WINNIPEG - Jan 2/06 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 65,272 metric tons (MT) of canola and 24,789 of soybeans during the week ending December 28. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Jan 3 - SNS -- International coffee markets finished the previous day's trading mostly easier, judging from the latest indicative market values from the International Coffee Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 3/06 - SNS -- Recent rallies in U.S. wheat futures helped lift projected returns for marketing pools managed by Australia's wheat marketing board, AWB Limited. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LITTLE ROCK - Jan 3/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 3/06 - SNS -- Interest rates for 1995 and prior crop year commodity loans disbursed by USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) during January 2006 is 4.375%, unchanged from December 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Jan 3/06 - IRIN -- An enormous humanitarian crisis is emerging in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Katanga Province, with tens of thousands of people being displaced, but so far the government and the international community are doing little. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 3/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jan 3/06 - 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

BOSTON - Jan 3/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Boston were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jan 3/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Chicago were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jan 3/06 - 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 - Jan 3/06 - 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

BATON ROUGE - Jan 3/06 - SNS -- Pecan market conditions in the state of Louisiana are summarized in this report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jan 3/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Jan 3/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 4/06 - SNS -- Vietnam has lifted its ban on export shipments, allowing companies to make new sales and move product against prior sales commitments. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 4/06 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Monsanto Canada says its new Roundup formulation will offer western Canadian growers a lower priced version of the herbicide, but without the guarantees attached to the company's premier version. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 4/06 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Falling prices for field crops pulled down Canada's Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) in October, despite gains in returns from selling livestock, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Russian grain output is expected to slide from 82.4 million metric tons (MT) last year to a forecast 78.2 million MT in 2006-07, argues Arthur Friesen, Senior Market Analyst with Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch here, who expects lower yields to offset increased area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jan 4/06 - 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

BOSTON - Jan 4/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Boston were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jan 4/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Chicago were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jan 4/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jan 4/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 4/06 - 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 - Jan 4/06 - 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 - Jan 4/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- The USDA designated counties in California, Oregon and Texas as primary natural disaster areas, making all qualified farm operators eligible for low-interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- The USDA designated counties in California, Oregon and Texas as primary natural disaster areas, making all qualified farm operators eligible for low-interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Jan 6/06 - IRIN -- Meteorologists predict that seasonal rains normally expected in the Horn of Africa in March, may not be enough to end drought and food insecurity, a climate expert with Kenya's meteorological department has warned. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Columbia Grain Inc. plans to build a 110-car grain elevator along the Great Falls-to-Fort Benton branch railroad line this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Total consumption of fats and oils in the United States remains ahead of year earlier levels, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Census Bureau. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Jan 6/06 - IRIN -- As rain continues to pound southern Malawi, local government officials have appealed for relief assistance, including food aid for people made homeless by flooding. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Dairy market conditions in western and eastern Europe were reviewed in the latest report on the sector released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- The USDA published its latest review of dairy market conditions in Australia and New Zealand today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 5/06 - 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

BOSTON - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Boston were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jan 5/06 - 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 - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) set a monthly volume record for December, with 273,277 contracts exchanging hands, up 65.8% from November and 30.1% above the previous year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending December 28 slipped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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MINNEAPOLIS - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jan and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHOENIX - Jan 5/06 - 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

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WASHINGTON - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Production of dairy products advanced in the United States in November, judging from the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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SAN FRANCISCO - Jan 5/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, brazil nuts, chestnuts and filberts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Ice Cream Production Summary - Nov 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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SYDNEY - Jan 7/06 - SNS -- Australia's wheat marketing board, AWB International (AWB), continues to oppose all efforts to allow other companies export that country's wheat, again telling the country's Wheat Export Authority that it does not support theapproval of three new bulk wheat export permit applications. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

ST. JOSEPH - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jan 6. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Canadian egg production was estimated at 49.3 million dozen in November, up 8.0% from November 2004, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 6/06 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 68,138 metric tons (MT) of canola and 22,559 of soybeans during the week ending January 4. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jan 6/06 - 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

BOSTON - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Boston were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - 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 - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 6/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 10,670,800 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 1,375,600 MT from the 9,295,200 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- Turkey production dropped 5% last year, according to the USDA, ending the year at 256 million birds, versus the 263 million raised in 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 6/06 - 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

