SYDNEY - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd, declared a net profit after tax of $21.3 million for the six months ending 31 March 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- Australia livestock slaughter activity continued to increase through April, posting its fourth month over month increase in the total number of animals slaughtered, though meat production was down slightly from March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets improved with trades reported for 210,000 metric tons (MT) of current and new crop soybeans and buyers in Taiwan announcing a tender to buy corn later in the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- Tomato production in Turkey is expected to reach 9.5 million metric tons (MT) of both table and industrial output, down 100,000 MT from last year and down 300,000 MT from 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- Cotton production is expected to rebound in Paraguay this year, expanding from 64,000 metric tons (MT) in 2004 to an estimated 92,000 MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- Crude palm oil (CPO) production in Malaysia rose 2.6% to 1.25 million metric tons (MT) in April and is entering into a cyclical high production season, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- Colombia's wheat imports from Argentina increased to 70,000 metric tons (MT) during January-May 2005, up from no imports in 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/045 - SNS -- Italian production of tomatoes for processing is expected to drop 17% to a projected 5.2 million metric tons (MT) this year on the basis of lower planted area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- South Africa produces about a million metric tons (NT) of sunflower and soybeans per year, covering half the country's needs, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

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

MIAMI - Jun 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

NEW YORK - Jun 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

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

VANCOUVER -- Jun 1/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 553,510 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 - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States pulled ahead of year earlier levels for the seven days finishing May 28, 2005 even though the number of chicks placed was down on the weekhelped by a week over week improvement in the number of eggs set, reveals today's USDA sector report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jun 1/05 - SNS -- The Kansas City Board of Trade's (KCBT) hard red winter wheat futures trading hit a record level in May, with 229,963 contracts trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Tung Oil Situation Summary - April 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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OTTAWA - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- The cost price squeeze facing Canadian farmers continued to worsen in 2004 even though the cost of farming decreased along with annual average prices received. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Castor Oil Situation Summary - April 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- Consumption of fats and oils is up sharply in the United States so far this year, according to the latest date available from the U.S. Census Bureau. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Rapeseed Oil Situation Summary - April 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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HARARE - Jun 2/05 - IRIN -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday told visiting UN Special Envoy to Southern Africa, James Morris, that the country requires food aid to cope with a drought-linked food crisis. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Usage of Fats and Oils by Type - April 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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KIEV - Jun 2/05 - APK -- In May 2005 Ukrainian exchanges registered export contracts for 246,240 metric tons (MT) of maize or corn, an Agrarian Policy Ministry spokesman said to APK-Inform. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- Tate & Lyle PLC reported preliminary results for its 2005 fiscal year, which ended March 31, saying pretax profits were down 12%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers are looking at a new range of plant-based insecticides as alternatives to conventional chemical insecticides. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- Weekly trade on international agricultural commodity markets is experiencing a good increase in activity, with good demand noted for wheat and corn from the Pacific Rim. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Jun 2/05 - IRIN -- More than three million Ugandans, including 1.4 million people displaced by conflict in the northern region, are facing serious food shortages, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending May 25 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 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

VANCOUVER -- Jun 2/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 545,745 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jun 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

ATLANTA - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

NEW YORK - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to terminate its investigation of General Mills's sales practices and related accounting. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jun and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- Libya joined the growing list of countries which have lifted their bans on imports of beef from the United States and has resumed imports of U.S. beef and beef products from animals under 30 months of age. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Jun 2/05 - SNS -- SunOpta Inc. completed its purchase of the assets and business of Earthwise Processors, LLC (Earthwise), of Moorhead, Minnesota. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States were largely up over the week finishing May 28, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd rose during the past week on the basis of solid increases in offerings of cattle and sheep. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- Concern over the drought affecting large parts of Australia's agricultural regions resulted in a decline in cattle futures markets in that country, reports Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jun 3. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. reported a U.S. $167.7 million operating profit on sales of $2,923.3 million during the fourth quarter ending May 1, compared to earnings of $142.4 million on sales of $2,522 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets is generally quiet as the week draws to a close. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 3/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 51,872 metric tons (MT) of canola and 32,832 MT of soybeans during the week ending June 1. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

NEW YORK - Jun 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

MIAMI - Jun 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

VANCOUVER -- Jun 3/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 624,504 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

A table about U.S. Cheddar Cheese Production Summary - April 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- Total production of cheese by manufacturers in the United States was little changed from last year, but down on the month, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Canned and Dry Milk Production Summary - April 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 3/05 - 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

