DELHI - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 1/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Japanese consumers are string to feel the impact of the ban on beef imports from the United States, with some restaurants withdrawing beef from their menus because of product shortages. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The Australian Wheat Board (AWB), tweaked projected pool return outlooks for the coming season, decreasing projected returns for the noodle pay grade, ASWN. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- India may not be able to export the quantities of wheat and rice initially forecast by the central government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 2/04 - 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 - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The week opened with light international trading activity, though news from Russia and China underscore the tighter supply situation seen in world markets this season; with China expected to buy more wheat this month and Russia stopping exports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SPRINGFIELD - Feb 2/04 - 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

PHOENIX - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Pecan market conditions and prices were updated for Arizona, New Mexico And West Texas in this report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The USDA continues to try to locate all animals from a herd of cattle imported from Canada which contained a Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) infected animal. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The USDA will get another $47 million for its Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) prevention program under budget proposals unveiled by the Bush administration Friday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The first survey in 40 years of wheat stem sawfly populations reveals most wheat growing areas in Saskatchewan will face problems with the pest this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 2/04 - 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

KIEV - Feb 2/04 - APK -- Until the new crop Ukraine will need to import 700,000 to 800,000 metric tons (MT) of milling grain, the Agrarian Policy Minister Viktor Slauta has told reporters today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Saskatchewan can grow linen-fiber flax, says Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization's oilseed crops specialist Bill Greuel, who was once convinced agronomic conditions in the province made it impossible to produce the kinds of crops seen in country's like the Netherlands. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SAVANNAH - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has started construction of a new berth at the Port of Savanna, which will increase port capacity 20% when it is complete. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Feb 2/04 - IRIN -- A new initiative to strengthen food security and enhance economic growth in East Africa through a sustainable, long term partnership between governments, traders, producer associations, development and aid agencies has been set up in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Feb 2/04 - IRIN -- Mozambique could be facing its third consecutive drought year, according to the latest report by the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWSNET). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has set the interest rate for 1995 and prior crop year commodity loans disbursed at 1.250% during February, down from 1.375% in January 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MULTAN - Feb 2/04 - IRIN -- A silent battle being waged on agricultural lands in southern Punjab, famous for their high-quality cotton output, has just been forced into a higher gear after the re-emergence of a deadly virus that wrought havoc with cotton crops in the early nineties. Eastern Punjab produces about 80% of the crop for Pakistan and the virus could devastate the local economy. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MANILA - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The Philippine agriculture department wants the government to remove the 3% import duty on soybean meal to provide price relief to the country's compound feed manufacturers and hog feeders. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MAUMEE _ Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The Andersons, Inc. has completed its purchase of selected assets of the Farmers Elevator Company of Oakville, Inc. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ARDEN HILLS - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Land O’Lakes, Inc., earned $83.5 million during its 2003 fiscal year, down from $98.9 million for 2002, with a strong fourth quarter again contributing most to the bottom line. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 2/04 - 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

LONDON - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Hog slaughter activity declined in the United Kingdom in 2003, with the total number of pigs processed dropping 11% to a preliminary total of 9,112,000 head, according to data assembled by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 2/04 - 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

QUEENSLAND - Fed 2/04 - SNS - With the hopes of stemming a potentially worsening sunflower rust situation, Department of Primary Industries (DPI) researchers have been using gene pyramids that could provide better resistance against the disease. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Australia's sheep industry is becoming concerned by the recent world-wide spread of the devastating animal disease, bluetongue. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Australian beef exports to Japan posted a solid increase during January, reaching 23,701 metric tons (MT), though shipments to other destinations make it clear Australian shippers diverted product to Japan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The Indian government including some economic measures in today's interim budget which Agriculture Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh hopes will boost investment in agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- USDA scientists are using recently created genomic data for honey bees to speed up their search for disease resistance and other traits. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 3/04 - 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

WHITE PLAINS - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Bunge Limited's fourth quarter did not significantly outperform last year, but the year's results saw significant gains, with net profits leaping 61% to $411 million for the year ending December 31. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 3/04 - 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 - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Trading activity continued to a relatively slow pace overnight, with traders reporting potential business for up to 50,000 metric tons (MT) of corn, wheat and feed barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The drought in parts Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) eased during January in the face of heavy rainfall, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- An indicator an El Niño weather event is building is being discounted by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABM) as coming too early in the year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 3/04 - APK -- According to Vice-President of Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA) Serhiy Stoyanov, Ukrainian traders at the moment have about 740,000 metric tons (MT) of imported milling grain, which has not yet been sold. He said these amounts had not been requested as of the moment. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 3/04 - APK -- According to Interfax-Ukraine, the transnational company Glencore, which is a large trader on Ukrainian grain market, has refused from a legal dispute over Kazanka Grain Elevator (Nikolaev Oblast, South Ukraine) and purchased it from another Ukrainian agrarian market operator - Kernel Group - a source, close to the concluded deal, informed the news agency. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The European Union (EU) has extended the ban on imports of live birds and poultry products from several Asian counties until August 15. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The meat processor, Central Canada Foods Corporation, reports it had its best year in 2003 with annual revenues increased 17% to $17.3 million generating earnings of $0.02 per share and net profits of $349,000. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

REGINA - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Optimism remains about prospects for developing a flax fiber processing industry in Saskatchewan, but more effort needs to go into created a strong foundation says Alvin Ulrich, president of Biolin Research Inc in Saskatoon. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 3/04 - 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. PAUL - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The Minnesota Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) says the state's dairy producers are making good progress in lowering herd somatic cell counts, which rank among the highest of the nation's top 10 dairy states. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOZEMAN - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Plant breeders at Montana State University have entered an intensive phase aimed at developing solid-stemmed spring and winter wheat varieties to improve wheat growers' profits in areas infested by wheat stem sawfly. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Interseeding winter cereal rye could be useful in controlling weeds in fields of organic soybeans, suggest the results of research by a Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) crop and soil scientist published in the January-February 2004 issue of Agronomy Journal. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SPRINGDALE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Tyson Foods, Inc. has started removing trans fat ingredients from its fully-cooked retail and 'child nutrition' labeled school foodservice products. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board's durum wheat export program for weeks 28 to 1 was described as slow by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) in a recent market commentary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Ocean freight rates are expected to continue rising in the immediate future in the face of strong international trade volumes and a material shortage of large ships along with port congestion in China, India and Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 3/04 - 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

