisco fruit snacks manufacturing facility in Chicago, Illinois. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Canadian soybean producers need to properly consider potential gross returns from high-quality tofu-type non-GMO soybeans in contrast to ordinary varieties when deciding what to seed, cautions Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively quiet, though the USDA reported corn business for the 2005-06 marketing year and the Japanese government issued its first wheat purchase tender of the new fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- ADM will discontinue operations indefinitely at its soybean crushing and refining operation in Tres Passos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Adoption of newer solin varieties is resulting in improving average oil contents, according to annual quality review by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd increased its barley pool indicators for the 2005-06 marketing year by A$5 per metric ton (MT) to between $185 and $195 for malting 1 barley and between $145 and $155 for feed 1 barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd., named Francois Darcas Business Unit Manager of its pulse trading team. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Brazil -- Soybean Usage Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Canada -- Solin Quality Summary . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 13/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 518,873 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States pulled ahead of year earlier levels during the seven days closing April 9, 2005 despite a week over week dip in the number of chicks placed, reveals today's USDA report on the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Turkey hatchery activity declined in the United States as of April 1, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- South Korea's Food & Drug Administration (KFDA) has formalized its policy of zero tolerance for GM content in food labeled as organic. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Turkey produced a record quantity of raisins in 2004, but is unlikely to repeat that in 2005, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MANILA - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Coconut oil and copra meal exports in December 2004 declined by 61.5% and 56.1%, respectively, from the previous year's levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- Crop production prospects in Morocco are not as good as initially expected, with the result this year's barley and wheat crops will be smaller than first thought. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring (CARS), Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW), Canada Western Extra Strong Red Spring (CWES),and Canada Western Amber Durum(CWAD) wheat forthe 2004-05 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 14 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Soybean crush in the United States during March totalled 3,859,557 metric tons (MT), according to the latest data available from the National Oilseed Processors Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about India -- Vegetable Oil Import Sumnmary . . . Subscribers Only

CHICAGO - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained their relatively quiet tone, with little fresh business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Dairy market conditions in western and eastern Europe were reviewed in the latest report on the sector released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- The USDA published its latest review of dairy market conditions in Australia and New Zealand today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- A recent study prepared for the Dairy Farmers of Canada argues Canadian negotiators must link reductions in subsidies with reductions in import duties so as not to perpetuate existing trade imbalances. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Canada's Competition Bureau will allow Olymel l.p., a subsidiary of the La Coop fédérée, and Supraliment l.p., a subsidiary of Groupe Brochu, to merge their activities. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIGALI - Apr 14/05 - IRIN -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank announced on Wednesday the cancellations of a US $1.4-billion debt owed by Rwanda, under their Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, designed to ease excessive debt burdens stifling growth in the developing world. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Despite the fact that agricultural productivity is having trouble keeping up with population growth in many developing countries, the FAO told the 19th session of its Committee on Agriculture that expanding the role of bioenergy will "eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and ensure environmental sustainability". . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Strong bulk ocean freight rates has increased orders for new vessels and contributed to container shortages as exporters seek alternative shipping methods for smaller lots, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 6 slipped from the previous week, offsetting part of the previous week's gains, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 14/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 485,833 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Apr 14/05 - MFB -- Fresh asparagus growers in Michigan are worried about prices they will obtain this year now that Honee Bear Canning, the state's largest asparagus processor, has made it clear that it will not bargain with Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association (MACMA) this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Potatoes Used for Processing - April 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Potato stocks increased in the major producing regions of the United States, with the USDA pegging them at 130 million cwt (100 pound units) as of April 1, up 3% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Ridley Inc. expressed some surprise at being included in a class action lawsuit initiated by farmers in several Canadian provinces claiming damages allegedly suffered due to the closing of the U.S. border to Canadian cattle exports in May, 2003 after the discovery of a BSE infected cow in Alberta, Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Apr 14/05 - 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. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 14/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 14,181,200 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,019,700 MT from the 15,200,900 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Incidences of food borne illness have declined in the United States, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Peach production levels are expected to increase this year in Greece, while apricot output will likely be unchanged from last year, according to a recent report by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Dry weather conditions in Malaysia are expected to force a cane production down from 800,000 metric tons (MT) last year to a projected 784,000 MT, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Most of Venezuela's sugar needs will again be met by imports because domestic production remains low on account of retail price controls and rising production costs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KUALA LUMPUR - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Malaysian oilseed exports showed steady growth in the June through September period of 2004, according to recent data from the country's Department of Statistics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Wheat and barley production prospects have improved in Jordan on account of favorable, well distributed rainfall earlier this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

