Agricultural market news for Feb 2005 ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 1 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here United States Fruit and Vegetable ShipmentsWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly National Molasses ReportSPRINGFIELD - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The USDA released its latest weekly national report covering the sugarcane molasses market in that country. The report covers both cane blackstrap and feed grade merchandise . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bird Flu May be Endemic in AsiaROME - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Two international agencies believe the new wave of Avian Influenza outbreaks in Viet Nam and Thailand clearly shows that the avian virus remains endemic in Asia and that affected countries need to do more to keep it under control. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Daily Weather ForecastDELHI - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bunge Building Plant in BrailNEW YORK - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Bunge Alimentos will build a soybean processing plant in Rondonopolis in Brazil's Mato Grosso state at a cost of 232 million Brazilian reals or around U.S. $88 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here Modest Improvement in Trading InterestWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a modest improvement in the level of activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Citrus Fruit Grower Prices - Jan/05A table about USDA Citrus Fruit Grower Prices - Jan/05 . . . Subscribers Only
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Ag Commodity Values Slip in januaryWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Prices received by agricultural producers in the United States remain under pressure, with the USDA estimaying returns for all crops slipped 1%, with the All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers sittonmg at 110 points in January. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Hog Grower Prices - Jan/05A table about USDA Hog Grower Prices - Jan/05 . . . Subscribers Only
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Farmers' Cost-Price Squeeze TightensWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The spread between prices received and the cost of agricultural inputs worsened in January, with the USDA saying prices received across all commodities were down 1%,l while the cost of farming rose. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Skype Adds Mac, Linux SupportBRUSSELS - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Skype is now making versions of its free, internet telephone software available for Mac OS X and Linux-based operating systems, as well as Microsoft Windows. . . . Continue or visitors click here EU Moots Banana TariffBRUSSELS - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The European Commission told the WTO it plans to set banana import tariffs at 230 Euros per metric ton (MT) effective January 1, 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here CNH Global ReorganizesNEW YORK - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- CNH Global N.V. is reorganizing its Agricultural Equipment Business in hopes of putting more emphasis on strategic marketing and brand management, brand identity and communication, and supply chain activities. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here RalcorpNEW YORK - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. reported net earnings of U.S. $32.5 million on net sales of $440.1 million during the quarter ending December 31; a solid improvement from earnings of $23.6 million on sales of $362.5 million reportedduring the same quarter one year earlier. . . . Continue or visitors click here SunOpta Opens Toronto Distribution FacilityTORONTO - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- SunOpta Inc. opened a new 135,000 square foot food distribution facility here. . . . Continue or visitors click here Dow Contributes to Pulse LabSASKATOON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. is donating CDN $30,000 toward construction of a new pulse field lab research facility at the University of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 1/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 765,894 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Upset By WCWGA CriticismWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is upset with criticism of its current grain movement program, saying it is only trying to maintain premium markets during a challenging crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Sets Barley Pool InitialWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) set the initial payment for its second feed barley pool at CDN $74 per metric ton (MT) for No. 1 Canada Western (CW) barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Sets Wool, Mohair PriceWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Dominates Korean Cherry MarketWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- South Korea only allows imports of fresh cherries from the United States in the stone fruit category, but it has been enough to allow the U.S. to dominate this product category, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Korean Organic Demand Shows Good GrowthWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- South Korean demand for organic food products remains small, but this segment of the market is growing relatively quickly. . . . Continue or visitors click here Mexican Live Cattle Exports to EaseWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Heavy exports of Mexican cattle to the United States in 2003 and 2004 have finally depleted the country's herd, with the result live cattle shipments to the United States are expected to drop sharply this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here New Zealand Cattle Slaughter Decline SeenWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Cattle slaughter activity in New Zealand is expected to decline this year, with output falling 10% to a projected 645,000 metric tons (MT) carcass weight equivalent (CWE) in 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here Kenya Expects Small Gain in Macadamia OutputWASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Kenya expects to record a relatively small, 2% increase in macadamia nut output in 2005, according to the Kenya Nut Company (KNC). . . . Continue or visitors click here Vietnam Rice Market Remains FirmHANOI - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice markets remained throng through January, with demand remaining ahead of available supply, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 2 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here Above Average Stocks in CanadaOTTAWA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Stocks of grains and oilseeds in Canada rose above their 10-=year average level for December 31, according to the latest estimates from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Wheat Stocks Jump 16.7%OTTAWA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The quantity of wheat and durum on hand in Canada as of December 31 jumped 16.7% above year earlier levels to 20.914 million metric tons (MT), according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Record Canadian Oilseed StocksOTTAWA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Massive increases in canola and soybean stocks swamped a minor decline in flaxseed supplies on December 31, 2004 to lift Canadian oilseed supplies to record levels, according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Steep Increase in Canadian Coarse GrainsOTTAWA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Supplies of coarse grains on Canadian farms and in commercial storage rose sharply at the end of 2004, according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vietnam Cashew Exports Top 107,000 MTHANOI - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Cashew nut exports from Vietnam are now averaging 107,000 metric tons (MT) per year, making it the second largest exporting nation in the world, says Nguyen Duc Thanh, Secretary General of the Vietnam Cashew Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Daily Weather ForecastDELHI - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here International Markets Remain Relatively QuietWASHINGTON - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively quiet, judging from the level of overnight trading activity; with buyers in Taiwan saying they will tender for corn tomorrow while South Korea bought soybean meal. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Cashew Nut Exports RiseNEW DELHI - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- India recorded a solid increase in cashew nut exports between April and December of 2004, with shipments rising from 71,039 metric tons (MT) in 2003 to 92,786 MT so far this season. . . . Continue or visitors click here CBOT Reports 9.6% Volume Gain in JanuaryCHICAGO - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Trading volume on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose 9.6% in January to 45,158,094 contracts in all trading pits. . . . Continue or visitors click here Cargill Renames Resin CompanyNEW YORK - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Cargill changed the name of the company that makes the proprietary, corn-based plastic resins marketed under the NatureWorks® PLA and Ingeo™ fiber brand names to NatureWorks, LLC. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 2/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 765,859 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Broiler Hatchery Continues AdvanceWASHINGTON - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States maintained a solid growth pace versus last year during the week ending January 29, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here CNH's Monferino Leaves CNHNEW YORK - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- CNH Global N.V.'s President and Chief Executive Officer Paolo Monferino will leave CNH effective February 28, 2005 to become Chief Executive of Iveco S.p.a., the lead company of Fiat Group's Commercial Vehicle Sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here Rogers Sugar Income DropsTORONTO - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Rogers Sugar Income Fund reported a reduction in the volume of sugar handled during the first quarter of the 2005 fiscal year which ended December 31, resulting in a decline in profits relative to the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Planet Organic Buys TrophicTORONTO - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Planet Organic Health Corp. completed its purchase of Trophic Canada Inc. by issuing shareholders of that company 6,875,000 shares and assuming Trophic's debt of about CDN $552,000. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Tomato Shipments Back to NormalWASHINGTON - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Market news reporters in Florida are finding shipments of tomatoes in the state have nearly returned to pre-hurricane season levels, says the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Monsoon Progress UpdateDELHI - Feb 2/05 - 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 Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Thai Rice Market UnchangedBANGKOK - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice markets finished January with few changes in export asking prices as demand remained in line with supplies available to exporters, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here Macadamia Nuts Rebound in South AfricaWASHINGTON - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Improved weather conditions have combined with better management techniques by macadamia nut producers in South Africa to lift production 40% above last year's drought reduced harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Daily Weather ForecastDELHI - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 3 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Safflower Oil Siutuation -- Dec 2004A table about U.S. Safflower Oil Siutuation -- Dec 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
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Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Fats and Oils Production Summary - Dec 2004A table about U.S. Fats and Oils Production Summary - Dec 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Fats and Oils Usages Slips in 2004WASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Fats and oils consumption in the United States finished 2004 below year earlier levels, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Bureau of Census. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Fats and Oils Usage Summary - Dec 2004A table about U.S. Fats and Oils Usage Summary - Dec 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine Sells 161,600 MT Wheat in JanuaryKIEV - Feb 3/05 - APK -- In January 2005 Ukrainian exchanges made export contracts for 161,600 metric tons (MT) of wheat, says a spokesman for Ukraine's Union of Agrarian Exchanges. . . . Continue or visitors click here European Dairy Market SummaryMADISON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Dairy market conditions in western and eastern Europe were reviewed in the latest report on the sector released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Tyson Plant Suspensions ContinuesNEW YORK - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Tyson Foods will continue to suspend operations at some beef plants until at least February 12, company officials reported today. As a result, Tyson will pay qualified workers for another week off the job. . . . Continue or visitors click here EU-Swiss Ag Trade EasedBRUSSELS - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Conditions for agricultural trade between the European Union (EU) and Switzerland will be eased under agreements reached between the two entities. . . . Continue or visitors click here Oceania Dairy Market OverviewMADISON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The USDA published its latest review of dairy market conditions in Australia and New Zealand today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Imperial Sugar Profit Nearly DoubleNEW YORK - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Imperial Sugar Company reported net earnings of U.S. $6.543 million on sales of $260.029 million during the three months ending December 31; a major improvement on the net earnings of $3.513 million reported on sales of $255.998 million during the same period one year earlier. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Moderate Activity on World Ag MarketsWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The last half of weekly trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets continued at a relatively modest pace, with Japan and Taiwan buying wheat and corn. . . . Continue or visitors click here Mexico Expects Bigger Avocado CropWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- This season's avocado harvest in Mexico should reach 1.03 million metric tons (MT) on account of favorable weather conditions, current phytosanitary programs which have successfully controlled pests, and more trees cominginto production. . . . Continue or visitors click here Walnut Output Trends Up in ChileWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Walnut production in Chile is expected to maintain its upward trend through the coming season, with production expected to rise from 14,200 metric tons (MT) in 2004 to a projected 15,500 MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Imperial Sugar Names Mechler VP, CFONEW YORK - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- --Imperial Sugar Company named Hal Mechler as vice president and chief financial officer, to replace Darrell Swank, its senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective March 1. . . . Continue or visitors click here Modest Increase in Chile's AlmondsWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Almond production in Chile is expected to manage a modest increase this year, rising from 4,500 metric tons (MT) in 2003 and 6,000 MT last year to a projected 6,200 MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Malaysian CPO Output Rises in DecemberWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Total crude palm oil (CPO) production rose 4.3% in December to 1.3 million metric tons (MT) in December 2004, bringing total CPO output for 2004 to 14 million MT, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). . . . Continue or visitors click here Poland Pushes Organic FarmingWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The Polish government is promoting organic farming in that country as an alternative to growing genetically modified (GMO) crops and is offering special subsidies for those who convert, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Soybean Sales Could Expand to MoroccoWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Morocco depends on imports to meet its oilseed needs, with the result the free trade agreement between that country and the United States could be a boon to soybean exporters in the latter country, argues the U.S. agricultural attache for Morocco. . . . Continue or visitors click here Brazil Expects Larger Beef OutputWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Brazilian beef production is projected to increase 6% in 2005 to nearly 8.5 million metric tons (MT) in the face of improved domestic demand on account of higher consumer confidence and purchasing power, says the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Brazil Projects 2.7 MMT Pork HarvestWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Brazilian pork production is expected to reach nearly 2.7 million metric tons (MT) in 2005, nearly 3% higher than last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here China's Poultry Output RisingWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Strong domestic demand is expected to lift poultry production in China from 9.86 million metric tons (MT) in 2004 to a projected 9.99 million MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here China's Egg Output May Reach 28 MMTWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- China's poultry egg production in 2005 is forecast to increase 5% from 27 million MT to over 28 million MT, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 3/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 723,224 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Sunflower Market SummaryMINNEAPOLIS - Feb 3/05 - 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 Michigan Groups Push for Asparagus HelpLANSING - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The Michigan Farm Bureau will join with the Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association (MACMA) Asparagus Division and the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board to press the USDA to buy more product this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings DeclineWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending January 26 was up from the previous week, for its second week over week increase, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here Flat Ag Equipment Outlook for 2005NEW YORK - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Worldwide demand for agricultural equipment is expected to be flat in 2005, CNH Global N.V. told its shareholders in its fourth quarter financial report released today. . . . Continue or visitors click here ADM Declares DividendNEW YORK - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Archer Daniels Midland Company declared a cash dividend of eight and one-half cents a share on the Company's stock payable March 10, 2005 to Shareholders of record February 17, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here CNH Global Declares Q4 ProfitNEW YORK - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- CNH Global N.V. reported a fourth quarter net income of $26 million on sales of $3,001 million for the period ending December 31, 2004, compared to a net loss of $111 million on sales of $2,858 million during the same period the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Black Becomes Kraft's VP NutritionNEW YORK - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Kraft Foods Inc. named Richard Black its new Vice President, Nutrition, effective February 28. . . . Continue or visitors click here Land O'Lakes Profits SlideNEW YORK - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Land O'Lakes, Inc. today reported 2004 net earnings of $20.1 million, down sharply from $82.0 million for 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here Colombia Relies on Soybean ImportsWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Colombia expects to see a modest increase in the size of its domestic soybean harvest in 2004-05, but it will not be enough to change the current situation where 90% of the country's soybean needs are supplied by imports. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Daily Weather ForecastDELHI - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 4 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Grain ReviewST. JOSEPH - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 4. . . . Continue or visitors click here Mixed Performance by Dairy Product MarketsWASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets managed a mixed performance during the week ending January 29, according to the latest data available from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ethiopia Needs Aid Despite Bumper HarvestADDIS ABABA - Feb 4/05 - IRIN -- A bumper harvest is anticipated in Ethiopia in 2005, but many Ethiopians will still need humanitarian aid, UN officials said this week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here IOMDP Unveiled in IndiaNEW DELHI - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- A project aimed at helping develop an organic market in India was launched this week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Japanese Wine Gaining PopularityTOKYO - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Dry white wine made from Koshu grapes is regaining popularity in Japan and attracting the interest of foreign markets as offerings from some wineries have started winning awards at international contests. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine Sees 18 Million Hectares Spring CropsKIEV - Feb 4/05 - APK -- According to Yuriy Luzan, acting as Minister of Agrarian Policy, Ukrainian farmers are going to plant spring crops on the area about 18 million hectares, including 8 million hectares of grains total. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Week Ending on Quiet NoteWASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets finished the week's activity of a relatively quiet note, with little fresh business reported in front of the first weekend in February. . . . Continue or visitors click here Deere Opens Russian Assembly PlantNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Deere & Company opened an assembly facility in Orenburg, Russia to provide seeding carts and air seeding tools to customers in Russia and other CIS markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canola Pulls Weekly Canadian Crush HigherWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 62,185 metric tons (MT) of canola and 35,600 MT of soybeans during the week ending February 2. . . . Continue or visitors click here American Pasta Execs Boost Stock HoldingNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- American Italian Pasta Company said Horst W. Schroeder, Chairman, and Timothy S. Webster, President and Chief Executive Officer, increased their common stock holdings through the exercise of stock options. . . . Continue or visitors click here Agrobacterium Patent Dispute ResolvedBRUSSELS - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- A long standing patent dispute over the use of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to create transgenic crops has been resolved. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Weekly Exports Total 370,200 MT totalWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 10,530,500 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,122,100 MT from the 11,652,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Michigan Approves Ethanol PlantNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Great Lakes Ethanol LLC received approval from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to construct a $72 million ethanol plant in Riga Township. . . . Continue or visitors click here Organic Cropping Competitive in Semiarid AreasBOZEMAN - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Organic cropping systems have their most competitive edge in semiarid areas during below-normal or normal rainfall, according to Perry Miller, Montana State University's (MSU) cropping systems researcher. . . . Continue or visitors click here Glenn Hoped to Replace Alsen in North DakotaFARGO - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- A new hard red spring wheat variety available from North Dakota State University is expected to replace much of the Alsen acreage in the state. . . . Continue or visitors click here Organic Farmers Need Longer RotationsBOZEMAN - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Organic rotations need to involve more crops over a longer period of time to control pest problems and maintain yields, say Montana State University researchers. . . . Continue or visitors click here United Kingdown -- Broiler Placement SummaryA table about United Kingdown -- Broiler Placement Summary . . . Subscribers Only
Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 4/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 723,224 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean oil Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here NGFA Supports Feed Transportation ProposalsWASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) supports U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) intentions to rely upon existing and future regulations issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure the cleanliness and safety of rail and truck conveyances used to transport food and feed. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT FCOJ Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Live Cattle Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Coffee Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Lean Hogs Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Sugar Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Feeder Cattle Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cocoa Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Pork Belly Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT FCOJ Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Lean Hogs Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here Sugar Marketing Agreement AmendedNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Imperial Sugar Company and Michigan Sugar Company reached a tentative agreement to amend the exclusive ten-year marketing agreement that commenced with the sale by Imperial of its then subsidiary company in February 2002 toa Michigan producer cooperative that formed Michigan Sugar Company. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cocoa Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Sugar Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Coffee Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Milk Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean oil Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cotton Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Pork Belly Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Feeder Cattle Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Disappointed with EU Export SubsidiesWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) expressed deep disappointment with news the European Commission (EC) paid export subsidies of about U.S. $6.44 per metric ton (MT) on 134 000 MT of soft milling wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Milk Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Live Cattle Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cotton Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Mozzarella Cheese Producttion Summary -- Dec 2004A table about U.S. Mozzarella Cheese Producttion Summary -- Dec 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