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - 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

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced loan rates for wool and mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PITTSBURGH - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- H.J. Heinz Company said Neil Harrison, Executive Vice President, and President and CEO, Heinz North America, has decided to leave the Company to pursue other interests. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Brazil -- Soybean Supply and Use Summary . . . Subscribers Only

GENEVA - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Nestlé S.A. is taking a direct stake in the cosmetics company L’Oréal as a result of a merger between Gesparal and L’Oréal. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Livestock slaughter activity continued its recent three month decline through December, according to data available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 4/04 - 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 - Feb 4/04 - 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

DELHI - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The progress of this year's monsoon in India was updated in this latest report from the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 4/04 - 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 - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 4/04 - 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

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States managed a moderate advance during the week ending January 31, judging from the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 4/04 - APK -- Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA), which incorporates the majority of grain trading companies, working on Ukrainian market, has decreased its maize export forecast from Ukraine in 2003-04 marketing year (August to July) from 1.5 to 1 million metric tons (MT), according to General Director of UZA Volodymyr Klimenko. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 4/04 - APK -- Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA) has been noting troubles with import supplies of rye to Ukraine, UZA Vice-President Serhiy Stoyanov said. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The quantity of dairy products manufactured during December was mostly higher, with the notable exception of butter, according to the latest data available from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KUALA LUMPUR - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Crude palm oil (CPO) production advanced 7.3% from November to total 1.13 million metric tons (MT) in December. However, weak export performance caused stocks to rise substantially during the month, finishing at 1.2 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SANTIAGO - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Chile is looking for a minor increase in walnut production and exports this season on account of unfavorable weather in some producing regions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HONG KONG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Bans on imports of U.S. and Canadian beef by numerous countries on account of the discovery of two cows infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on the continent last year will have a profound impact on beefdemand in the coming year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MOSCOW - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Tight supplies of feed ingredients and high prices on account of last year's droughts in much of eastern and western Europe have forced Russian livestock producers to limit their herds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HONG KONG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- High prices and internal shortages of beef and potential declines in chicken consumption rates are expected to drive a large number of Hong Kong consumers into pork this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MAUMEE - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- The Andersons, Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $6.7 million or $0.91 per diluted share, up from $2.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share during the same period the previous year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Australian researchers hope to have an avian influenza vaccine developed and ready for use in the field later this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 5/04 -- Unusually high rates of subterranean clover stunt virus (SCSV), a potentially serious disease, were discovered in Australian fababeans during last year's disease surveys. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The Canadian stocks in all positions report for December 31 revealed a significant rebound in stock levels from the previous year on account of a major recovery in the size of the 2003 crop harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Fat and Oil Consumption By Class . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Total edible fats and oil consumption declined in the United States in 2003, according to prelimiary data available from the U.S. Bureau of Census, with all categories except inedible oil down. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Canadian wheat stocks are up 28% from last year at an estimated 17.6 million metric tons (MT), according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Feb 5/04 - 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 - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The USDA published its latest review of dairy market conditions in Australia and New Zealand today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 5/04 - 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

OTTAWA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Statistics Canada reported a net increase in oilseed stocks in all positions on December 31, with declines in soybeans and flaxseed more than offset by advances in th quantity of canola on hand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Coarse grain stocks are up sharply from last year, according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada, led higher by massive gains in barley and oat supplies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- France's requirement that enriched foods need prior authorization before they can be sold in that country hinders the free movement of goods within the European Community, reads an EC Court of Justice decision in an action against France. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- An organic home delivery company based here say it is the first Canadian retailer to offer certified organic Fair Trade bananas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 5/04 - APK -- On February 2 Ukrainian veterinary service banned import of live pigs, pork and pork-origin goods, produced in the Portuguese province of Beire Litorate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 5/04 - APK -- Grain crops in Russia in 2004 are expected to end up between 78 and 80 million metric tons (MT), a solid increase from the weather reduced 67.2 million MT harvested in 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Japanese consumers are not getting any relief at the meat counter, with prices of beef rocketing upward on account of the ban on imports from Canada and the United States; poultry rising because of import bans from major Asian suppliers; and pork now soaring because there is not much else to eat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LAKE FOREST - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- CNH Global N.V. reported fourth quarter net income of $29 million compared to a fourth quarter 2002 net loss of $4 million, excluding restructuring charges in both periods. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 5/04 - 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 - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- International trade in agricultural commodities continued at a slower pace through the middle of the week, with the only significant overnight business reported being the Japanese government's purchase of 140,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat from the U.S., Canada and Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- A large contingent of USDA researchers are involved in a project to make it possible for cattle producers in the Appalachian Mountains and the Southeast to produce year-round grass fed cattle for the premium niche market which exists for that type of beef. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 5/04 - 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

JOHANNESBURG - Feb 5/04 - IRIN -- Households in the maize-based agricultural areas of southern and central Angola are facing greater food insecurity than those in the northern and eastern cassava belt. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 5/04 - 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 - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- General Mills, Inc. has received a “Wells Notice” from the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with the Commission's inquiry concerning the company's sales practices and related accounting. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATCHISON - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- MGP Ingredients, Inc. reported U.S. $1,834,000, or 24 cents per share, net income on sales of $59,409,000 during the second quarter ending December 31, a substantial increase from the $48,000 realized on sales of $44,408,000 during the same quarter the previous year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Loan rates for 32004 crop corn, grain sorghum and soybeans were announced by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Feb and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

CANBERRA - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Australian grain stocks returned to more normal levels as of December 31 after the previous year's stock levels were reduced by drought, notes the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The Australian Barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd., is making another distribution of funds realized from its 2002-03 marketing pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Agricultural Experiment Station released two soybean varieties -- a transgenic soybean variety named RG405RR and a non-transgenic soybean named LaMoure. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 6. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Canadian egg production finished the 2003 calendar year with a seasonal increase in output, resulting in a marginal gain for the year compared to 2002. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Dairy product markets finished the week ending January 31 on a down note with all product categories except nonfat dry milk slipping in value on the week, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 6/04 - 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 DELHI - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Cereal and coarse grain seedings during India's rabi or winter season appear to be heading for an above normal level on account of good soil moisture conditions and ample irrigation reserves, judging from the latest information available from the country's Ministry of Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Marvin Wiens will retire at the end of this month as a delegate and member of the Board of Directors of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, following four consecutive terms as President and Chairman of the Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- India's rabi or winter season crops are off to an excellent start this year, with plantings of oilseeds such as rapeseed and mustard advancing at an above normal pace, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 6/04 - 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