LONDON - Jan 9 - 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

LITTLE ROCK - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- Australia's wheat marketing board, AWB Limited, is making its fourth distribution to growers who participated in the 2004-05 AWB National Pool. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively quiet, reflecting the slow arrival of traders after the holiday break. Traders in some countries are not expected to be back at work until next week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- A class action lawsuit against the Canadian government and Canada's Ridley Inc. will be allowed to proceed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- Soybean oil futures trading got underway today at the Dalian Commodities Exchange in China's northeastern Liaoning Province. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 9/06 - 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

BOSTON - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Boston were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jan 9/06 - 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

JOHANNESBURG - Jan 9/06 - IRIN -- The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that its assistance to refugees in Zambia is being jeopardized by a lack of funding. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- The USDA reports the quantity of eggs used by food manufacturers fell 5% in November to 167 million dozen, but managed to come in 7% above year earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- Strawberry area planted for major States (California, Florida, and Oregon) in 2006 is forecast at 46,300 acres, up 4% for the same States in 2005 and 6% above the same States in 2004, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- The prospective area for harvest of 11 selected fresh market vegetables during the winter quarter is forecast at 183,900 acres, according to the USDA, 2% above 2005 and 3% greater than 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- Area planted for spring onions, at 40,600 acres, is up 2% from both 2005 and 2004. Georgia and Texas increased planted acreage from 2005, while Arizona and California acreage decreased, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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ATLANTA - Jan 9/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NASHVILLE - Jan 9/06 - AFB -- The future prosperity of American farming and ranching is tied to a worldwide expansion of the middle class, said Ambassador Richard Crowder, the country’s new chief agricultural negotiator, during his address at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 87th annual meeting today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NASHVILLE - Jan 9/06 - AFB -- The “three a day” nutrition recommendation and eight-ounce plastic containers of milk in schools and fast-food restaurants are two high-profile results of the 15-cent per hundredweight dairy checkoff. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NASHVILLE - Jan 9/06 - AFB -- A new long-range plan designed to recapture global markets while catering to “time-starved” domestic consumers is on deck for the national Beef Checkoff program. The plan, expected to be released next month, was put together by a panel that represented all segments of the beef industry from producers to national chain restaurants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Jan 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

WASHINGTON - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Jan 10/06 - IRIN -- The Kenyan government has said it will buy all stocks of maize produced by local farmers in a bid to cope with a worsening food crisis that has hit the country following prolonged drought. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- The pork industry in the United States expected to post its third profitable year in a row, says Chris Hurt, Extension Economist, Purdue University, after having posted losses in the 1998 through 2003 period. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets continued at a good pace, helped by the announcement of details of Thursday's regular wheat import tender by Japan's agriculture department and the removal ofthe ban on new rice export sales by Vietnam. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Organic baby food sales have risen sharply in Scotland in recent years, now accounting for 43% the country's baby food market, even though adults do not eat that much organic food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Bunge North America will expand its oilseed crushing and refining plant in Nipawin, Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ANKARA - Jan 10/06 - IRIN -- With all 14 confirmed avian flu cases in Turkey contracted from infected birds, containing the outbreaks of the highly contagious infection among fowl became the national priority on Tuesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BATON ROUGE - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Pecan market conditions in the state of Louisiana are summarized in this report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jan 10/06 - 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

BOSTON - Jan 10/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Boston were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 10/06 - 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

PHOENIX - Jan 10/06 - 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

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

ROME - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization worries the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza virus H5N1 could become endemic in Turkey, posing a serious risk to neighboring countries. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ZANZIBAR - Jan 11/06 - IRIN -- Authorities in Tanzania's semi autonomous island of Zanzibar have prohibited indefinitely the unnecessary use of water, in a move to curb an acute scarcity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- Noble Argentina S.A. has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification by BVQI, the worldwide leader in certification services, for its high standards in reception, storage and loading of grains and oil seeds in bulk through it's Lima Port. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets maintained a good pace through Wednesday even as traders started to prepare, psychologically, for tomorrow's final USDA crop production estimates for 2005 crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated will close its manufacturing facility in Salinas, California and move production to other North American facilities by the end of 2006 in hopes of simplifying the business and improving margins. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- Mehmet Tulbek has joined the Northern Crops Institute (NCI) in Fargo, North Dakota, where he will provide technical assistance to processors and end-users of non-cereal crops, such as soybeans, corn, lentils, dry peas, flax, chickpeas, and dry edible beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- Italian police in Bari arrested Francesco Casillo, owner of Molino Casillo Italy -- Europe's biggest pasta mill, on charges of attempted to sell 58,000 metric tons (MT) of durum wheat which contains excess levels of a cancer-producing toxin. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOSTON - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Boston were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jan 11/06 - 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 - Jan 11/06 - 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 - Jan 11/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