WINNIPEG - Jun 3/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 17,221,300 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,735,600 MT from the 18,956,900 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of 15 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bluegrass, bermudagrass, lettuce, rice, and soybean. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) have released a new, yellow seeded oat variety called Maida. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. confirmed that some employees had shared pricing and volume information over many years with competitors in Europe, and may have engaged in other conduct, in violation of European competition laws and company policies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- David A. Jones resigned from the board of directors of Tyson Foods, Inc. effectively immediately. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- The is a general feeling Vietnam's rice market is bottoming, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOZEMAN - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- People need to eat sources of Omega-3 fatty acids to help balance the different types of fatty acids they are consuming. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- Weakness in Thai Baht has allowed exporters to reduce asking prices in an effort to attract fresh demand, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- Grain production in the Ukraine will likely be 5% smaller than initially expected at around 30.7 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- Favorable spring rains are expected to result in larger grain crops in Turkey than initially expected. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- South Africa's corn crop planted in 2004 and now being harvested is estimated at 11.8 million metric tons (MT), 21.4% bigger than the crop planted in 2003, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- Morocco's wheat and barley crops ended up significantly smaller than initially expected on account of a dry spring, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- The Czech Republic has an oversupply of 1.8 million metric tons (MT) of grains from 2004-05, which is mostly in storage in warehouses, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- The Australian goat meat industry has registered substantial growth in recent years and is now an established and well-recognized industry, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- Zimbabwe's corn crop planted in 2004 and now harvested is an even bigger disappointment than the previous two crops, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/05 - SNS -- Zimbabwe's 2005 seed cotton harvest is estimated at 196,000 metric tons (MT) compared to 258,000 MT in 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY -Jun 6-05 - SNS -- Australia's wheat marketing board, AWB International, left Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) for the both the 20045 and 20056 years unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

CHICAGO - Jun 6/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets maintained a low key over the weekend, though Egypt was a buyer of Australian origin wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 6/05 - SNS -- ADM named J. Kevin Burgard President-Specialty Food Ingredients in addition to his role as Vice President of the Company. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Brazil -- Soybean Usage Summary to April 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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

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

VANCOUVER -- Jun 6/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 507,286 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 - Jun 6/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 6/05 - SNS -- The quantity of eggs used by food manufacturers jumped 5% in April to an estimated 167 million dozen, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

SYDNEY - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Winter crop production in Australia will be down below last year because of drought in the south eastern part of the country, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Calavo Growers, Inc. and Limoneira Company announced equity cross-investments in each other's avocado packing and marketing operations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Cargill has completed engineering for a planned expansion of OptaFlex natural chondroitin sulfate manufacturing at its Denver, Colorado, facility within the next few months. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced little improvement in the volume of trading interest, though markets received considerable news, including dismal crop outlooks for Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Weekly crop condition ratings issued by the USDA are good barometers of the yield potential of crops in the United States, notes Darrel Good, Extension Economist, University of Illinois. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Heavy rainfall is making it hard for Manitoba farmers to finish seeding this year's crops and causing some to worry about uneven germination on already planted fields. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Seeding this year's crops is nearing the end, but rainy weather is making it hard for the last 7% of all crops to get put in the ground, reports Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

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

VANCOUVER -- Jun 7/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 587,740 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jun 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

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

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - 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

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Fluid milk production in Canada is expected to decline from 7.89 million metric tons (MT) to 7.78 million this year, despite the increase in the number of dairy cows in milk production. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Weakness in Thai Baht continued to pressure asking prices for rice, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Harvest selling pressure combined with quiet export markets to force Vietnam's rice market lower during the past week, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- For the second time in the last eighteen months, the Russian government has applied a temporary increase in import duties for non-modified and modified starches, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Asparagus production will likely decline somewhat in Greece this year, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country, from an estimated 22,000 metric tons (MT) in 2004 to a projected 21,000 MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- This year's monsoon is more crucial than usual for India as water levels in the country's irrigation reservoirs are only 92% of the ten-year average, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Egypt's rice exports in 2004-05 are expected to achieve a record and could reach 900,000 metric tons (MT), according to a recent report from the U.S., agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- A North American Free Trade Agreement panel continues to question the basis for the U.S. to impose a 14.15% import duty on Canadian wheat, but has put off a final decision for another 90 days to give the United States more time to support its case. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- India exported a record volume of rice during the opening quarter of 2005, according to preliminary trade data available from India's Director General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Coconut oil exports from the Philippines sank 31% in February, while copra meal exports during the period grew 41% from their previous year's levels, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. There were no copra exports during the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- Cotton lint production in Greece is expected to drop sharply this year, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/05 - SNS -- For the past six years, France has exported an average of 400,000 metric tons (MT) of grain a year to China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets continue to experience relatively light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CALGARY - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA), Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), the Government of Canada, American Farm Bureau and National Cattlemen's Beef Association were granted amicus curiae "friend of the court" status in the USDA appeal of the preliminary injunction keeping the U.S. border closed to imports of live Canadian cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