SYDNEY - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- A good quantity of livestock moved through online auctions maintained by Australia's AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 59,384 metric tons (MT) of canola and 30,158 MT of soybeans during the week ending February 4. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Exporters in the United States sold 120,000 metric tons (MT) of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 6/04 - APK -- On the last eleven days of January the temperature conditions for wintering of grains and perennial grasses in Ukraine were generally satisfactory, Ukrainian Centre for Hydro-Meteorology has informed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 6/04 - APK -- Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA) has informed that companies with foreign investments, which are the main importers of grain to Ukrainian market, are not eligible for the 180-day VAT payment postponement in imports of grains through issuance of bills. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OSAKA - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Kubota Corp. reported net sales for the three quarters ending December 31 reached 619.3 billion yen or roughly $5.87 billion, an increase of 9.6 billion yen (1.6 %) or about $9 million compared with the same period of the prior year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SAN FRANCISCO - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Del Monte Corporation, and DLM Foods Canada Corp. sold their rights in the IVD(R) and Medi-Cal(R) brands and rights in the Techni-Cal(R) brand in the United States and Canada, to Royal Canin for $82.5 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DECATUR - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Archer Daniels Midland Company said it is looking to close its rapeseed processing facility in Leer, Germany. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Japanese agriculture department officials have opened talks with China and Thailand to allow trade in cooked chicken products to resume. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 6/04 - 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 - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 6/04 - 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

BEIJING - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Cotton seedings in China's Shandong and Jiangxi Provinces are expected to rise this year, reports Xinhua news agency. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about India -- Oilmeal Export Summary . . . Subscribers Only

ATLANTA - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 11,652,600 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 5,163,000 MT from the 6,489,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Export prices for most grades of Thai rice remain under pressure on account of slack export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BUENOS AIRES - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Argentine beef exports should expand to around 420,000 metric tons (MT) in 2004 in the face of steady export demand and strong international prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Vietnam's internal rice markets remains firm on account of tight supplies, with prices expected to continue drifting up and until the harvest peaks in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The European Union ended 2003 as a net exporter of beef on account of a 20% reduction in export sales stemming from the high Euro exchange rate and the fact the region has not fully recovered from its Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The pig meat sector in the European Union experienced a tough year in 2003, struggling with high feed prices and low returns from the sale of animals and meat, as well as the Russian Tariff Rate Quota. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HONG KONG - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The United States is expected to benefit from the impact of avian influenza on trade flows within southeast Asia and strong poultry markets on account of import bans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WARSAW - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Red meat production is expected to decline 7.2% in Poland this year to around 1.92 million metric tons (MT) as a result of herd reductions stemming from feed grain shortages from last year's harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WARSAW - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- After peaking in mid 2003 the hog inventories cycle is expected to decline in 2004 from 43.7 million head in 2003 to 41.65 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WARSAW - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Dairy cows dominate the Polish beef meat market with beef breeds virtually non-existent in Poland. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Oil yields from the 2003 sunflower crop are down from the previous year, according to the country's largest oilseed processors, dropping from an average 45% in 2002 to just 40%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 7/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Australia's wheat marketing board believes this year's wheat harvest will reach a record 25 million metric tons (MT), a massive increase from last year's drought reduced 9.7 million MT harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The United States and Australia signed a free trade agreement in Washington today, giving duty free access to the United States for over 97% of Australia's manufacturing exports and a zero tariff on 66% of the agricultural tariffs now in place. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Information contained in the U.S. fact sheet on the Australia United States free trade agreement (AUSFTA) signed today adds details to some of the information provided by the Australian government and makes it clear Australia's marketing boards may not be able to continue doing business as usual. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- The Australian government published a fact sheet today, which outlines the primary terms of the free trade agreement (AUSFTA) signed with the United States today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Some agriculture groups in Australia are critical of the Australia and United States free trade agreement (AUSFTA) signed over the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Poultry slaughter activity posted a significant year over year advances, according to the latest data available from the USDA, as well as increasing from November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Feb 9/04 - IRIN -- Food security in the central Tanzanian regions of Dodoma and Singida is worsening as stocks run out and alternative means of obtaining food are constrained, the USAID-funded Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET)reported on Friday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Exporters in the United States sold 110,000 metric tons (MT) of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- World Food Program (WFP) representatives say food grain stocks are nearly exhausted in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and urgent intervention by the international community is needed to help feed 6.5 million ofthe country's hungriest people until food aid supplies in the pipeline start arriving. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ORLANDO - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- AGIIS 2.2 (Agriculture Industry Identification System) is being launched here this week at the annual membership conference for RAPID, Inc., a not-for-profit internet based business organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Feb 9/04 - IRIN -- Most southern African countries may not be able to meet their food requirements for the 2004-05 season as a result of poor rains, a regional food security meeting in Mozambique warned. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS - Agriculture Canada expects Canadian farmers to boost oilseed plantings 545,000 hectares or 1.37 million acres to 7.077 million hectares or 17.5 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 9/04 - APK -- According to operative information from sugar industry union "Soyuzrossakhar" as of February 4, 2004, Russian refinery plants received into processing since the start of the year 273,400 metric tons (MT) of cane-origin raw sugar, processed 229,500 MT and produced 226,000 MT of final product. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS - Agriculture Canada expects Canadian farmers to cut wheat and coarse grain plantings this year as they move land into oilseeds in response to the current season's bull market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 9/04 - 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 - Feb 9/04 - 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