AUSTIN - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Livestock health officials in Texas will implement the state's cattle tuberculosis (TB) mitigation plan by randomly testing nearly 2,000 purebred or seed stock beef herds for the disease this summer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 15 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Apr 15. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States were mostly up across the seven days closing April 9, reveals the latest USDA report on the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd jumped during the past week as the number of sheep on offer doubled. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers have developed a rapid test kit to allow commercial apiarists and state bee inspectors to see if Varroa mites in a hive have become resistant to the pesticides coumaphos and fluvalinate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets picked up as the week drew to an end, with sales of soybeans, wheat and barley reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Rogers Sugar Income Fund will make a monthly distribution of $0.0334 per trust unit. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- There is limited upside potential to Canadian cattle markets, according to analysts with Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd., and prices would be expected to drift lower into summer as more fat cattle are brought to market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- European Union member states have voted in favor of an emergency measure requiring imports of corn gluten feed and brewers grain from the United States to be certified as free of the unauthorized GMO Bt10. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Market cow prices in the United States are averaging 25% higher than at this time a year ago, and 35% to 40% higher than the five-year average, says Tim Petry, Livestock Marketing Economist, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 15/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 53,279 metric tons (MT) of canola and 36,073 MT of soybeans during the week ending April 13. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 15/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 461,157 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SPRINGFIELD - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The USDA released its latest weekly national report covering the sugarcane molasses market in that country. The report covers both cane blackstrap and feed grade merchandise . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has adjusted payment options for producers of organic wheat and barley grower in hopes of easing tensions with that group of producers over its payment policies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about US Egg Type Chicks Hatched -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about US Egg Type Chicks in Incubators-- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about US Egg Type Chick Intended Placements -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Milk production in the United States increased 3.1% above year earlier levels, reaching 13.8 billion pounds in March. according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about US Broiler Chicks Hatched by Month -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about US Broiler Intended Placements -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Turkey hatcheries placed 277 million poults in the United States during 2004, according to the USDA, down 4% from 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Production of broiler-type chicks in the United States rose 3% last year to 9.33 billion, according to the USDA, continuing the trend of setting new annual records, which started in 1975. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about US Milk Production by State -- Jan-Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about US Milk Production by State -- March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about US Broiler Eggs in Incubator -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about US Milk Production by State -- Oct-Dec 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 17/05 - SNS -- Cargill Limited will buy the beef processing and related assets operated by Guelph, Ontario's Better Beef Limited. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 18 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 18/065 - SNS -- Weekly trade on international agricultural commodity markets is off to a relatively quiet start, with limited new and pending business reported over the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat market board, AWB Limited, upgraded the classification of wheat variety Ventura for southern and central New South Wales. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- The European Union published a list of 26 genetically modified (GMO) products which can legally be sold in the EU. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 18/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 406,434 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- The USDA designated counties in Ohio as primary agricultural disaster areas due to losses caused by extreme weather conditions, with excessive rain, flash flooding, and flooding that occurred from Dec. 23, 2004, through Jan. 23, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canadian Feed Ingredient Market Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Canada -- Export Quality Summary . . . Subscribers Only