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Russian Harvest Pegged at 78 MMTWASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Total grain production in Russia reached 78 million metric tons (MT) in 2004, according to the latest official Rosstat data, for a 16% increase over 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here Smaller Corn Harvest Expected in ChinaWASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Corn area for 2005-06 in China is forecast to rise to 25.3 million hectares from 24.5 million in 2004-05 as higher prices and tax reduction cause some shift of marginal land back into grain production. . . . Continue or visitors click here Sorghum Production Expected to DropWASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Sorghum area and production is forecast to fall in 2005-06, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Continued Increase in Chinese Rice AreaWASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Overall rice acreage for 2005-06 is expected to continue to increase in China from 28.8 million hectares to a projected 29.5 million hectares, according to a report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Barley Area Under Pressure In ChinaWASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The U.S. agricultural attache for China estimates that both barley area and production will decline further in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here China's 2005 Wheat Output To RiseWASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Wheat seedings in China are expected to rise 5% this in 2005-06 to a projected 22.78 million hectares, according to a report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Daily Weather ForecastDELHI - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Pork Under PressureWASHINGTON - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The Australian pork industry remains under significant financial pressure due to high grain prices, reports the U.S, agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Beef in Rebuilding PhaseWASHINGTON - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Australia's beef industry is expected to continue to rebuild cattle numbers in calendar year 2005, a process that began in the second half of 2004, reports the U.S, agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Auction Sales RiseSYDNEY - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week rose above week earlier levels as declines in the number of cattle on offer was overwhelmed by a solid increase in sheep sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Smaller 2004-05 World Raisin HarvestWASHINGTON - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Raisin production in several key northern hemisphere countries will decline this season from an estimated 528,725 metric tons (MT) in 2003-04 to a forecast 514,659 MT this season, according to the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS). . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Pulls World Prune Harvest DownWASHINGTON - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Problems with the prune harvest in the United States this year has resulted in a steep decline in the world's prune crop for 2004-05, according to the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 5/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Daily Weather ForecastDELHI - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 6/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Daily Weather ForecastDELHI - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 7 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here New Clover Released in AustraliaSYDNEY - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- A new clover variety will be available in Australia next year and could prove helpful in weed control in Mediterranean farming systems. . . . Continue or visitors click here India Develops New Pearl MilletNEW DELHI - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Plant breeders at Haryana Agricultural University and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics have created a pearl millet hybrid resistant to downy mildew disease. . . . Continue or visitors click here Automating Chili HarvestWASHINGTON - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers are working on ways to automate New Mexico's chili harvest in an effort to lower the industry's cost structure. . . . Continue or visitors click here Quiet Start to Weekly Ag TradeWASHINGTON - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained the quiet tone seen during the past week as this week's trading activity got underway. . . . Continue or visitors click here Goedde Joins Kincannon & ReedTORONTO - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Kincannon & Reed has named Lutz Goedde, former CEO and President of the livestock genetic firm Alta Genetics, the Managing Director, Canada, for the executive search firm. . . . Continue or visitors click here Plant Fusarium Wilt Resistant CanolaREGINA - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Canola growers should be choosing varieties which are resistant to Fusarium wilt, asserts Saskatchewan Agriculture's Integrated Cropping Management Specialist Dale Risula. . . . Continue or visitors click here Malo Named CBOT Executive VPCHICAGO - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) named Christopher Malo its Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. . . . Continue or visitors click here Lifestyle Affects Meat Cut PricesREGINA - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Researchers at Saskatchewan Agriculture see a clear link between lifestyle changes in North America and the value of various cuts of beef. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 7/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 722,625 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here SWP Board Approves Recapitalization PlanREGINA - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool's (SWP) board of directors approved a plan to recapitalize its shares, Convertible Subordinated Notes and make a subsequent rights offering to all common Shareholders. . . . Continue or visitors click here FAO Discounts Recent BSE Cases as IsolatedROME - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- Recent case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada and the United States and the reported case of an infected goat in France are isolated and should not "cause panic among consumers and producers,: the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Solae Raises Soy Product PricesNEW YORK - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- The Solae Company is boosting the prices of its soy-based products effective March 1, claiming "increased consumer demand for all sources of protein worldwide has impacted the cost of proteins this past year, including soy proteins." . . . Continue or visitors click here Sunflower Stocks Rise in UkraineKIEV - Feb 7/05 - APK -- Analysts of APK-Inform expect the 2004-05 sunflower seed ending stock in the Ukraine to be four times as large as last year, reaching at least 54,000 metric tons(MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here AWB Projects 2005-06 Pool ResultsSYDNEY - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat board, AWB Limited expects the benchmark Australian Premium White wheat (APW) pay grade to range between A$170 and $180 per metric ton (MT) in the 2005-06 marketing year, while the durum pay grade APDR has an estimated pool return (EPR) of $210 to $220 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Daily Weather ForecastDELHI - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 8 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here United States Fruit and Vegetable ShipmentsWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here AMI Opposes Meat Inspection FeesWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The 2006 fiscal budget for the United States contains proposals to charge "user fees" for USDA meat inspection services. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Egg Output Maintains Down TrendOTTAWA - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Egg production was estimated at 47.5 million dozen in December from an estimated 24.681 million hens, down 3.5% from December 2003, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vietnam Rice Market FirmHANOI - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Good export demand continued to support Vietnam's rice market through end of January, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bunge Declares Lower Q4 NetNEW YORK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Bunge Limited declared a modest increase in fourth quarter net earnings of $5 million over the previous year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Citrus Fruit Helps Battle CancerWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Citrus limonoids in oranges and other citrus fruit provide unexpected health benefits, according to USDA researchers, who say they are helpful in fighting cancers of the mouth, skin, lung, breast, stomach and colon. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vietnam's 2005 Rice Harvest May ExpandWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Rice production in Vietnam is expected to establish a new record in 2005, advancing from an estimated 33.46 million metric tons (MT) in 2004 to a projected 33.54 million MT this year, according to a analysis by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here India -- Protein Meal Export SummaryA table about India -- Protein Meal Export Summary . . . Subscribers Only
Ukraine Reports Slow Sunseed DemandKIEV - Feb 8/05 - APK -- By the start of February Ukrainian oil crushing enterprises had processed more than 1.2 million metric tons (MT) of the 2004 crop sunflower seeds, Deputy General Director of Ukrainian oil crushers' association "Ukroliyaprom" Stepan Kapshuk told APK-Inform. . . . Continue or visitors click here Sunflower Product Competition StiffKIEV - Feb 8/05 - APK -- According to Ukraine's oilseed industry association "Ukroliyaprom", over the 5 months of the 2004-05 MY (September to January) Ukrainian oil crushing plants produced some 494,000 metric tons (MT) of crude sunoil, Deputy GeneralDirector of the association Stepan Kapshuk has said to APK-Inform. . . . Continue or visitors click here Markets Feature Limited Trading ActivityWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively quiet, with little fresh business reported. More importantly, news coming into markets is tending more to the bearish side of the equation, something which isnot helpful for prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here EU Export Subsidies Expected to RiseWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The first round of export subsidies offered by the European Union in over 18 months are just a taste of what will come, warn analysts with Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Korea's Ginseng Duties AstronomicalWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- South Korea is imposing astronomical emergency import duties on ginseng and ginseng based products in an effort to "prevent surges in imports from hurting local industries." . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here MGP Net Earnings DeclineNEW YORK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- MGP Ingredients, Inc. reported a net income of U.S. $1,354.000 on sales of $61.164 million during the quarter ending December 31, 2004, down from a net of $1,834,000 on sales of $59.409 million during the same quarter the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Tyson Declares DividendNEW YORK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Tyson Foods, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $.04 per share on Class A common stock and $.036 per share on Class B common stock. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Del Monte Refinancing Offer FilledNEW YORK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Del Monte Corporation completed its plan to refinance a significant portion of its outstanding debt. . . . Continue or visitors click here WFP Warns of Angolan Ration CutsJOHANNESBURG, 8 February (IRIN) - The World Food Programme (WFP) requires urgent funding in order to avoid further cuts to its aid CARS in Angola, the agency's country director Rick Corsino told IRIN. . . . Continue or visitors click here Botswana Braces for Poor HarvestGABORONE - Feb 8/05 - IRIN -- Botswana is bracing itself for a poor harvest after the ministry of agriculture estimated that only 3% of cultivable land has been ploughed this rainy season. . . . Continue or visitors click here Southern United States Pecan MarketPHOENIX - Feb 8/05 - 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 Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 8/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 661,054 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Imperial Sugar Inks Labor AgreementNEW YORK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Imperial Sugar Company ratified a three-year agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers Union, AFL-CIO, Local ##035;1167-P, which represents workers at its Louisiana facility. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here CBOT Launching Ethanol Futures ContractCHICAGO - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will launch a Denatured Fuel Ethanol futures contract starting Friday, April 8, 2005 targeting the U.S. domestic industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here French Walnut Output RisingWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Walnut production in France is recovering from the abnormally low harvest of 2003, which was reduced to just 24,000 metric tons (MT) on account of drought. . . . Continue or visitors click here France Struggles With Prune Over-SupplyWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Average annual prune production in France now sits at around 50,000 metric tons (MT), making the country the largest producing nation in Europe. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Declares Ag Disaster Areas in Texas, ColoradoWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The USDA designated numerous counties in Colorado and Texas as primary agricultural disaster areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Sets Wool, Mohair PriceWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here Italy Remains Major Wheat BuyerWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Italy has emerged as one of the world's most important wheat importing nations in recent years as domestic production fails to catch up to demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here Japan's Broiler Demand RecoveringWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Japan's import demand for poultry meat is expected to recover this year, with total imports rising 5% to a projected 595,000 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here Russian Sunseed Output Slips 2.6%WASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Sunflower seed production in Russia slipped 2.6% this season from 4.87 million to 4.74 million metric tons (MT) from 4.81 million hectares for the second largest crop in the last 15 years, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Mexico Sets WTO Countries Dairy TRQWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Mexico established the 2005 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for milk powder imported from countries with Most Favored Nation (MFN) status. . . . Continue or visitors click here Currency Supports Thai Rice MarketBANGKOK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The strength of Thailand's currency contributed to a modest increase in domestic rice values as February got underway, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philippine Rice Imports Remain HighWASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The Philippines will import significant quantities of rice this year, despite expectations of another strong rice harvest, argues the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Mallett Leads Cargill R&DNEW YORK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Dr. Chris Mallett is Cargill's corporate vice president for research and development. . . . Continue or visitors click here ADM Management ShuffleNEW YORK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) made several changes in its management team. . . . Continue or visitors click here ABB Closes Low Quality Fee Barley PoolsSYDNEY - Feb 8/05 - SNS - The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Limited, closed its lower quality feed barley pools, but is still accepting deliveries against the feed 1 and malting barley pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Western Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the northern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- New South Wales Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Victoria Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- Queensland Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- North Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastTORONTO - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Toronto area and southern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia -- South Australia Weather UpdateMELBOURNE - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the southern growing areas of Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- South Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day ForecastWINNIPEG - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the province of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day ForecastOTTAWA - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Environment Canada updated its latest three to five day forecast for the Ottawa region and eastern Ontario. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Daily Weather ForecastDELHI - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The latest daily national weather forecast for India was released by the India Meteorological Department. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA 2004-05 Citrus Fruit Production SummaryA table about USDA 2004-05 Citrus Fruit Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only
Broiler Hatchery Maintains Upward PaceWASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States continued to advance through the week ending February 5, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Orange Estimates Unchanged From JanuaryWASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The U.S. all orange February forecast for the 2004-05 season is 9.65 million tons, unchanged from the previous forecast but 25% below last season's final utilization, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Leaves Sugarcane Forecast UnchangedWASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2004 is forecast at 29.3 million tons, unchanged from last month but 13% below 2003, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here Hawaiian Papaya Utilization DipsWASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.54 million pounds for January, 17% lower than last month and 29% less than a year ago, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Grapefruit Harvest 985,000 TonsWASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The U.S. grapefruit forecast is 985,000 tons, unchanged from the previous forecast but 54% below last season's final utilization, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 9 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here No Changes in Citrus NumbersWASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The USDA left this season's tangerine, tangelo and temple production estimates unchanged from its January crop production report. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 10 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Reduces Beef Board MembershipWASHINGTON - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- The USDA lowered the number of members on the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board from 108 to 104. . . . Continue or visitors click here World Markets Remain QuietWASHINGTON - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained their quiet tone as the week started to wind down, with little fresh business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here Dean Foods Q1 Profits RiseNEW YORK - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Dean Foods Company reported net income of U.S. $98.9 million on sales of $2,791 million during the first quarter ending December 31, 2004, compared to net earnings of $86.5 million on sales of $2,510 million during the same quarter in 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Sara Lee Names CEO as it RestructuresNEW YORK - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Sara Lee Corporation named Brenda Barnes its new chief executive officer, effective immediately, while Steven McMillan will remain chairman through October. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 10/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 689,041 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings DeclineWASHINGTON - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending January 26 was down from the previous week, ending two weeks of increased unloads, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here Egg Use by Manufacturers Jumps in DecemberWASHINGTON - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Egg use by food manufacturers in the United States posted a 7% increase in December, compared to year earlier levels, reaching 169 million dozen, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Sunflower Market SummaryMINNEAPOLIS - Feb 10/05 - 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 Agricore Elects DirectorsREGINA - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Farmer delegates attending Agricore United's Annual Members' Meeting here elected four farmers to serve on the Company's Board of Directors for three year terms. . . . Continue or visitors click here WCE Offers Fee Rebate ProgramWINNIPEG - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE) is offering rebates on exchange fees to members that provide short-term liquidity for WCE contracts at minimum volume levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Weekly Exports Total 329,800 MT totalWINNIPEG - Feb 10/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 10,860,300 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,020,900 MT from the 11,881,200 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Declares $4.1 Billion Sales in 2003-04WINNIPEG - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board reported gross revenue of CDN $4.1 billion in 2003-04, with $3.9 billion paid to Prairie farmers. . . . Continue or visitors click here NDSU Releases Stellar Malt BarleyFARGO - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- North Dakota's Agricultural Experiment Station has released a new variety of malting barley suitable for conditions in the state, says Al Schneiter, North Dakota State University Department of Plant Sciences chair. . . . Continue or visitors click here Tyson Reopens Packing PlantsNEW YORK - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Tyson Foods, Inc. is getting ready to resume operations at beef plants in the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest, which were temporarily closed. The affected plants will resume production on a staggered basis over the next two weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 11 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Grain ReviewST. JOSEPH - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 11. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Auction Sales SinkSYDNEY - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week plunged below week earlier levels in the face of a steep drop in sheep offerings and lower cattle sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here Dairy Product Values Advance in U.S.WASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Dairy product prices were generally higher in the United States for the week ending February 5, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Danone Reports Euro 317M NetLONDON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Groupe Danone reported a net profit of Euro 317 million on sales of Euro 13,131 million during the 2004 fiscal year which ended December 31, 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here Noel Buys Out Danone in Joint VentureLONDON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Inveralimenticias Noel S.A. will buy Groupe Danone's 30% share in the Colombian cookie maker Galletas Noel for an undisclosed amount. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Dominates Week Ending DemandWASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets finished the week on an extremely quiet note, continuing a trend which has been evident across the full spectrum of agricultural products. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly Canadian Crush SlipsWINNIPEG - Feb 11/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 61,569 metric tons (MT) of canola and 34,813 MT of soybeans during the week ending February 9. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 11/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 708,612 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cotton Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Live Cattle Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Feeder Cattle Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT FCOJ Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Feeder Cattle Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Live Cattle Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Lean Hogs Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Pork Belly Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Coffee Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here Ridley Reports Better Q4 EarningsTORONTO - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Ridley Inc. reported second quarter net earnings of U.S. $5.3 million on sales of $129.9 million for the period ending December 31, up from net earnings of $3.8 million sales of $130.3 million during the same quarter the previous year. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cocoa Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean oil Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Sugar Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cocoa Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Milk Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Lean Hogs Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Pork Belly Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean oil Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Milk Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cotton Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT FCOJ Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Coffee Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Sugar Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Hikes Initial paymentsWINNIPEG - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board will increase initial payments for wheat, durum and designated barley delivered to the 2004-05 marketing pools effective February 15, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here Irish Potato Referendum in WashingtonWASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The USDA will hold a referendum on proposed amendments to Marketing Order 946, regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in Washington State. . . . Continue or visitors click here Hessian Fly Resistant Germplasm AvailableWASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The USDA is making three new spring wheat germplasm lines to plant breeders interested in creating commercial wheat varieties resistant to the Hessian fly. . . . Continue or visitors click here Agricore United Re-Elects ChairWINNIPEG - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Wayne Drul of Oakburn, Manitoba was re-elected Chair of the Agricore United board of directors. Jon Grant was re-elected to serve as First Vice Chair. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bangladesh Expects Smaller Rice CropWASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Rice production in Bangladesh is expected to fall 3% this season to around 25.5 million metric tons (MT) due to flooding from July to September 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here title:WASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Grain and oilseed exports from Bulgaria have reached record levels as of January, according to a recenbt report from the U.Sl. agvricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bangladesh Wheat Crop Jumps 12%WASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Wheat production in Bangladesh is expected to jump 12% this season to around 1.4 million metric tons (MT) and could advance to around 1.5 million MT in the 2005-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here BSE Update for FranceWASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- So far this year, France has confirmed five bovine Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). . . . Continue or visitors click here Record Bulgarian Exports ExpectedWASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Grain and oilseed exports from Bulgaria have reached record levels as of January, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ivory Coast Palm Oil Output ClimbingWASHINGTON - Feb 12/05 - SNS -- Palm oil production should continue expanding in Cote d'Ivoire this year as ne trees enter into production and oil mills in Gbapet and Neka are brought back into production. . . . Continue or visitors click here Czech Republic Confirm 17th Case of BSEWASHINGTON - Feb 12/05 - SNS -- The State Veterinary Authority (SVA) for the Czech Republic confirmed the 17th case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the country this month. . . . Continue or visitors click here Germany is Price Sensitive MarketWASHINGTON - Feb 12/05 - SNS -- Germany has emerged as an extremely price sensitive market for a wide range of products, including dried fruit and nuts, as German consumers clamor for the best quality merchandise at discounted prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philippine Coconut Oil Exports SinkWASHINGTON - Feb 12/05 - SNS -- Coconut oil exports from the Philippines plunged almost 30% below year earlier levels in October of 2004, ending up at 74,611 metric tons (MT); while copra meal exports sank 38.4% to 17,003 MT. There were no copra exports during the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia's GCA Dismiss USDA Budget CutsSYDNEY - Feb 13/05 - SNS -- Proposed cuts to the USDA budget for fiscal 2006 are mainly smoke an mirrors, cautions the Grains Council of Australia (GCA) and farmers ought to be wary of claims about the extent of cuts in payments to growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 14 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here Quiet Start to Week's BusinessWASHINGTON - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Weekly trade on international agriculture commodity markets is off to an unusually quiet start, with little business reported over the weekend -- continuing the trend noted the last half of the previous week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Kellogg Cereal Certified by AHANEW YORK - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- The American Health Association has certified the Kellogg Company's new Smart Start Healthy Heart cereal. . . . Continue or visitors click here NAIT to Train Canada Farm DirectSASKATOON - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- NAIT has entered an agreement with Canada Farm Direct to train employees should the group successfully complete negotiations to buy a beef slaughter and processing plant in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 14/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 659,914 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Designates Ag Disaster CountiesWASHINGTON - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- The USDA designated counties in California, Georgia, Idaho, New York and Texas as primary agricultural disaster areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here Saskatchewan 2005 Insured PricesA table about Saskatchewan 2005 Insured Prices . . . Subscribers Only
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South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here CN Reaches Labor AgreementTORONTO - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- CN and the United Transportation Union (UTU) signed a tentative labour contract covering approximately 2,600 conductors, assistant conductors, yard service employees and traffic coordinators in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Russia Expects to Export 9 MMT GrainKIEV - Feb 14/05 - APK -- Russian grain exports across the 2004-05 marketing year could approach 9 million metric tons (MT), says Agriculture Minister Aleksey Gordeyev. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Reduced U.S. Turkey HatcheryWASHINGTON - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Turkey hatchery activity in the United States continues to slip below year earlier levels, according to the latest data available from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Soy Production Growth Slows in BrazilWASHINGTON - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Soybean production in Brazil is expected to reach 61.8 million metric tons (MT) from 23 million hectares, for a 9.2 million MT from 2003-04. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 15 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here United States Fruit and Vegetable ShipmentsWASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Holding TAA Hearings on PotatoWASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service will hold a March 2 public hearing on a petition filed by the Potato Growers of Idaho, Inc., under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine Must be Active Grain ExporterKIEV - Feb 15/05 - APK -- Ukraine must take an active position on the world market of grain, exporting 5 to 10 million metric tons (MT) of grain each year, argued the President of Ukraine in his speech at the 15th Congress of the Association of Farmersand Private Landowners of Ukraine. . . . Continue or visitors click here Soybean Crush Reaches 3,847,746 MT in JanuaryWASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Soybean crush in the United States during January totalled 3,847,746 metric tons (MT), according to the latest data available from the National Oilseed Processors Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Oilseed Production EstimatesA table about Australian Oilseed Production Estimates . . . Subscribers Only
South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Modest Improvement in Trading InterestWASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively slow, with only a modest improvement in trading activity noted on overnight markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly National Molasses ReportSPRINGFIELD - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- The USDA released its latest weekly national report covering the sugarcane molasses market in that country. The report covers both cane blackstrap and feed grade merchandise . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Grain Production EstimatesA table about Australian Grain Production Estimates . . . Subscribers Only
New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia Ups Summer, Lowers Winter CropsSYDNEY - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Australia's summer crop production estimates will jump 13% above last year to 3.9 million metric tons (MT), while the country's winter production estimate will sink 21% from last year's record harvest to 31.5 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 15/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 624,941 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Average Annual Soybean Values -- 2002-04A table about U.S. Average Annual Soybean Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only
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CWB Offers Spot Price OptionWINNIPEG - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board will offer western Canadian wheat producers the option of delivering wheat under a Daily Price Contract (DPC) based on U.S. cash market bids. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Sets Wool, Mohair PriceWASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Releases Counter-Cyclical PaymentsWASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- The USDA will begin issuing second partial counter-cyclical payments for 2004 crop wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans and peanuts under the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program(DCP). . . . Continue or visitors click here Rogers Sugar Fund DistributionTORONTO - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Rogers Sugar Income Fund authorized a monthly distribution of $0.0334 per trust unit to be paid to Unitholders of record on February 28, 2005, payable on or before March 29, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 16 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here Long Term Decline in Ag Prices UnderwayROME - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Agricultural commodity prices are caught in along term decline which threatens food security in some of the world's poorest countries because selling excess food production is often the only source of cash, warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Canola Crush Lags Last SeasonOTTAWA - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Canadian canola crush dropped sharply in January, sinking 13.1% below December and almost 18% below year earlier levels, according to Statistics Canada's monthly survey of crushing plants. . . . Continue or visitors click here India Tweaks Palm Oil DutiesNEW DELHI - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Changes to India's import duty structure for palm oil is expected to push up end-user costs and increase demand for soybean oil. . . . Continue or visitors click here Conti-Smithfield Joint VentureNEW YORK - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- ContiBeef LLC, a subsidiary of ContiGroup Companies, Inc., and MF Cattle Feeding, Inc., a recently acquired subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., will form a 50/50 joint venture cattle feeding business covering all six feedyards currently owned by ContiBeef and the four feedyards owned by Smithfield since October 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine has 12.35 MMT Grain on HandKIEV - Feb 16/05 - APK -- Total stocks of grain in the Ukraine on February 1 were 12.35 million metric tons (MT), including 4.97 million MT of milling grain, reports the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. . . . Continue or visitors click here Limited Business Activity SeenWASHINGTON - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets continue to see modest business activity, with Tunisia buying optional origin feed barley and South Korea scheduling a tender for U.S. milling wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here ADM Buys Solae DivisionNEW YORK - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) bought The Solae Company's global soy isoflavone business, which includes a portfolio of US patents, numerous foreign equivalents, and pending applications. . . . Continue or visitors click here Cargill Buying Pagnan's OperationsNEW YORK - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Cargill will buy the Italian company Pagnan's grain and oilseed meals trading business, subject to regulatory approval. . . . Continue or visitors click here EPA Gives North Dakota Fungicide ExemptionBISMARCK – Feb 16/05 - SNS -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving a quarantine emergency exemption for the fungicide Stratego® for use by North Dakota soybean growers to control Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi). . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 16/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 624,941 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Broiler Chick Placements Jump 5%WASHINGTON - Feb 16.04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States maintained its upward trend through the week ending February 12, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vietnam Rice Steady Through Lunar New YearHANOI - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice market was extremely quiet in the period surrounding the Lunar New Year and prices held steady during that period, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here Israel Expects Larger Wheat HarvestWASHINGTON - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Israel is looking for a modest improvement in wheat production levels in 2005, with local crops expected to advance from just 128,000 metric tons (MT) last year to a forecast 190,000 MT from 75,000 hectares this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Thai Rice Moves to Premium to VietnameseBANGKOK - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice markets remain firm through the first half of February causing the market to move to a premium to Vietnamese origin rice, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here Israel Imports Nearly All Feed GrainsWASHINGTON - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Israel relies on imports to meet the bulk of its livestock feed needs, with production of barley, sorghum and corn only reaching nominal levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here German Crops Forecast to Slip 3% in 2005WASHINGTON - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Little change is expected in the size of German crops this year, with the U.S. agricultural attache for the country forecasting output will drop 3% this year to 49.5 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 17 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here Cattle Fatten on Sweet DietSYDNEY - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Cattle on high-molasses diets experience commercially attractive live-weight gains without compromising beef quality, according to Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Quality of Export FlaxseedA table about Canada -- Quality of Export Flaxseed . . . 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ABB Finalizes Feed Wheat PoolSYDNEY - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Australia's barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd will finalize payment of its 2004-05 season South Australian general purpose stockfeed (GPSF) wheat pool at the end of February. . . . Continue or visitors click here Pasta Alliance CreatedNEW YORK - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- American Italian Pasta Company (AIPC) has entered a multi-year strategic alliance with World Finer Foods (WFF), owners of the DaVinci brand of high quality Italian food products. . . . Continue or visitors click here WFP Wants Beans, Sugar for Darfur RefugeesNAIROBI - Feb 17/05 - IRIN -- Displaced families in the western Sudanese region of Darfur are likely to be affected by the large shortfall in donations of non-cereal food items received so far, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said. . . . Continue or visitors click here European Dairy Market SummaryMADISON - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Dairy market conditions in western and eastern Europe were reviewed in the latest report on the sector released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Oceania Dairy Market OverviewMADISON - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- The USDA published its latest review of dairy market conditions in Australia and New Zealand today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Light Trading on International Cash MarketsWASHINGTON - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets remain relatively quiet, with business dominated by Japan's regular wheat and barley tenders and ongoing demand from Taiwan and South Korea. . . . Continue or visitors click here Trans-Fat Free Baking Ingredient IntroducedNEW YORK - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Wilbur Chocolate Co., a Cargill subsidiary, introduced a cinnamon drop that offers zero grams of trans-fats per serving to help the baking industry become compliant with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirement that food and confection manufacturers list trans-fat content on food nutrition labels beginning January 1, 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here Andersons Considers Ethanol SiteNEW YORK - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- The Andersons Inc. is considering its Albion, Michigan, grain facility as a possible location for the construction of an ethanol production facility. . . . Continue or visitors click here Green Mountain Coffee Profit SlipsNEW YORK - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. reported a net income of U.S. $2,406,000 on sales of $50,357,000 during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, which ended January 15. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings RiseWASHINGTON - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending February 2 was up from the previous week, offsetting some of the previous week's declines, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here Great Lakes Grain Inspections Up in 2004WASHINGTON - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Grain inspections in the Great Lakes region rose 2% in 2004 to 3.77 million metric tons (MT) of corn, wheat and soybeans, according to the USDA/ Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 17/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 717,147 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Cattle and Calves by Province - Jan 1/05A table about Canadian Cattle and Calves by Province - Jan 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only