SPRINGFIELD - Feb 9/04 - 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

FARGO - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The weekend signing of a free trade agreement between the United States and Australia was called "a missed opportunity to correct one of the major wrongs in the world wheat market," says North Dakota Wheat Commission Administrator Neal Fisher. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 9/04 - 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 - Feb 9/04 - 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 - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ABIDJAN - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Palm oil production is expected to increase across the 2003-04 crop year as the Cote d'Ivoire brings 26,000 hectares of replanted trees into production in response to higher grower returns and an improved security situation in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Poultry meat production declined across the European Union in 2003 as a result of last summer's heat wave and an outbreak of avian influenza in the Netherlands. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TAIPEI - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Taiwan offers organic commodity and food producers an important outlet for their production as interest in this type of food rises with the incomes and education levels of the people. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The Ukraine will remain a buyer of food grains through much of the first half of the current calendar year and will need to diversify its sources of supply to make up for rapidly diminishing supplies in Kazakhstan and Russia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TAIPEI - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Rising incomes and worries about the safety and healthfulness of foods is stimulating interest in Taiwan in buying organic products among Taiwan's upper income earners. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SOUTH PERTH - Feb 9/04 - SNS - There can always be a drawback to better farming, and this time it is a great increase in lupin anthracnose infections. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Co-operative Bulk Handling Limited (CBH) is going ahead with a multi-million dollar upgrade of its Albany port terminal to improve services to Australia's Great Southern grain growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Australian Citrus Growers Inc (ACG) were pleased by the results of the free trade negotiation between Australia and the United States and hope the AUSFTA wins the approval of both the U.S. congress and Australian parliament. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 10/04 - SNS - Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) is not pleased with the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed by both countries on the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Futures trading in cardamom and pulses has been approved for the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (NMCE) and is set to begin February 11. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Rail freight traffic in India is expected to top 550 million metric tons (MT) during the 2003-04 fiscal year, which government officials point to as a powerful signal of the underlying strength of the country's economy. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Production of all oranges was lowered 1% in the USDA's latest crop production estimate to 13.3 million tons for the 2003-04 crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The quantity of cotton ginned is running well ahead of last year, with season to date totals running 6.3% ahead. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The USDA boosted its estimate of 2003 sugarcane production in its latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States saw some changes from the USDA's January crop production estimates, with tangerine output dropping, while production estimates for grapefruit, tangelos and temples were left unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 3.64 million pounds for January, 21% higher than December but 8% below January 2003, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Canada's farming community has a strong feeling the economic numbers released by Statistics Canada for 2003 will be the last good year for that sector of the Canadian economy for several years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Domestic Feed Grain and Corn Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Domestic Rice Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Domestic Soybean Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA World Corn Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA World Soybean Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA World Soybean Meal Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA World Soybean Oil Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- International supplies of coarse grains continues to grow, but demand is also rising with the result international residual stocks will likely be smaller than thought, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Global rice production, trade, and ending stocks for 2003-04 are lowered from a month ago in the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- There were no significant changes in the world cotton picture in the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Global oilseed production for 2003-04 is projected at 345.9 million MT, up 1.8 million MT from last month, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- There were few substantive changes in the latest USDA supply and demand projections for wheat released by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Domestic Wheat Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Domestic Egg Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Quarterly Animal Product Forecasts . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Domestic Cotton Supply and Use . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Residual supplies of sugar in the United States are showing some downward movement, but they remain well above the levels experienced during either of the previous two marketing years, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Red meat and poultry production forecasts in 2004 are raised from last month as reduced forecasts for beef and turkey production are more than offset by higher forecasts for pork and broilers, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- U.S. domestic dairy production was lowered 900 million pounds from last month for the 2003-04 season in the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The avian influenza outbreak in Asia has resulted in increased export sales opportunities for the U.S. poultry industry, resulting in a boost in projected exports for 2004in the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Imports of oats and barley by the United States during the remainder of the 2003-04 marketing year are expected to continue below expectations, judging from the latest estimates from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Two new varieties of fenugreek have been developed which will expand the production possibilities for the crop in Saskatchewan, while a new processing facility is being built which could help establish the specialty spicecrop in the province. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Farm families are often the recipients of letters and email messages encouraging them to buy catalogues or directories that list grants, programs and services offered by federal and provincial governments. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Trials involving the Pesticide Free Production (PFP) production system have migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan and the economic analysis of the first trials at South East Research Farm at Redvers are nearly complete. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Proposals to boost fees for official grain inspection and weighing services are opposed by the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) and the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Canadian cattle producers are feeding more than calves than usual this winter because of continuing bans on imports of Canadian beef and cattle in all major trading regions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SMITHFIELD - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. completed its purchase of the United Kingdom's Norwich Food Company Ltd. and Ridpath Pek, combing them to form Smithfield Foods Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 10/04 - APK -- Import of meat to Ukraine in 2004 might increase because of a series of local factors, Ukraine's Deputy Agrarian Policy Minister Yuri Melnyk told reporters today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 10/04 - APK -- In January 2004 the total volume of animals and poultry, sold for slaughter by all categories of Ukrainian producers totalled 243,400 metric tons (MT), which is by 9,000 MT or 3.6% less than in January 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- International trade in major agricultural commodities appears to be getting off to a slow start, with little business reported; but with indications business will pick up pace later this month, starting with an 80,000metric ton (MT) wheat tender in China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- China will be a key beneficiary of the expiration of quotas under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) in 2005, believes the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The primary factors affecting the medium term outlook for world honey markets is the weakness of the U.S. dollar versus other currencies and ongoing problems with nitrofuran in Argentine honey, say analysts with Fuerst Day Lawson Limited (FDL). . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Honey exports are expectd to resume soon from China to the European Union even though "nobody yet knows what conditions the EU authorities will apply to the quality controls of the shipments - both pre- and post-shipment," say analysts with Fuerst Day Lawson Limited (FDL). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board is pleased with the a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel finding which says it does not traffic in unfair trade practices as claimed by the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BISMARCK - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- North Dakota Wheat Commission (NDWC) Administrator Neal Fisher is claiming a partial victory from the World Trade Organization (WTO) handed down today in efforts by the United States to force Canada to dissolve the Canadian Wheat Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 10/04 - 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

MIAMI - Feb 10/04 - 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 - Feb 10/04 - 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 - Feb 10/04 - 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 - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Coffee joins peanuts and cotton as the third commodity approved to obtain Electronic Warehouse Receipt (EWR) authorization and approval from USDA, says USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator James Little. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - 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