LONDON - Apr 19 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Few major changes are expected in the mix of crops planted in Saskatchewan this year, according to seedings intentions estimates developed by the provincial agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a modest improvement in the level of trading activity, with Taiwan buying soybeans and Japan and Turkey announcing forthcoming tenders. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Tate & Lyle entered a licensing agreement with Alleggra Foods Limited giving it the right to manufacture, distribute and market Alleggra's soy-based egg product in the United States, Canada and Mexico. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Corn Products International, Inc. reported net income of U.S. $16.5 million on sales of $613.3 million for the first quarter ending March 31, compared to net earnings of $25.7 million on sales of $592.3 million during the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The USDA is seeking nominations to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service upgraded California's bovine tuberculosis designation from modified accredited advanced to accredited-free. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Soybean futures have done a better job of holding price gains registered in the February through mid-March rally than corn, notes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Bayer CropScience entered a one year non-exclusive supply agreement with Denmark's Cheminova for its Imidacloprid insecticide. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Canada Farm Direct has lined up a preliminary deal for 400 metric tons (MT) of beef per week to South Korea once the country allows imports of Canadian beef to resume. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Cargill will buy an industrial chocolate facility – Schierstedter Schokoladefabrik GmbH & Co. KG (SSF) – from its existing customer, Ludwig Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CALGARY - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) and 23 other organizations have asked the Canadian government to initiate formal dispute settlement mechanisms with the United States over the ongoing closure of the U.SA. border to live cattle imports from Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Sugar cane production in Australia is expected to increase slightly from 5.255 million metric tons (MT) to 5.324 million in 2005-06, despite a downturn in harvested area, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The German textile industry continues to close or relocate production facilities outside Germany due to strong competition from low cost countries, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Rice exports from India reached 1.3 million metric tons (MT) in the January through April period, according to data assembled by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 19/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 349,676 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Raisin imports by Mexico are expected to increase in 2005-06 even though domestic production should expand to around 8,000 metric tons (MT) in the Caborca region, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Nigerian rice production in 2005-06 is forecast at 2.7 million metric tons (MT), up from 2.3 million MT in 2004-05, according to the U.S., agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Optimism about Romania's grain export potential for the 2004-05 marketing year has not translated into action, suggest the U.S. agricultural attache for the country in a recent review of its grain industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Nigeria's imports of U.S. wheat are expected to increase in the coming marketing year, with the U.S. agricultural attache for the country forecasting they will climb from an estimated 2.2 million metric tons (MT) this season to a forecast 2.4 million MT in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Nigerian sorghum production in 2005-06 is forecast at 10.8 million metric tons (MT), up from 8.0 million MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Nigerian corn production has been on a solid, upward trend in recent years, according to a recent review of the country's grain sector by the U.S. agricultural attache there. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Smaller domestic harvests will force South Africa's fruit producers to export less canned fruit this year because of reduced deliveries of fresh fruit to processors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Sugar cane production in Indonesia is expected to slip to 25.5 million metric tons (MT) in 2005-06, resulting in cane sugar output of 1.8 million MT, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Vietnamese export markets for rice eased under quiet trading conditions, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Cotton production is expected to continue rising in Brazil, with the U.S. agricultural attache for the country forecasting output will advance from 1.4 million metric tons (MT) in 2004-05 to a projected 1.5 million MT from 1.2 million hectares in the coming season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Improved supplies of rice on domestic markets resulted in downward pressure on inter-dealer and export asking prices on Thailand's rice market, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The Hershey Company's name change was approved by stockholders, as was an increase in the company's authorized stock. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 20 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Sunflower, soybean and groundnut crops are developing better than initially expected, according to the latest summer crop production estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Summer grain production is larger than initially expected in South Africa, with the latest crop estimates for the country showing better yields for most crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd, will make its first distribution to growers who delivered grain to the company's 2004-05 season Standard and Extended barley pool payment options. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Denmark's Danisco A/S said its subsidiary DH Subsidiary Inc. successful concluded a cash tender offer to buy the common stock of Genencor at US $19.25 per share. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Kraft Foods Inc. reported net earnings of U.S. %713 million on sales of $8,059 million for the first quarter ending March 31, compared to net earnings of $560 million on sales of $7,575 million the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- News about pending wheat and corn tenders in Iraq and South Korea dominated overnight trade news, while forecasts of a near-normal monsoon in India added to the market's fundamental picture for the 2005-06 season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Delta and Pine Land Company -- a commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed -- will commence a modified "Dutch auction" tender offer for 1,739,130 shares of its common stock at a price per share of between $25.00 to $28.75. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Canola Export Quality Summary . . . Subscribers Only