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U.S. and Canadian Cattle Inventory UpWASHINGTON - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Combined cattle inventories in Canada and the United States are up 1% over last year at 110.9 million head on January 1, 2005, reports the USDA. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 48.4 million head, was up 1% froma year ago. . . . Continue or visitors click here Gerdes Appointed CBOT DirectorCHICAGO - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) appointed Larry G. Gerdes as a non-member Director of the Exchange for a four-year term. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Milk Output Rises 1.3% in JanuaryWASHINGTON - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Milk production in the 23 major States in the United States totaled 13.2 . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Milk Output by Month - 2003-04A table about U.S. Milk Output by Month - 2003-04 . . . Subscribers Only
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USDA National Sunflower Market SummaryMINNEAPOLIS - Feb 17/05 - 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 Michigan Soybean Yields Trending LowerLANSING - Feb 17/05 - MFB -- A disturbing downward trend in Michigan's soybean yields has prompted agricultural officials to ask 1,500 state producers why. . . . Continue or visitors click here Michigan Farmers Seek Aussie TipsLANSING - Feb 17/05 - MFB -- A group of Michigan agricultural producers is going Down Under to learn how to stay "on top" in the absence of government-funded direct farm aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 18 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Grain ReviewST. JOSEPH - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 18. . . . Continue or visitors click here Mixed Week for Dairy Product MarketWASHINGTON - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets managed a mixed performance during the week ending February 12, judging from the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Auction Sales Inch UpSYDNEY - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week inched up week earlier levels as gains in sheep sales offset declines in cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here Campbell Soup Profits UnchangedNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Campbell Soup Company reported net earnings of U.S. $235 million on sales of $2.2 billion for the second quarter ended January 30, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Quiet End to Quiet WeekWASHINGTON - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week;s trading on a quiet note, with only limited business reported across most commodities. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Imperial Sugar Selling Old PlantNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Imperial Sugar has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its 160-acre former refinery site, but not its corporate headquarters building, in Sugar Land to Cherokee Sugar Land, LP, a joint venture between W.C. Perry Land Development, LP and Cherokee Investments Partners, LLC. . . . Continue or visitors click here Smucker Reports Higher Net IncomeNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- J. M. Smucker Company reported net income of U.S. $36.108 million on sales of $550.234 million during the third quarter ending January 31, up fro net earnings of $31.318 million on sales of $343.788 million during the samequarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly Canadian Crush ImprovesWINNIPEG - Feb 18/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 62,754 metric tons (MT) of canola and 36,167 MT of soybeans during the week ending February 16. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Weekly Exports Total 446,000 MT totalWINNIPEG - Feb 18/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 11,306,300 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 941,400 MT from the 12,247,700 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Canola Export Quality SummaryA table about Canada -- Canola Export Quality Summary . . . Subscribers Only
Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 18/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 753,774 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here ADM Names Williams VPNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) have named Larry Williams the Vice President-Sales and Marketing for ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ringspot Virus in North AmericaWASHINGTON - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Canadian and American researchers have discovered the presence of Strawberry latent ringspot virus, a problem for the past 30 to 40 years in Europe, in North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Mini Soybeans Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Feeder Cattle Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Live Cattle Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here Disappearance of U.S. Cattle on Feed - Feb 1/05A table about Disappearance of U.S. Cattle on Feed - Feb 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only
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CFTC CBOT Soybean oil Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cocoa Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Coffee Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Coffee Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cotton Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Live Cattle Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Pork Belly Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT FCOJ Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Lean Hogs Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Sugar Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here Cattle on Feed Up 2%WASHINGTON - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The number of cattle and calves on feed in larger feedlots in the United States rose 2% from year earlier levels to 11.3 million head in feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more animals, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Milk Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Feeder Cattle Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Mini Soybeans Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Pork Belly Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Lean Hogs Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT FCOJ Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . 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CFTC CME Milk Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Sugar Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cotton Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Cattle on Feed by Weight Group - Feb 1/05A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed by Weight Group - Feb 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only
CFTC CBOT Oats Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean oil Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cocoa Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here India Expects Larger Wheat HarvestWASHINGTON - Feb 20/05 - SNS -- Wheat production in India should rise two million metric tons (MT) above last year, reaching 74 million MT across the 2005-06 season, according to the U.S agricultural attache for the country, but 2.4 million MT below the record 76.4 million MT in the year 2000. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Canola Harvest Quality SummaryA table about Canada -- Canola Harvest Quality Summary . . . Subscribers Only
Almond Board ElectedMODESTO - Feb 20/05 - SNS -- The Almond Board of California has elected its slate of directors for terms starting March 1, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here India Could Net 33 MMT Coarse GrainsWASHINGTON - Feb 20/05 - SNS -- Coarse grain production in India is expected to total 33 million metric tons (MT) from 30 million hectares across the 2005-06 season, according to the U.S agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Final Rice Outcome Depends on MonsoonWASHINGTON - Feb 20/05 - SNS -- Rice production in India is expected to total 90 million metric tons (MT) from 44.5 million hectares across the 2005-06 season, up from 86 million MT in 2004-05, according to the U.S agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada Farm Direct Targets SaskatchewanSASKATOON - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- Canada Farm Direct plans to make its first plant expansion in Saskatchewan should it succeed in efforts to buy a western Canadian slaughter and processing company. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 21 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine Sunflower Oil Exports DownKIEV - Feb 21/05 - APK -- Crude sunflower oil production in Ukraine in January totalled 112,800 metric tons (MT), having increased by 1% from December, but fell 9% below year earlier levels, according to data from the State Statistic Committee. . . . Continue or visitors click here Planet Organic to Buy Newfound HealthTORONTO - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- Planet Organic Health Corp. signed a letter of intent to acquire Newfound Health, which operates 17 franchise stores in Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here Desperate Situation in DarfurNAIROBI - Feb 21/05 - IRIN -- Millions of people are at risk of starvation unless the international community acts quickly on the situation in the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur, Jan Egeland, the UN's emergency relief coordinator, said. . . . Continue or visitors click here Markets Off to Quiet Start on U.S. HolidaysWASHINGTON - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained the relatively quiet tone observed during the past week, influenced by the fact today is a holiday in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Africa Expects Reduced OilseedsPRETORIA - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- Oilseed production in South Africa is expected to decline during the 2004-05 marketing year, judging from the latest data available from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here Grain Output Jumps in South AfricaPRETORIA - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- Grain production in South Africa could jump 1.1 million metric tons (MT) above least season to a forecast 12.7 million MT, according to the latest estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 21/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 704,381 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here SWP Share Restructure ApprovedTORONTO - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) Class A shareholders approved a recapitalization plan which would see all common shares converting to voting shares. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Contract UpdateWINNIPEG - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring (CARS) wheat for the 2004-05 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 22 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here India -- Vegetable Oil Import SummaryA table about India -- Vegetable Oil Import Summary . . . Subscribers Only
India's Rabi Seedings Up Over 2004NEW DELHI - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- India has planted 1.8% more rabi season crops this year than last, according to data available from India's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine Groats Output SlipsKIEV - Feb 22/05 - APK -- In January 2005 Ukrainian enterprises decreased volumes of groats production as a response to seasonal factors. . . . Continue or visitors click here Chiquita Declares DividendNEW YORK - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the company's outstanding shares of common stock. . . . Continue or visitors click here World Ag Markets Remain QuietWASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets maintained their relatively quiet tone, though markets were pleased to see Jordan tender for wheat and Japan buy rice as part of its WTO obligations. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 22/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 505,972 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Sets Wool, Mohair PriceWASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ample Supplies of Fresh and Frozen FruitWASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Inventories of fresh and frozen fruit remained above year earlier levels at the end of January, though they were down from month earlier levels, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here Little Change in Nut StocksWASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Supplies of edible nuts in cold storage in the United States were little changed at the end of January when compared to year earlier levels, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Apples in Cold Storage - Jan 31, 2005A table about U.S. Apples in Cold Storage - Jan 31, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only