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SEOUL - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- South Korean production of Hanwoo beef cattle has begun to recover after reaching its lowest level in March 2003. Unfortunately, negative consumer attitudes toward beef after the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) casein the United States will dampen expansion this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Spring wheat futures have enjoyed good trading interest on the floor of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX), with open interest setting a new record of 35,473 contracts at the close of Monday's trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SEOUL - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- South Korea's ban on Canadian and U.S. beef because of the discovery of a single cow in each country which was infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has combined with this year's outbreak of avian influenza to fundamentally change meat consumption patterns in this country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WELLINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- This year's kiwi harvest in New Zealand is expected to advance from 245,000 metric tons (MT) in 2003 to 270,000 MT because of optimal growing conditions in major growing regions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Shell egg use by manufacturers finished 2003 on a strong note, with December usage rising 4% above year earlier levels to 158 million dozen. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CALGARY - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Agrium Inc. reported a fourth quarter loss of $109 million, reflecting the impact of a carrying cost reduction at its Kenai, Alaska nitrogen facility. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CALGARY - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Agrium Inc. is optimistic about the fertilizer outlook for 2004 because of strong 2003 crop grain and oilseed markets and reports China may require additional grain and oilseed imports in 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LISBON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Faced with depressed prices and deteriorating margins, Portuguese hog producers reduced sow numbers on farms and increased slaughter rates during 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LISBON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- High feed costs are created a tough year for Portugal's cattle sector, with the result little growth is being seen. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SINGAPORE - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Interest in organic foods is expanding in Singapore and has entered a period of rapid growth as sellers continue finding new consumers willing to try organic foods. . . . Continue or visitors click here

GENEVA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The World Health Organization this week said three new cases have been confirmed in Viet Nam. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ANKARA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Turkish hazelnut production is expected to rebound from last year's dismal 450,000 metric ton (MT) harvest, perhaps reaching 600,000 MT on the basis of good weather conditions across much of the growing area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Livestock production has enjoyed good growth in recent years, judging from the latest data assembled by the U.S. agricultural attache here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Vietnam is working hard to expand its dairy industry through an aggressive program of live cattle imports and a government sponsored breeding program. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Vietnam's rapidly growing livestock sector has resulted in equally impressive growth rates for domestic commercial feed production and imports of some raw ingredients. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- A new strain of swine influenza is being reversed engineered at the genetic level by USDA researchers in an effort to develop a vaccine to combat the spread of the disease. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SUGAR LAND - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Imperial Sugar Company reported a net income of $3.5 million or $0.32 per diluted share for the current quarter for its 2004 fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2003, compared to a $5.5 million or 55 cent per share loss during the same quarter last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Combating hunger and undernourishment in pregnant women and children will have long term health benefits for human society because it will help prevent some of the bodies genetic defense mechanisms from triggering and leading to over-eating later in life. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 11/04 - 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

GEORGETOWN - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc has released an update on the H7 strain of avian influenza discovered in the state of Delaware during the past week, including advice on how to prevent the spread of the disease from theinfected operations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The avian flu situation in the United States took a turn for the worse with the discovery of a second flock of chickens infected with the milder H7 strain of avian influenza -- one which is not capable of being transferred to humans. This is completely different from the dangerous, H5N1 strain sweeping through Asia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Overnight trading activity on international markets was dominated by wheat and corn sales, with buyers in Morocco and Asia active. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/04 - 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

EDMONTON - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Agricore United shareholders approved a one-day share consolidation of the Company’s limited voting common shares under a scheme which will see ADM Agri-Industries Company ownership of the company expand from 20.1% to 23%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 11/04 - 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

EDMONTON - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Robotics and advanced computer systems are being used in the battle to quickly detect transmissible spongiform encephalopathie. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Alberta Agriculture strongly reminds agricultural producers who are enhancing incomes and sales opportunities by getting involved with farm direct marketing need to put a high emphasis on customer service to make sure they stand out from the crowd and earn repeat business and referrals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 11/04 - APK -- Russia's Ministry for Economic Development is dropping the import duty for raw cane sugar from U.S. $250 per metric ton (MT) this month to $221 in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 11/04 - APK -- According to Ukrainian weather center, a significant drop of temperature is expected all over the territory of the country on February 13-14, but winter grain survival rates are expected to be high. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 11/04 - APK -- Ukrainian Agrarian Exchange has decided to hold the first specialized grain sales auction, putting up for tender 12,000 metric tons (MT) of Canadian-origin wheat on February 18. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The World Trade Organization panel which reviewed Canada's wheat marketing system found the country's rail revenue cap, grain segregation system and entry authorization requirements for wheat violate international trade rules. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Cargill Sweeteners North America has created the post of new products manager, naming Elaine Tecklenburg to the newly minted position. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 11/04 - 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 - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States posted a good advance over year earlier levels during the week ending February 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Production of selected milk products in the United Kingdom picked up speed in December, but output during the final quarter of 2003 remained far behind the previous year, according to data assembled by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MANILA - Feb 11-04 - SNS -- More widespread adoption of hybrid rice varieties is expected to combine with good growing conditions in the Philippines to keep rice output at around 9.1 million metric tons (MT) on a milled basis, similar to last year and a significant improvement on the 8.45 million MT grown in 2002 in the this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MANILA - Feb 11-04 - SNS -- The Philippines is expecting to maintain its recent upward trend in corn production, with output advancing from an estimated 4.85 million metric tons (MT) in 2003 to a possible 5.0 million MT this year from 2.55 million hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WARSAW - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Poland is experienced a dramatic increase in corn imports this year as the country works to meet the feed needs of its livestock industry and to help offset the impact of an overall 13% reduction in grain production levels in 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ANKARA - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) is expected to buy up to 250,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat by the end of March to help offset the impact of a smaller than expected wheat harvest on the domestic supply situation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ANKARA - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Barley stocks are expected to tighten in Turkey across the 2003-04 marketing year in response to last year's 400,000 metric ton (MT) decline in harvest levels to 6.9 million MT, similar to the 2001 harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Steady increases in feeding costs have not dissuaded the Ukraine's poultry producers from expanding production to meet the consumption needs of a wealthier populace. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Barley growers the mid-north and south-east of South Australia will have access to seed for the Lofty Nijo malting barley variety for the 2004-05 season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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SYDNEY - Feb 12/;04 - SNS -- Australian could face a near term shortage of free range chickens following the decision by some producers to move their birds indoors out of fear they will become infected with the strain of avian influenza sweeping through Asia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Australian grain growers are looking at a $20 return for every dollar spent on grain storage research, says Joanne Daly, Chief of CSIRO Entomology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Government buyers in India are predicting they could end up purchasing 20.2 million metric tons (MT) of wheat from growers from the coming rabi season crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The progress of this year's monsoon in India was updated in this latest report from the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The discover of in chickens infected with the H7 strain of avian influenza at four live chicken markets in New Jersey is not seen as unusual, but it has generated concern in the U.S. poultry industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 12/04 - 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 - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Two major trades in barley and corn were reported overnight, totalling 305,000 metric tons (MT), adding some life to markets as the week is drawing to a close. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Feb 12/04 - IRIN -- A record bumper harvest of food and cereals with a large surplus is expected in Sudan in 2004 by virtue of improved security and favorable weather conditions, but up to 3.6 million people in war-affected regions will still need food aid, a joint UN assessment report has projected. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada are involved in a $6.2 million international research project to sequence the genes of grapes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SAN FRANCISCO - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- YaSheng Group reported net earnings of $44,837,246 for the nine months ending September 30 on gross sales of $574,558,072. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Four delivery dates have been set in Manitoba for growers interested in donating wheat and other grains for use in international food aid programs sponsored by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 12/04 - 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