A table about U.S. Winter Wheat Area by State - Jan 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Rice Stocks Summary - Dec 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Durum Wheat seedings in Arizona and California for 2006 harvest are estimated at 145,000 acres, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Winter wheat seedings are up 2% in the United States, with the USDA pegging total area at 41.4 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Milled Rice Stocks by Length - Dec 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.11 million pounds for December, down 7% from last month and 29% below a year ago, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- U.S. winter potato production for 2006 is forecast at 4.44 million cwt (100 pounds), down 9% from a year ago and 8% below 2004, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Orange production in the United States is still expected to exceed last year, but the size of the crop is shrinking, with the USDA dropping it 2% from its December forecast to 9.22 million tons. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Alaska 2005 Crop Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Citrus Fruit Production Summary - Jan 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Rough Rice Stocks by Length - Dec 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States is down from last month's forecast, with the USDA reducing the prospective size of this season;s grapefruit and tangerine harvest; while leaving its lemon and tangelo estimates unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. 2005 Crop Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Rough rice stocks in all positions on December 1 in the United States totaled 160 million hundredweight (cwt), down 4% from the total on December 1, 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Hay Stocks - Dec 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Hops production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2005 totaled 52.9 million pounds, down 4% from the 2004 crop of 55.2 million pounds and 3% below the 2003 production of 54.6 million pounds, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- The 2005 U.S. maple syrup production totaled 1.24 million gallons, down 18% from 2004 and 1% below 2003, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Hawaii coffee production is estimated at 6.40 million pounds (parchment basis) for the 2005-06 season, up 14% from the previous crop year, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Production of sweet potatoes in 2005 is estimated at 15.7 million cwt (100 pound units), down 2% from last season and 1% below 2003, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Hawaii ginger root production for the 2004-05 season is 5.10 million pounds, down 15% from the previous season, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Mint oil production declined in the United States, with gains in spearmint oil output offset by a smaller peppermint oil crop, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Total 2005 U.S. potato production from all four seasons is estimated at 421 million cwt (100 pound units), down 8% from both the 2004 and 2003 crops, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Potato Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Hawaii taro production is estimated at 4.00 million pounds, down 23% from the 2004 crop and the lowest production on record, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Sugarcane output for sugar and seed is estimated at 27.9 million tons, 3% above the December forecast but 4% below last year's 29.0 million tons, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Sugarbeet production is estimated at 27.7 million tons, 1% above the November 1 forecast but 8% below last year's production, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Upland cotton production is estimated a record high 23.1 million bales, up fractionally from the December 1 forecast and 2% above last year's production, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Soybean Objective Pod Count -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Last year's cottonseed crop is expected to total 8.50 million tons up 3% from last year's production of 8.24 million tons, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Soybean production in 2005 totaled 3.09 billion bushels, the second largest U.S. crop in history and up 1% from the November forecast but 1% below the record-setting 2004 crop, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Canola production in the United States in 2005 is 1.58 billion pounds, up 18% from 2004, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Flaxseed production in 2005 totaled 19.7 million bushels, up 90% from the previous year to the highest level since 1970, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- All cotton ginnings totaled 20,114,150 running bales prior to January 1, compared with 18,924,750 running bales ginned on the same date last year and 16,882,550 running bales in 2003, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Alfalfa Haylage and Greenchop -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Production of all classes of wheta in the Unioted States totaled 2.10 billion bushels in 2005, up fractionally from the Small Grains 2005 Summary but 2% below 2004, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Winter Wheat Production Summary -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Production of peanuts in 2005 totaled 4.82 billion pounds, up 12% from last year's crop and up 4% from the November 1 forecast, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Growers seeded 3.29 million acres of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures during 2005, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Other spring wheat production for 2005 is estimated at 504 million bushels, unchanged from the Small Grains 2005 Summary but down 11% from last year, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Production of dry hay for 2005 is estimated at 151 million tons, down 1% from the October 1 forecast and down 5% from the 2004 total, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Sorghum grain production in 2005 is estimated at 394 million bushels, up 2% from the November forecast but 13% below 2004, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Objective Ear Count for Corn -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. All Other Hay Production -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- The 2005 production of oats is estimated at 115 million bushels, down fractionally from the Small Grains 2005 Summary and down less than 1% from last year, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Durum wheat production for 2005 totaled 101 million bushels, up 1% from the Small Grains 2005 Summary and 12% above last year, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. All Forage -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Sorghum for Silage Summary -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Production of rice in 2005 totaled 223 million cwt (100 piund units), down 4% from last year's record crop but up 1% from the November forecast, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Alfalfa Production -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. All Haylage and Greenchop -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. All Wheat Production Summary -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. All Alfalfa Forage -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- U.S. grain corn production is estimated at 11.1 billion bushels, up 1% from the November forecast but down 6% from 2004, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Corn silage production is estimated at 106 million tons, down 1% from 2004, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Barley production totaled 212 million bushels in 2005, down fractionally from the Small Grains 2005 Summary and 24% below 2004, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Spring Wheat Head Count -- 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. World Soybean Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Domestic Wheat Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA World Grain Supply-Demand Summary - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- The sugar supply situation in the United States is slightly tighter than initially thought because of smaller crops, according to updated supply and demand forecast by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. World Soybean Meal Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Domestic Sorghum, Barley and Oats Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Domestic Cotton Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Domestic Rice Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Domestic Feed Grain and Corn Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- There was little change made to the world and U.S. domestic cotton situation in updated supply and demand forecast released by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Domestic Soybean Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. World Soybean Oil Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Modest increases were made to U.S. meat production forecasts for 2005 and 2006 in updated supply and demand forecast released by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Global rice production, consumption, and ending stocks for 2005-06 are nearly unchanged from a month ago, while exports and imports are larger, according to updated supply and demand forecast released by the USDA's WorldAgricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. World Cotton Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Global oilseed production for 2005-06 is projected at a record 389.0 million metric tons (MT), up 2.0 million MT, according to updated supply and demand forecast released by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Domestic Poultry Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Domestic Egg Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Domestic Red Meat Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- U.S. domestic milk supply and use forecasts for 2005 and 2006 are little changed from last month in updated supply and demand forecast released by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- World wheat production in 2005-06 is up slightly at an estimated 616.43 million metric tons (MT), consumption is down fractionally, exports and imports increase fractionally, and ending stocks rise slightly, according toupdated supply and demand forecast released by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- International coarse grain supplies continue to expand, with the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board now pegging production at 958.6 million metric tons (MT)_, up almost 5 million MT from last month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending January 4 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. World Corn Supply-Demand - Jan 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