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U.S. Poultry Stocks RiseWASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Total frozen poultry supplies on January 31, 2005 were 3% below the previous month, but 2% above a year ago, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Red Meat Stocks SlipWASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Total red meat supplies in freezers finished January down 1% from December, totalling 965.8 million pounds. This is also up 1% from January 31 of 2004, notes the USDA in its latest report on agricultural products in coldstorage. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Frozen Egg Stocks by Month -- 2004A table about USDA Frozen Egg Stocks by Month -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
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Fresh Vegetable Stocks RiseWASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Frozen vegetable supplies rose 7% during January to finish the month at almost 2,072 million pounds, up 7% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Poultry Stocks by Month -- 2004A table about USDA Poultry Stocks by Month -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
U.S. Dairy Products Stocks DeclineWASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Stocks of dairy products inched higher in January, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here Noble Profits SoarHONG KONG - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Noble Group Limited reported net earnings of U.S. $286.1 million sales of $8,622.2 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004, a solid improvement on net earnings of $61.3 million on sales of $4,396.7 million infiscal 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 23 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here United States Fruit and Vegetable ShipmentsWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here International Demand ImprovesWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- A solid improvement in demand was notes on international agricultural commodity markets overnight as buyers in Mexico, Jordan, South Korea and Taiwan stepped up to the plate. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here J&J Snack Foods DividendNEW YORK - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- J & J Snack Foods Corp. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.125 per share of its common stock. . . . Continue or visitors click here Chiquita to Buy Fresh ExpressNEW YORK - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. will pay U.S. $855 million cash for the Fresh Express unit of Performance Food Group. . . . Continue or visitors click here Rancher's Beef Expands Cattle HandleCALGARY - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Rancher's Beef is starting phase one of a program which will see it slaughter up to 300 head per day of cattle over 30 months of age in a joint venture with Sunterra Farms' newly expanded Innisfail, Alberta plant. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Seeks Input on Hops Market OrderWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The USDA is seeking input to help determine the representative base period for a proposed marketing agreement and order for hops grown in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington State. . . . Continue or visitors click here New Fruit, Ornamental Crop FungicideWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Researchers at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Mississippi have found a way to use the naturally occurring compound, called sampangine as an agricultural fungicide. . . . Continue or visitors click here Record Spice Exports From IndiaNEW DELHI - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Spice exports from India heave leapt ahead of last year with two months remaining in the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Harvest Pressures Vietnam RiceHANOI - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice market softened after the Lunar New Year on account of local harvest activity, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here Thai Rice Markets EaseBANGKOK - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice markets softened in the face of improved domestic supplies, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here Corn Output Rising in EcuadorWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- This season's corn production in Ecuador is estimated at 360,000 metric tons (MT) from 120,000 hectares, up from just 300,000 MT from 113,000 hectares last season. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ecuador's Wheat Imports May SlipWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Wheat imports by Ecuador are expected to ease this year because of a decrease in consumption of wheat-based products on account of higher prices on domestic markets, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Brighter Trade Outlook to MalaysiaWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The grain trade outlook for Malaysia looks brighter on account of a recovery of the country's poultry sector after last year's Avian Influenza outbreak. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bigger Ecuadorian Rice HarvestWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Ecuador is expected to see a massive increase in rice production levels in 2005, with the crop forecast at 827,000 metric tons (MT) of rough and 513,000 MT of milled rice from 230,000 hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Serbian Wheat Output CollapsingWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Wheat production in Serbia is expected to collapse 35% this year to just 1.9 million metric tons (MT) on account of potentially lower yields and a 14% reduction in seeded are to 550,000 hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 23/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 600,976 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here United States Fruit Market Trend ReportWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here United States Vegetable Market Trend ReportWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here United States Onion and Potato Market Trend ReportWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Chicks Placed Pull Hatchery UpWASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity advanced during the week ending February 19 in the United States, led by a solid jump in the number of chicks placed. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 24 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Meat Inventory RisesOTTAWA - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Total frozen and chilled red meat in cold storage at the opening of the first business day of February 2005 amounted to 91,470 metric tons (MT), according to preliminary data available from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Cottonseed Crude Oil Summary - Jan 2005A table about U.S. Cottonseed Crude Oil Summary - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only
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Crude Oil Output Up in U.S.WASHINGTON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Crude vegetable oil production started the year up from last year, according to data published by the U.S. Census Bureau today. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Record Cash Receipts Recorded in CanadaOTTAWA - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Cash receipts by Canadian farmers rose 7.5% above 2003 last year to reach a record CDN $36,769 million, for the increase in three years, according to Statistics Canada.. . . . Continue or visitors click here Nestle Profits Up, Sales DeclineLONDON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Nestlé Group reported a net profit of Swiss Francs 6,717 million on sales of CHF 86,769 million for the 2004 fiscal year, compared to net earnings of CHF 6,213 million on sales of CHF 87,979 million the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine Feed Output Drops in JanuaryKIEV - Feb 24/05 - APK -- Compound feed production in the Ukraine in January 2005 decreased 8% compared to December and totalled 149,400 metric tons (MT), according to State Statistics Committee. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Wheat Sales Main Market ActivityWASHINGTON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets maintained its good pace at week's end, with buyers in Taiwan and Korea buying 71,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. origin wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here IGC Lifts Coarse Grain EstimateLONDON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- World coarse grain production is now projected to be 4 million metric tons (MT) greater than previously thought, with the International Grains Council (IGC) lifting its 2004-05 production forecast to 1008 million, for a 94 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Little Change in Wheat OutlookLONDON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) left this year's forecast wheat production unchanged at a record 621 million metric tons (MT), for a 66 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vietnam Projects 110,000 MT Cashew SalesHANOI - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Vietnam expects to export 110,000 metric tons (MT) of cashew nuts from its projected 370,000 MT harvest this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings RiseWASHINGTON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending February 16 was up from the previous week, for its second weekly increase, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here CGC Seeks Grain Tribunal HeadWINNIPEG - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is accepting expressions of interest for the appointment to the position of the Chair of the Grain Appeal Tribunal. . . . Continue or visitors click here Jones Soda Into Organic TeaTORONTO - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Jones Soda Co. plan to launch a line of organic teas in the second quarter of 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here Plastic From FeathersWASHINGTON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers say they have found a way to convert chicken feathers into plastic products. . . . Continue or visitors click here Saskatchewan Ethanol PlantTORONTO - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- North West Terminal Ltd.'s newly founded North West Bio-energy Ltd. plans to build a fuel-grade ethanol facility in Unity, Saskatchewan, using money from Canada's Ethanol Expansion Program (EEP). . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 24/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 639,102 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Egg Type Hatchery Summary - January 2005A table about U.S. Egg Type Hatchery Summary - January 2005 . . . Subscribers Only
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Record Egg Output in U.S. in 2004WASHINGTON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Egg production during the year ending November 30, 2004 totaled a record high 89.1 billion eggs, up 2% from 2003, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Egg Output by Type - Jan 2004A table about U.S. Egg Output by Type - Jan 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
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U.S. Layers Average 242 Million in 2004WASHINGTON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- The average number of layers on hand in the United States in 2004 was 342 million birds, up 1% from the year earlier. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Egg Output by Type - Aug 2004A table about U.S. Egg Output by Type - Aug 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
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January Egg Output RisesWASHINGTON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Egg production in the United States rose 3% above the previous year during January to reach 7.61 billion, reports the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Egg Output by Type - Mar 2004A table about U.S. Egg Output by Type - Mar 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
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USDA Changes Upland Cotton Measurement RangeWASHINGTON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- The USDA changed the measurement range for length uniformity in the schedule of premiums and discounts for 2005-crop upland cotton. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Egg Output by Type - Nov 2004A table about U.S. Egg Output by Type - Nov 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
CWB Sees Firm Barley, Limp WheatWINNIPEG - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board's Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2004-05 crop year revealed some firmness in feed and malting barley markets, while wheat was unchanged to lower. . . . Continue or visitors click here Soybean Rust Coverage Available in U.S.LANSING - Feb 24/05 - MFB -- Soybean growers looking for protection against the latest potential threat are encouraged to take advantage of new crop insurance language approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Authority (RMA). . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Sunflower Market SummaryMINNEAPOLIS - Feb 24/05 - 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 Ethanol Zoning Change Passed in MichiganLANSING - Feb 24/05 - MFB -- Voters in Lenawee County's Riga Township approved three zoning referendum measures Tuesday, helping remove one of the last obstacles in the way of Great Lakes Ethanol's (GLE) bid to build and operate Michigan's second ethanol production plant. Approximately 65 percent of the rural township's registered voters turned out for the Feb. 22 referendum, and approved each of the three component proposals by almost a 60-40 margin. . . . Continue or visitors click here Low Linolenic Soybean Contracts ExpandingDES MOINES - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Bunge will expand the number of acres it is contracting for production of low linolenic soybeans to an estimated 200,000 acres in 2006 and 550,000 acres in 2007. . . . Continue or visitors click here Nestle Enters Indonesian Joint VentureHONG KONG - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Nestle S.A. and Indonesia's PT Indofood Sukses Makmur have created a joint venture firm named PT Nestle Indofood Citarasa Indonesia to produce and sell foods in Indonesia. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 25 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly firmer, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Grain ReviewST. JOSEPH - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 25. . . . Continue or visitors click here January Red Meat Output DropsWASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Commercial red meat production in the United States fell 2% below year earlier levels in January to 3.65 billion pounds, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Hog Slaughter by State - Jan 2005A table about USDA Hog Slaughter by State - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only