KIEV - Feb 12/04 - APK -- The city of Kiev will buy in Russia 20,000 metric tons (MT) of rye flour to provide operations of local bakery plants, according to Deputy Head of Kiev City Administration Yuri Rossada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 12/04 - 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 - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 12/04 - 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 - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Feb 12/04 - MFB -- Americans really like their chocolate! In a 2001 poll, 52 percent of American men and women voted for chocolate as their favorite flavor for desserts and sweet snacks. Americans spend $13 billion a year on chocolate and the average American eats about 12 pounds of chocolate annually! . . . Continue or visitors click here

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EDMONTON - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Four directors were elected to the board of Agricore United at the company's annual meeting here. Elected by farmer delegates, they will each serve three year terms. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Manitoba livestock producers will get access to cash needed to allow them to fill feedlot space under a new program announced by provincial agriculture minister Rosann Wowchuk. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Feb and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Vietnam's internal rice markets continued steady despite lackluster sales, except 25% broken rice which increased by one dollar. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Mexico has published the reference price it will use to pay the country's growers for their sugarcane. . . . Continue or visitors click here

RIYADH - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Poultry meat production estimates for Saudi Arabia remain around 530,000 metric tons (MT) for 2004, up 10,000 MT from 2003, which was also up 10,000 MT from 2002. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Feb 12/0 - SNS -- Broiler production is expected to continue establishing new annual records into the foreseeable future, with output this year expected to jump 6% from 7.6 million metric tons (MT) in 2003 to 8.1 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Despite government efforts to become self-sufficient in wheat production, China is looking at a smaller harvest in 2004 and potential increases in the volume of wheat imported despite declining per capita usage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Chinese corn area and production is expected to manage a solid increase in 2004, but declining residual supplies and a strong domestic market are expected to compromise China's ability to remain a significant net exporter. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Rice is the only grain offering a good opportunity for increase in 2004 because of the option to double or even triple crop in many areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Barley traders in China believe the country's will increase slightly in 2004, but they do not expect this to affect the quantity of barley imported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Australia expects to see an impresive 50% expansion in the size of its lamb industry in the next five years, according to forecasts released today by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The coming year will be unsettled and volatile for the world's cattel industry, but Australia should experience a good year, according to the latest five-year projections released today by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd and AusBulk Ltd have entered preliminary talks aimed at merging the two companies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited announced its first estimated price range for the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Western Australia's Grain Licensing Authority (GLA) could breach World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Live cattle basis levels continued to strengthen in Australia during the past week as the cattle futures market continues to be traded at a discount to the underlying index, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The number of animals offered for auction during the past week declined, according to Australia's AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Canadian researchers are stepping up efforts to unravel the complexities of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in hopes they will soon offer growers resistant varieties and other tools to help control the plant disease, says the Western Grains Research Foundation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Dairy product prices were mostly firmer during the week ending February 7, according to the latest USA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- USDA researches are aiming to create a soybean with oil capable of competing with olive oil in terms of health benefits. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 13. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- U.S. exporters sold 285,000 metric tons (MT) of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COPENHAGEN - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Danisco has entered an agreement to take over French Rhodia's food ingredients business, excluding the company's food phosphates business. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- European researchers believe tomato waste contains a wealth of untapped, nutritious ingredients and economic potential for the commercial processing industry, according to preliminary results from the European Union's (EU) TOM(ato). . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 13/04 - APK -- On the first ten days of February the wintering of cereals and perennial grasses went on under generally favorable temperature conditions, Ukrainian Centre for Hydro-Meteorology has informed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 13/04 - APK -- Russian Vice-Prime Minister, the Minister of Agriculture Aleksey Gordeyev, said the Russian government may introduce limitation measures against exports of flour, AK&M agency has reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 13/04 - APK -- During the next two months the storage facilities of Ukrainian State Reserve will receive 120,000 metric tons (MT) of American milling grain, the Head of the Committee for State Reserve Mykola Pesotsky said to a press-conference February 13. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 11,881,200 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 5,162,500 MT from the 6,718,700 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 13/04 - 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 DELHI - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- India's agriculture department reports a solid, net increase in winter or Rabi season cereal and coarse grain seedings. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Significant progress has been seeding this year's winter or rabi season crops in India, says the country's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Feb 13/04 - IRIN -- About 1.2 million needy Angolans are cut off from humanitarian aid because of damaged transport infrastructure and the ever-present threat of landmines, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest situation report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 13/04 - 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 - Feb 13/04 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 60,198 metric tons (MT) of canola and 36,194 MT of soybeans during the week ending February 11. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Avian influenza is not under control in several Asian countries and there remains a risk the disease will become more widespread, says the FAO. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Australia expects to be the main beneficiary of projected increase in Chinese malting barley demand on account of a strong economy and difficulty by China's growers keeping up with domestic use, says Australian Foods Company. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ALEXANDRIA - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- A capital restructuring deal involving Egypt's National Vegetable Oil Company (NVO) was completed this month. The deal is valued at L.E. 600 million or US$97 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 13/04 - 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 - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 13/04 - 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 - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHATHAM - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Soybean futures traded on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade continued to be assailed by conflicting news, says Kim Cooper, Market Co-ordinator, Ontario Soybean Growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Potato stocks posted a modest 1% gain in the United States in January, starting February at 201 million cwt (100 pound units) in the 21 major producing states. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 13/04- SNS -- Turkey hatchery activity was down from earlier levels as of February 1, according to the latest USDA data, with 28.1 million turkey eggs in incubators, down 8% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Husky Oil is taking advantage of the Canadian government's Ethanol Expansion Program to boost production at its facilities in Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Average Grower Prices For Fruit . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Average Grower Prices For Nuts . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Average Grower Prices For Vegetables . . . Subscribers Only