BRUSSELS - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Five of the European Union's new member states are being given more time to calculate the size of and then eliminate surplus stocks of sugar built up prior to their accession in May 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Exchange-wide open interest reached its highest level on record on Monday, April 18, according to the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Illinois Attorney General's office is reviewing pricing and licensing of genetically modified seeds produced by Monsanto Company. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 20/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 389,596 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States Broiler managed a mixed performance during the seven days closing April 16, 2005, judging from today's USDA statistics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- CN Rail will pay a second-quarter 2005 dividend on the company's common shares outstanding. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- CN Rail reported net earnings of CDN $299 million on revenue of $1,706 million for the first quarter ending March 31, compared to earnings of $210 on revenue of $1,438 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- BASF Canada received a minor use registration for the fungicide Headline, for control of common rust and grey leaf spot on all types of corn, including field corn, sweet corn, popcorn and seed corn. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 21 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- 2005 Seeding Intentions and Outlook . . . Subscribers Only

OTTAWA - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Canadian canola crush fell further behind year earlier levels in March, according to results of the latest survey of crushing plants by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- The United Nations World Food Programme believes roughly 350,000 children under five years-old in the West African state of Niger could be suffering from malnutrition. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ISLAMABAD - Apr 21/05 - IRIN -- With the country fast heading towards a water-deficient status, experts at a workshop in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, this week emphasized the need to educate the public about the natural water shortages and efficient management of available water both for household and irrigation purposes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Canadian oilseed plantings will experience a net reduction this year as intended reductions in canola and soybean area offset gains in flaxseed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Summerfallow and grains are attracting the most interest in Canada this year, according to results of Statistics Canada seeding intentions survey. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Imperial Sugar signed a definitive agreement to sell its Sugar Land, Texas refinery site to Cherokee Sugar Land, LP, a joint venture between W.C. Perry Land Development, LP and Cherokee Investments Partners, LLC. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- General Mills, Inc. purchased $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6% Notes due 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Relatively good activity was reported on international agricultural commodity markets as several tenders were processed and officials from France and China entered a supply agreement for wheat in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 21/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 356,526 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Apr 21/05 - 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. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- The USDA designated counties in Texas as primary agricultural disaster areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) and six other organizations submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in support of the USDA's appeal of a preliminary injunction against a rule to expand trade in beef and cattle with Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Hurricane Ivan damaged Jamaica's sugar industry, with the result output on the island is expected to drop from 184,000 metric tons (MT) in 2003-04 to just 158,000 MT this season, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Sugar production in the Dominican Republic is expected to total 510,000 metric tons (MT) this year, down from the 553,000 MT produced in 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Greece may produce more raisins in the coming season even though viable acreage is decreasing as aging farmers cease working the orchards and few young farmers take their places. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Citrus exports from Morocco are registering a better performance than initially expected this season, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Oilseed production in Uruguay stands a good chance of increasing in the coming marketing year on account of strong grower interest in soybeans, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Crop development was slowed by cold weather in Algeria, but there is optimism good rainfall this month will get crops back on track. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 22 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States were largely up for the seven days finishing April 16, according to the latest USDA update. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Hershey Company reported net income of U.S. $118,221,000 on sales of $1,126,414,000 during the first quarter ending April 3, compared to net income of $107,147,000 on sales of $1,013,089,000 during the same period the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Australia's wheat marketing board, AWB LImited has finalized its 2003-04 pools, and will make its fifth and final distribution to growers next week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Apr 22. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Cattle Slaughter - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Calf Slaughter - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Commercial red meat production slipped below year earlier levels, with the USDA pegging output at 3.88 billion pounds in March, down 2% from the 3.95 billion pounds produced in March 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Hog Slaughter - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Red Meat Production by State - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Slaughter Summary - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Tyson Foods, Inc. is throwing its legal support behind the USDA's appeal of a recent court decision that has delayed the reopening of the U.S. border to Canadian cattle imports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Weekly activity on international agricultural commodity markets is finishing on a relatively quiet note, with little fresh business reported over night. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 22/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 57,313 metric tons (MT) of canola and 35,945 MT of soybeans during the week ending April 20. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 13 inched ahead of the previous week, for a third week of increased activity, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 22/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 374,257 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The number of cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on April 1, 2005, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed by State - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed Disappearance - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed Placements by State - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed Placements by Weight - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed by Weight Class - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Apples in Cold Storage - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Broiler Type Chicks Hatched - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Hatchery Production - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Egg production in the United States totaled 7.73 billion during March 2005, up 2% from last year, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Layers and Eggs by State - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Broiler Type Chicks Placements - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Egg Production by Type and State - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Egg Type Chicks Placements - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Egg Type Chicks Hatched - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Stocks of dairy products rose in March, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Layers and Eggs by Type - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Supplies of edible nuts in cold storage in the United States were higher at the end of March when compared to year earlier levels, judging from the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Inventories of fresh and frozen fruit remained above year earlier levels at the end of March, though they were down from month earlier levels, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Total frozen poultry supplies at the end of March were up 7% the previous month, but down 2% from last year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Frozen vegetable supplies dropped 10% during March to finish the month at almost 1,789 million pounds, up 12% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Total red meat supplies in freezers finished March down 2% from the previous month at 932.6 million pounds. By contrast, this is up 6% from the previous year, notes the USDA in its latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Sugar cane production in Nicaragua is not expected to change much in the coming season, forecast unchanged at 4.4 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Soybean and meal duties will be higher in Turkey later in the year, advancing between August 1 to December 31, 2005, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Soybean cash and futures markets advanced during the past week as fund buying again took center stage, argues William W. Riley, Market Development Manager, Ontario Soybean Growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 25 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 25/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 352,749 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 26 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- The USDA is seeking to increase fees charged to cotton producers for classification services be increased to $1.85 per bale for the 2005 crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Canadian farmers continue to see gross incomes pressured by a lengthy period of declining returns for grains, oilseeds and specialty crops, says Statistics Canada in its latest calculation of Canada's Farm Product Price Index (FPPI). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of eight new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include cotton, ryegrass and wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Apr 26/05 - APK -- Ukrainian crude sunflower oil production totalled 111,800 metric tons (MT) in march, according to the data of State Statistics Committee, up 14% from February, but down 8% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Trading on international agricultural commodity markets remains relatively quiet, with little fresh business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Land O'Lakes, Inc. reported net earnings of U.S. $24.3 million on sales of $2.05 billion during the first quarter ending March 31, compared to net earnings of $45.1 million on sales of $2.01 billion during the same quarterthe previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. reported net income of U.S. $57.9 million on sales of $838.5 million during the first quarter ending April 1, compared to net income of $47 million on sales of $713.8 million during the same quarter the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Groupe Danone and Japan's Yakult Honsha Co. will create a jointly own company called Yakult Danone India Private Limited to develop products for India's probiotics market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited, made one change to its Estimated Pool Returns for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 marketing years, lowering next year's durum outlook A$5 per metric ton (MT) because of improved durum production prospects in the northern hemisphere. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Food aid for Kenya will need to be expanded to cover another two million people through August, warns the United Nations World Food Programme, particularly in the arid and semi-arid lands in the northern and eastern parts of the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Plantings this year;'s crops is just underway in Saskatchewan, with about 1% of the crop now in the ground, about the same level as this time last year, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- U.S. suppliers garnered the first public rice tender of medium grain brown for 2005 in Taiwan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- No major changes in crop area are expected in Slovakia this year, with the result the country should again produce an exportable surplus of grain, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Continued growth in the size of China's textile industry is expected to keep fueling cotton imports, which are forecast to grow to 3.3 million metric tons (MT) in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Apr 26/05 - IRIN -- Zimbabwe has turned to Zambia, Uganda and Tanzania for grain imports as the state Grain Marketing Board (GMB) attempts to restock the country's dwindling maize and wheat stocks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 26/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 410,439 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Mid-America Biofuels, LLC, plans to build Missouri's first major biodiesel production plant in Mexico, MO. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) today announced contract calls for straight, tough or damp Canada Western Red Spring (CARS) wheat, and Canada Western Feed (CW Feed) wheat for the 2004-05 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 27 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited, national pool classification panel has finalized the classification of wheat variety H46 in New South Wales (NSW). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- The USDA is seeking nominations for the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- The Indian government released 1.1 million metric tons (MT) of sugar for indigenous free sale during May. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remained relatively quiet with little trade reported. With seeding starting in North America, more market participants seem to be switching their focus to evolving market fundamentals and the beginnings of spring and summer weather markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- American Italian Pasta Company reported net income of U.S. $2.377 million on sales of $100.06 million during the second quarter ending April 1, compared to net income of $7.561 million on sales of $113.35 million during the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 27 - SNS -- American Italian Pasta Company declared a quarterly dividend of 18.75 cents per share. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 27/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 14,615,300 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 994,900 MT from the 15,610,200 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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ST. LOUIS - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 27/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 420,026 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States pulled ahead of year earlier levels for the week finishing April 23, 2005 despite a week over week dip in the number of chicks placed, shows this week's USDA sector report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- Agricore United has again pledged to donate CDN $50,000 worth of planting seed to Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) growing projects in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 28 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Inventories of frozen and chilled red meat in cold storage in Canada started April up 1% from the previous month at 92,556 metric tons (MT), according to the latest stocks data available from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Canada registered a modest increase in hog inventory numbers during the first quarter of 2005 as exports persevered, reports Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Crude vegetable oil production in the United States was up during the first quarter of the 2005 calendar year, helped by higher soybean and corn oil production levels than a year earlier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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MADISON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Dairy market conditions in western and eastern Europe were reviewed in the latest report on the sector released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The USDA published its latest review of dairy market conditions in Australia and New Zealand today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The Brazilian government has ordered Nestle SA to sell chocolate maker Garoto, which it bought in 2002 for U.S. $230 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets saw a solid improvement in the level of trading activity, with business reported to Taiwan, Korea and Japan, along with news of pending tenders for rice, wheat and corn to the Philippines, Algeria and Cyprus. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Kellogg Company reported net earnings of U.S. $254.7 million on sales of $2,572.3 million during the first quarter ending April 2, compared to net earnings of $219.8 million on sales of $2,390.5 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Bunge Limited reported net income of U.S. $98 million on sales of $5,451 million during the first quarter ending March 31, compared to net earnings of $70 million on sales of $5.739 million the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. has achieved ISO 14001 certification for all its U.S. hog production and processing facilities, the first company in that industry to do so. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reported net earnings of CDN $12.748 million on sales of $1,582.3 million during the first quarter ending March 31, compared to net earnings of $18.115 million on sales of $1,194.7 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Canada Bread Company reported net earnings of CDN $11.885 million on sales of $316.9 million during the first quarter ending March 31, compared to net earnings of $12.549 million on sales of $305.4 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) lifted this year's forecast wheat production one million metric tons (MT) at a record 624 million MT, for a 69 million MT improvement over last year. The IGC also forecast production for the coming season at 602 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- World coarse grain production is now projected to be 1 million metric tons (MT) greater than previously thought, with the International Grains Council (IGC) lifting its 2004-05 production forecast to 1011 million, for a 98 million MT improvement over last year. The IGC also forecast production for the coming season at 954 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 28/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 440,626 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 20 declined, ending three weeks of increased activity, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The European Union is unhappy with a World Trade Organisation finding that most of its sugar exports are illegally subsidized. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice market was pressured lower because of an absence of fresh business to support markets, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Stiff price competition from Vietnam failed to dint the spirits of Thailand's exporters, who continued to raise asking prices in the face of relatively good demand, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Production of most dairy products was up over 2003, according to the USDA's annual report for 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The value of poultry and eggs marketed in 2004 was up significantly over 2003, according to the USDA's annual report for the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Milk production increased 0.2% in 2004 to 170.8 billion pounds, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The 2004 gross income from cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, and sheep and lambs for the U.S. totaled $62.6 billion, up 11% from 2003, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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MINNEAPOLIS - Apr 28/05 - 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. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Cash receipts from marketings of sheep and lambs in 2004 were $521 million, up 3% from 2003, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Cash receipts from marketings of cattle and calves increased from $45.1 billion in 2003 to $47.3 in 2004, a 5% increase, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Cash receipts from hogs and pigs totaled $14.3 billion during 2004, up 35% from 2003, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WINNIPEG - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board lowered projected returns for milling wheat for the 2005-06 marketing year, while rising the coming season's durum outlook along with new and old crop feed barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Tyson Foods, Inc. will pay a U.S. $1.5 million fine to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over executive perquisites paid between 1997 and 2003, while former Senior Chairman Don Tyson will pay $700,000. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Bangladesh's imports of crude vegetable oil are expected to continue advancing through the coming marketing year, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country, as local oilseed harvestsfail to keep pace with the country's needs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- This season's sugar production in Costa Rica is expected to end up about 5,000 metric tons (MT) above last season at a record 410,000 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Disinterest in growing cotton this year is expected to result in a significant decline in the size of this year's harvest in Egypt. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The U.S. agricultural attache for China sharply reduced this year's wheat import forecast on account of an improved outlook for the country's crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- Dry conditions in Ecuador's sugar producing areas are expected to result in a smaller harvest during the 2005-06 season, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Apr 29 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States were mostly weaker across the week ending April 23, according to the latest USDA report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DJIBOUTI - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The United Nations World Food Program warns an estimated 30,000 people in Djibouti face serious food shortages following three years of poor rains. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Apr 29/05 - APK -- Ministry of Agriculture of Russian Federation has prepared a program for soybean production increase in Russia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Apr 29. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 29/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 15,007,800 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 940,000 MT from the 15,947,800 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Poultry slaughter activity rose 3% above year earlier levels in March, with the USDA reporting 3.53 billion pounds was certified wholesome. Updated totals for February 2005 show that 3.08 billion pounds were certified. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Poultry Slaughter by Type - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Young Chickens Slaughtered - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Poultry Condemnations by Type - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

CHICAGO - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week;s trading on a relatively quiet note, with little fresh business reported outside the sale of corn to Taiwan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Young Turkeys Slaughtered - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Crude palm oil production in Malaysia ended up at 1.2 million metric tons (MT) in March, rising 16% as the industry entered a cyclical high production season, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The 2004 increase in imports and consumption of cotton in Poland suggests an improvement in the Polish cotton industry's situation, which may be attributable to Poland's accession to the EU in May 2004, argues the U.S. agricultural attache for the country in a recent update. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in Israel improved in 2004, rising 15% to an estimated 563,000 metric tons (MT), according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Italy produced a good crop of peaches and nectarines in 2004, with output rising 26% above 2003 and just above the previous three-year average to total 1.7 million metric tons (MT), according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Saudi Arabian barley imports for the first three months of calendar year 2005 (January-March) increased by 19% compared to the same period last year, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Problems with last year's Florida grapefruit harvest on account of the hurricanes which swept across the state has forced Japanese importers to look further afield for product, notes the U.S. agricultural attache for thecountry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Cotton imports by South Korea are expected to decline in the coming marketing year because of a contraction in the size of the country's cotton processing industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 29/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 64,034 metric tons (MT) of canola and 35,649 MT of soybeans during the week ending April 27. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) reported net earnings of U.S. $269.1 million on sales of $8,484.2 million for the third quarter ending March 31, compared to earnings of $226.8 million on sales of $9,309 million during the same period of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Favorable growing conditions are resulting in rising wheat production forecasts in India, but the country is unlikely to export much wheat, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for India. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Oilseed production in Turkey could decline this year, perhaps slipping from last year's 2.06 million to around 2 million metric tons (MT), according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- This year's rice harvest in India will be larger than initially expected, with the U.S. agricultural attache for the country now predicting a 90 million metric ton (MT) crop, compared with the 2004-05 production estimateof 86 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Wheat production in Kazakhstan is expected to increase in the coming year as projected yields offset a modest decline in seeded area, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- A container terminal will be built in Prince Rupert for opening in the first quarter of 2007, now that CDN $60 million in funding has been secured from the Canadian federal and British Columbia. The terminal plan was announced by CN, Maher Terminals of Canada Corporation and the Prince Rupert Port Authority. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- CN Rail and the United Transportation Union members it employs in Canada have ratified a three-year collective agreement with the company retroactive to Jan. 1, 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 29/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 422,617 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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