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Mixed Week for Dairy ProductsWASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States recorded a mixed performance for the week ending February 19, with cheese and dry whey declining, while butter and dry milk advanced. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Livestock Slaughter Summary - Jan 2005A table about USDA Livestock Slaughter Summary - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only
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Canadian Fruits, Vegetables SufferOTTAWA - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Canadian fruit and vegetable producers experienced a rough year in many parts of the country in 2004, notes Statistics Canada in its annual review of the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here South Carolina Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateCOLUMBIA - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine May Impose Rapeseed Export DutyKIEV - Feb 25/05 - APK -- A request for 17% export duties on rapeseed by the industry association Ukroliyaprom is being pursued by Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, says Stepan Kapshuk, Deputy Director General of the Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here Week Finishes on Disappointing NoteWASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week's trading on a disappointing note, with South Korea rejected offers on a 72,000 metric ton (MT) corn tender and Japan buying 100,000 MT of wheat and barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Auction Sales Inch UpSYDNEY - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week were up sharply on strong selling interest for both sheep and cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bevo Agro Reports 2Q ProfitTORONTO - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Bevo Agro Inc. reported net earnings of CDN $482,137 on sales of $5.19 million for the second quarter ending December 31, compared to a net of $434,357 on sales of $4.57 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Weekly Exports Total 486,100 MT totalWINNIPEG - Feb 25/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 11,791,800 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 892,700 MT from the 12,684,500 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here WBD Modernizes Polish Milk LinesNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC has completed the latest stage of the modernization at its Kiev City Dairy Plant No. 3 in Poland, bringing a new dietetic products line and compressor station on line. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly Canadian Crush DropsWINNIPEG - Feb 25/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 59,210 metric tons (MT) of canola and 32,573 MT of soybeans during the week ending February 23. . . . Continue or visitors click here Zambia Harvest in JeopardyJOHANNESBURG - Feb 25/05 - IRIN -- Poor and erratic rainfall is expected to jeopardize Zambia's prospects of yet another bumper maize harvest, a senior official warned on Friday. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vancouver Bulk Vessel SummaryVANCOUVER -- Feb 25/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 580,505 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here New York Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Philadelphia Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdatePHILADELPHIA - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Missouri Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateST. LOUIS - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Florida Edible Nut Terminal Market UpdateMIAMI - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here Cargill, Cooper Alliance ExpandedNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Cooper Power Systems, Inc (CPS) and Cargill Industrial Oils and Lubricants have expanded their alliance to market, produce and distribute Envirotemp FR3 fluid in the European Union, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand and Korea. . . . Continue or visitors click here Market Responses to USDA Hogs and Pigs QuarterlyWASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Hog markets have not ha d a consistent reactio to the USDA's quarterly "Hogs and Pigs" reports, according to a USDA review of market reaction to the numbers. . . . Continue or visitors click here Market Responses to USDA Cattle on FeedWASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Cattle markets generally rose in the week prior to the release of the USDA's monthly "Cattle on Feed" reports, only to generally give up those gains in the week following release of the numbers, according to a USDA review of market reaction to the numbers. . . . Continue or visitors click here Minot Bean Plant ProposedMINOT - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Prairie Protein Inc. of Regina, Saskatchewan is proposing to build a facility dedicated to handling navy beans, pinto beans and soybeans on the northeast side of Minot, North Dakota. . . . Continue or visitors click here Butter Market Response to USDA Milk ProductionWASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Butter markets generally increased in front of the USDA's monthly "Milk Production" reports, according to a USDA review of market reaction to the numbers. . . . Continue or visitors click here Cheese Market Response to USDA Milk ProductionWASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Cheddar Cheese markets did not post a consistent response to the USDA's monthly "Milk Production" reports, according to a USDA review of market reaction to the numbers. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Feeder Cattle Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cotton Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Lean Hogs Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cocoa Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Feeder Cattle Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Live Cattle Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Pork Belly Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cotton Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Coffee Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT FCOJ Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Milk Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Sugar Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Cocoa Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean oil Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Pork Belly Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Live Cattle Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Sugar Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Milk Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT Coffee Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC NYBOT FCOJ Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CME Lean Hogs Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean oil Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Soybean Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Livestock Feedban Passes MusterWASHINGTON - Feb 26/05 - SNS -- The USDA have Canada's ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban a passing grade. . . . Continue or visitors click here Mulberry Leaves Deodorize FeedsTOKYO - Feb 27/05 - SNS -- Japanese researchers have found adding mulberry leaves to livestock feeds and pet foods helps reduce the offensive smell of excreta, according to an article in the latest edition of the Japan Agrinfo Newsletter published by the Japan Association for International Collaboration of Agriculture and Forestry (JAICAF). . . . Continue or visitors click here Land O'Lakes Sells Swine AssetsNEW YORK - Feb 27/05 - SNS -- Land O'Lakes, Inc. completed an agreement to sell substantially all its swine production assets to Maschhoff West LLC under undisclosed terms. . . . Continue or visitors click here Farmer Bros. Declares DividendNEW YORK - Feb 27/05 - SNS -- Institutional coffee roaster, Farmer Bros. Co., declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bunge Declares DividendNEW YORK - Feb 27/05 - SNS -- Bunge Limited declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share. . . . Continue or visitors click here Blueberry Council Members NamedWASHINGTON - Feb 27/05 - SNS -- The USDA named five producer members, and one first handler and alternates for each position, to the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. Their terms of office begin immediately and end Dec. 31, 2007. . . . Continue or visitors click here ICO Coffee Price UpdateLONDON - Feb 28 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Poultry Placements Decline in JanuaryOTTAWA - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Placements of hatchery chicks onto farms were estimated at 51.2 million birds in January, according to the latest data available from Statistics Canada, down 11.0% from January 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here AWB Lifts Wheat Pool ProjectionsSYDNEY - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat board, AWB Limited, increased Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) for most pay grades in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 National Pool based on a recent rally in US wheat futures. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Barley Pool Indicators Start LowSYDNEY - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Opening price indications for the Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd's, 2005-06 barley pools are not expected to be welcomed by growers, but reflect more abundant international stocks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Frost Tolerant Oats Genotypes FoundWASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers have identified two oat genotypes which are more freeze-tolerant under controlled field tests than any variety released during the past 65 years. . . . Continue or visitors click here ABB Forecasts $37 Million ProfitSYDNEY - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Australia's barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd, expects net profits for the 2004-05 fiscal year to range between A$35 and $37 million when September 30 rolls around. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Rabi Seeding Progress SlowsNEW DELHI - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- While slowing, progress continued to be made seeding this year's rabi season crops, with total grain area roughly 1.2% above this time last year. Pulse seedings are down 2.6% and oilseeds up 11.6%. . . . Continue or visitors click here Japan Confirms Another BSE CaseTOKYO - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Japan agriculture ministry confirmed the country's 15th case of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). . . . Continue or visitors click here Slow Start to Weeks BusinessWASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Weekly trading activity on international agriculture commodity markets is off to an unusually slow start, with no major business reported over the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Young Chickens Slaughtered - Jan 2005A table about USDA Young Chickens Slaughtered - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only
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U.S. Farm Prices Received UpWASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in February came in at 113, reports the USDA, 2 points (1.8%) above the January Index. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA - Nut Production Summary - Jan 2005A table about USDA - Nut Production Summary - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only
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U.S. Honey Crop Up 1% in 2004WASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Honey production in the United States rose 1% in 2004 to 184 million pounds from producers with five or more colonies, reports the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA - Virginia Peanut Use in Food Products - Jan 2005A table about USDA - Virginia Peanut Use in Food Products - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only
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Atlanta Terminal Nut Market ReportATLANTA - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bigger Australian Macadamia Crop ExpectedWASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Macadamia nut production is expected to rebound in the coming year on account of recent, above average rainfall in key production areas, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Smaller Cotton Harvest in UzbekistanWASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Lower than expected yields have resulted in a slightly smaller than expected cotton harvest in the Republic of Uzbekistan. . . . Continue or visitors click here Colombia Forecasts Larger Cotton CropWASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Colombia's cotton harvest should rise to around 52,300 metric tons (MT) this year, a solid improvement on last year's 49,580 MT crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here Spain -- Olive Oil Export SummaryA table about Spain -- Olive Oil Export Summary . . . Subscribers Only
Smaller Iberian Olive Oil HarvestWASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Olive oil production in Spain and Portugal is down from last year, according to data accumulated by the U.S. agricultural attache for Spain. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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