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WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- At its meeting, Agricore United's new board of directors elected Wayne Drul of Oakburn, Manitoba as chair; and Jon Grant as First Vice Chair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Canadian production of major grains and oilseeds is expected to increase in 2004 even as land shifts from spring wheat and coarse grains into oilseeds and durum wheat, according to the latest outlook report from Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MOSCOW - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Poultry supplies are beginning to tighten in Russian, resulting in upward pressure on prices at both wholesale and retail levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- India's new phytosanitary requirements could end up stopping U.S. exports of pet food to the country, believes the U.S. agricultural attache here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- There was little change in export prices for rice from Thailand, except for fragrant rice, which is trending lower. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LIMA - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Favorable market and growing conditions have propelled a large number of farmers in soybean production in Bolivia this year, with the result the country's harvest could explode upward from the 1.2 million metric tons (MT) of the past two years to 1.75 million MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LIMA - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Bolivia expects to see a net increase in total grain output for 2004 on the basis of significant increases in rice and corn production and no material change in the size of the wheat harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 14/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Feb 15/04 - SNS -- the Japanese government has approved imports of heat treated processed [poultry products from China and Thailand as long as the meat comes from processing plants which meet hygienic norms specified by Japan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited, boosted its final return estimates for 2002 crop wheat,l while Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) for the current crop were left unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MONTREAL - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Rogers Sugar Income Fund authorized a monthly distribution of $0.0334 per trust unit to be paid to Unitholders of record on February 29, 2004, payable on or before March 29, 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 16/04 - APK -- Production of crude sunflower oil in Ukraine reached 126,900 metric tons (MT) in January, down 4% from December 2003, but up 3% from the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- China's sugar imports could almost double in 2004 from an estimated 672,000 metric tons (MT) in 2003 to a projected 1.2 million MT in the face of low domestic production and falling import duties. . . . Continue or visitors click here

GUELPH - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Ontario will see two new ethanol plants built under the Ethanol Expansion Program announcement today by the Ministers of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Natural Resources Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

RIYADH - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Saudi Arabia has reduced the subsidy available to its wheat growers from U.S. $400 to $266.67 per metric ton (MT) for wheat harvested in the spring of 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TEL AVIV - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Israel remains totally dependent on imports to cover its grain and feed needs, with the result the country imported an estimated 2.75 million metric tons (MT) in 2003, down slightly from the 2.86 million imported in 2002. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TEL AVIV - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Feed grain production in Israel is nominal, with barley production only expected to reach 10,000 metric tons (MT) this year; while there will be no grain sorghum nor corn output in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Australia's wheat harvest was pegged at a near record 24.92 million metric tons (MT) in the latest crop production estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Canola production will manage a significant rebound from last year's drought reduced harvest, according to the latest production estimates available from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Long range forecasts point to a normal autumn period in Australia, except for the state of Western Australia, which could experience a drier than normal fall season, says Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Australia's Bureau of Meteorology is looking for autumn temperatures to be above average during the daytime over northern and central Queensland, the top end of the NT, and in western WA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MONTREAL - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Members of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union voted against a three tentative agreements signed by the union and CN Rail. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Canadian government officials are working hard to contain a release of genetically modified animal material from TGN Biotech Inc., a Quebec research firm. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ADDIS ABABA - Feb 17/04 - IRIN -- The US and EU on Tuesday faced calls from impoverished nations to ease trade restrictions ahead of talks aimed at kick-starting stalled world trade negotiations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 17/04 - 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

REGINA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Researchers with Saskatchewan Agriculture said results from a project in the province's north east shows oats are a good choice for annual pasture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 17/04 - APK -- According to the State Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ukraine at the moment is not going to ban imports of chicken meat, products and raw materials, because of the "bird flu" cases, detected in some states. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 17/04 - APK -- In January 2004 the official statistics registered production of bread and bakery products in the amount of 203,900 metric tons (MT), which is 18% less than in December 2003. This amount, however, is 24% larger than in January last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's LitterMate Bio-Products say sales of Lucky's LitterMate™ Cat Litter are steadily growing as the company adds outlets in western Canada and gets repeat business from new customers, says company president Mark Pickard. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Canadian Quality Assurance (CQA®) certification has become so widely adopted in Saskatchewan that an estimated 96% of hogs now marketing come from annually certified producers, says Harvey Wagner, manager of Producer Services, Sask Pork, in Saskatoon. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Cattle producers do not need to wait until animals are slaughtered to take advantage of the Cull Animal Program, under changes announced by federal Agriculture Minister Bob Speller. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Average weekly cattle slaughter rates have been slowing down during the past year in the United Kingdom, according to the latest date available from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SPRINGFIELD - Feb 17/04 - 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

LONDON - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Meat production in the United Kingdom totalled 158,000 metric tons (MT) in January, a solid improvement on the 132,000 MT produced in December and the 144,000 in November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CINCINNATI – Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Banana farms in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama operated by Chiquita Brands International, Inc. have been certified as meeting both the Social Accountability 8000(1) labor and human rights standard and the EUREPGAP(2)food safety standard. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OMAHA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- ConAgra Foods, Inc. has introduced its Golden Cuisine line of foods intended for home delivery to seniors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 17/04 - 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

CONAKRY - Feb 17/04 - IRIN -- The government of Guinea has promised to sell 20,000 metric tons (MT) of rice direct to the public at controlled prices in an attempt to bring down soaring food prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 17/04 - 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 - Feb 17/04 - 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 - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 178/04 - SNS -- Milk production slipped 0.9% below year earlier levels during January, according to the latest USDA report on he sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The number of licensed dairy herds in the United States dropped during 12003, according to data compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 17/04 - 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