COLUMBIA - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Grain Stocks Summary (Domestic Units) - Dec 1, 2005 . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board closed its 2005-06 durum wheat pools in New South Wales and Queensland. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Grain Stocks Summary (Mtric Units) - Dec 1, 2005 . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- U.S. barley stocks in all positions on December 1, 2005 totaled 208 million bushels, down 15% from December 1, 2004, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Grain sorghum stored in all positions in the United States on December 1, 2005 totaled 289 million bushels, up 2% from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- On farm storage capacity in the United States totaled 11.4 billion bushels on December 1, 2005, up 1% from December 1, 2004, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- All wheat stored in all positions in the U.S. on December 1, 2005 totaled 1.43 billion bushels, down slightly from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- U.S. corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2005 totaled 9.81 billion bushels, up 4% from December 1, 2004, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- U.S. soybeans stored in all positions on December 1, 2005 totaled 2.50 billion bushels, up 9% from December 1, 2004, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Oats stored in all positions in the United States on December 1, 2005 totaled 95.7 million bushels, 9% below the stocks on December 1, 2004, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- U.S. durum wheat stocks in all positions on December 1, 2005 totaled 81.4 million bushels, up 4% from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jan 12/06 - 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 - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOSTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Boston were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, filberts, pistachios and walnuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is cautiously optimistic about the price outlook for wheat and barley, but worried about durum. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BISSAU - Jan 12/06 - IRIN -- Farmers in Guinea-Bissau say an insect is ravaging plantations of cashew, the country's main export crop, and they want the government to do something about it. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHOENIX - Jan 12/06 - 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

LANSING, Jan. 12, 2006 - In an attempt to better track animal movement, the Michigan Agriculture Commission voted Monday to mandate electronic identification of all Michigan cattle beginning in 2007.