ATLANTA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MOSCOW - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Tight supplies of feed grains and the resulting high prices are forcing Russian hog and cattle producers to reduce the size of their herds to cover their costs, with the result slaughter rates are higher and livestock numbers are lower than expected. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MOSCOW - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Russian broiler meat production is forecast to continue to rise 11% from 560,000 metric tons (MT) in 2003 to 620,000 this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VIENNA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Hungary's accession to the European Union is expected to stimulate cattle production in the country because of a major improvement in the amount of subsidies producers will receive from the EU versus what had previously been available from the Hungarian government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- This year's avian influenza outbreak will have a profound effect on China's trade in poultry products, with both imports and exports seen dropping below initial expectations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Brazilian beef production is expected to rise 4% this year from 7.385 million metric tons (MT) to 7.68 million MT in reaction to strong export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- A normal monsoon season would likely allow Bangladesh to slightly increase its rice harvest from this season's estimated 26 million metric tons (MT) to a potential 26.6 million MT in 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Pork production in Brazil is under pressure and could drop from an estimated 2.56 million metric tons (MT) in 2003 to just 2.485 million MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Wheat production in Bangladesh is expected to remain flat this year, stuck at around 1.5 million metric tons (MT) from 700,000 hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

CINCINNATI - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. reported a fourth-quarter net income of $8 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to its $26 million, or $0.66 per share net loss during the same quarter last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DECATUR - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Lesaffre have create d ajoint venture company to build a yeast plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Named Red Star Yeast, LLC, the joint venture firm will build its new facility adjacent to ADM’s corn processing facility, starting in mid-March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Killing wild birds is not the way to control the spread of avian influenza, says the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), because it will not help prevent further outbreaks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HONG KONG - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Noble Group Limited reported net earnings of U.S. $61 million on sales of $4.4 billion for the fiscal year ending December 31. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Canadian cattle number numbers increased sharply as of January 1 of this year, jumping from 12,488,000 animals at the beginning of 2003 to a record 14,660,000 head on hand at the start of this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Canadian hog inventories slipped at the start of the year, reflecting softer market values, according to Statistics Canada's January 1 hog inventory estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The number of sheep on Canadian farms started the year up, advancing from 976,000 animals at the beginning of 2003 to 997,000 head, according to the latest inventory numbers assembled by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Soybean crush in the United States during January totalled 3,757,144 metric tons (MT), according to the latest data available from the National Oilseed Processors Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The European Commission does not oppose Germany's decision to exempt biofuels from excise duties until December 31, 2009. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Feb 18/04 - 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 - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 18/04 - APK -- Ukrainian government is planning to permit preferential imports of cane-origin raw sugar to Ukraine through June 1, 2004, the Head of the National Sugar Industry Association "Ukrtsukor" Mykola Yarchuk has informed, according to UNIAN news agency. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- International trading activity got off to a better than expected start with the sale of 400,000 metric tons (MT) of Australian wheat to Egypt. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 18/04 - APK -- According to official statistics, production of compound feeds in Ukraine in January 2004 dropped 9% from December 2003 to 112,800 metric tons (MT). The production also dropped 1% from January 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/04 - 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 - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 18/04 - 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 - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Feb 18/04 - 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 - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States continued to increase during the week ending February 14, with a significant increase in the number of eggs set, says the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

URBANA - Fed 18/04 - SNS - Global warming could have unexpected effects on agriculture, with plants benefitting from increased levels of carbon dioxide (C02) in the air. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The progress of this year's monsoon in India was updated in this latest report from the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Australia -- Livestock Export Summary . . . Subscribers Only

OTTAWA - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Canadian railways carried slightly less tonnage in 2003 even though the year started at a record setting pace, according to Statistics Canada. Tonnage carried ended up slipping 0.7% to 259.8 million metric MT (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- USDA researchers are seeking alternatives to burning straw that remains after harvesting grass seed, such as chopping up straw or turning it into an on-farm source of fuel. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The USDA intends to buy up to three million pounds of dried red tart cherries for use in child nutrition and other domestic food assistance programs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ZURICH - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- A second strain of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been discovered in cattle in Italy, says Prionics AG, creators of a rapid BSE testing method. . . . Continue or visitors click here

AUSTIN - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Hormel Foods Corporation today reported its performance for the fiscal 2004 first quarter ended January 24, 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 19/04 - APK -- Ministries of Economy and Agrarian Policy of Ukraine have prepared a bill about reduction of export duty for sunflower seeds from current 17% to 15%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Feb 19/04 - IRIN -- At least 300,000 people in four districts of Coast Province are short of food despite heavy, unusual rainfall since January, while the situation is rapidly worsening in the northwestern pastoral districts, such as Turkana, where local conflicts have disrupted farming patterns, a report said on Tuesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Feb 19/04 - 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 - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The USDA published its latest review of dairy market conditions in Australia and New Zealand today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- China's dairy product imports reached 288,000 metric tons (MT) between January and November of 2003, up 22% from the previous year, according to data reported by Xinhua news agency. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 19/04 - 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 - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The last half of the week is seeing a solid improvement in international trading activity, helped by continued buying of U.S. origin product by the a wheat buying delegation from China, which is now touring the UnitedStates . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved a request by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to increase the maximum daily price limits for its live cattle and feeder cattle futures contracts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- North American cattle inventory slipped slightly in January, judging from joint data published today by Statistics Canada and the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Feb 19/04 - 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 - Feb 19/04 - 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 - Feb 19/04 - 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

ATLANTA - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Feb and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Feb 19/04 - MFB -- The United States produces about 650 million pounds of cherries each year. Generally, Michigan produces 200 million to 250 million pounds of tart cherries. The total U.S. tart cherry crop is 275 million to 300 million pounds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Feb 19/04 - MFB -- After eight years of various setbacks, West Michigan apple growers are celebrating what is expected to be their first shipment of apples to Mexico - a country they believe is a promising, new market for their fruit. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 19/04 - MFB -- Expressing concern about energy prices and supply, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) last week told Congress that the current natural gas crisis is a prime example of the failure of America's energy policy. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MODESTO - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The Almond Board of California announced results of its election for Board of Directors positions whose terms of office will begin March 1, 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Audits for the Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System (CIPRS) can now be performed by the Canadian Seed Institute (CSI). . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Two flocks of chickens in Canada's west coast province of British Columbia have been diagnosed as being infected with the H7 strain of avian influenza, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here