NEW YORK - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- A decision by workers to remove the union at Tyson's beef complex in Pasco, Washington has been certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), ending the Teamsters' 28-year affiliation with the plant, allowing the facility to operate union-free. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 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

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

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- The USDA is seeking comments on proposed changes to the way commodity assessments are collected. Farmers and other interested parties have until July 7, 2005, to comment. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

ROME - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- The United Nations World Food Programme expressed pleasure with yesterday's announcement that the United States would spend more than U.S. $2 billion funding for humanitarian emergencies in Africa and the United Kingdom around $300 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States Broiler managed a mixed performance across the week finishing June 4, 2005, shows the current USDA sector report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HARARE - Jun 8/05 - IRIN -- Five years after Zimbabwe's land redistribution program began, tension still characterizes relationships between white and black farmers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jun 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- Turkey's poultry industry is becoming hopeful it will soon be able to start exporting meat to the European Union, notes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) announced 2005 grain procurement prices, reducing them from last year despite inflation of around 10% during the last twelve months. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- Stone fruit production in Japan is expected to be up this year despite cold weather, but the outlook for 2006 is not as good, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- Israel is expected to remain dependent on oilseed imports to meet its crushing needs, while growing small quantities of mainly confectionary oilseeds such as sunflower and peanut, according to a recent review of the sector by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- Wheat production in Brazil is expected to sink from 5.845 million metric tons (MT) last year to around 5 million MT, but this is not expected to translate into an increase in imports, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/05 - SNS -- Greece is looking to deliberately reduce the size of its industrial tomato harvest this year after growing 2,047,000 metric tons (MT)of table and industrial tomatoes last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Cargill will build a 37.5-million-gallons-per-year biodiesel plant and 30-million-pounds-per-year glycerin refinery in Iowa Falls, adjacent to its existing soybean crush facility. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) continued to press the USDA for the resumption of full trade in cattle and beef with Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a modest increase in prospective demand with news the European Union will allow try to expand short term corn imports by Spain to cover shortfalls created by this year's drought. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Dairy market conditions in western and eastern Europe were reviewed in the latest report on the sector released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- The USDA published its latest review of dairy market conditions in Australia and New Zealand today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

BOZEMAN - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Recent heavy rainfall in western Canada and parts of the United States mean the fertilizer needs of this year's crops may be considerably higher than the amount growers applied last fall or this spring, according to a Montana State University soil scientist. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Agricore United declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share on the Limited Voting Common Shares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Agricore United's share of the western Canadian grain handle is down from last year, slipping from 34.7% during the first half of the 2003-04 marketing year to 34.2% so far this season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Agricore United reported a loss of CDN $5.4 million on sales and revenue of $640 million during the second quarter ending April 30, compared to a loss of $17.7 million on sales of $638.1 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Jun 9/05 - IRIN -- Financial analysts in Botswana have urged the government to pay more attention to declining agricultural production, noting that the current over reliance on diamonds could pose a threat to future economic growth. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 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

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

ATLANTA - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- H.J. Heinz Company named Idamarie Laquatra, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.N., its Director of Global Nutrition, based at the company's headquarters offices in Pittsburgh. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jun 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending June 1 dropped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jun and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 9/05 - SNS -- Implementation of Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) for meat and meat products has been further delayed by the U.S. Congress, which voted 240 to 186 against enacting the law. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States were largely higher over the week finishing June 4, according to today's USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The 2005 U.S. maple syrup production totaled 1.24 million gallons, down 18% from 2004, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Winter wheat production in the United States is forecast at 1.55 billion bushels, down 3% from the May 1 forecast but up 3% from 2004, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The U.S. all orange June 1 forecast for the 2004-05 season is 9.19 million tons, unchanged from the May 1 forecast but 29% below last season's final utilization, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- U.S. production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2004 is revised to 29.0 million tons, down 1% from the March 1 estimate and down 14% from the previous year, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Production of Bartlett pears in California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 437,000 tons, down 5% from last year and 4% below 2003, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Production of Durum wheat in Arizona and California is forecast at a collective 16.2 million bushels, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Sugarbeet production in the United States for 2004 was revised to 30.0 million tons, fractionally higher than the January end of season estimate but 2% below 2003, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. 2005 Winter Wheat Production by Class . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Area strung for harvest in 2005 for Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is forecast at 29,189 acres, 5% more than the 2004 crop of 27,742 acres, and 2% more than the 2003 crop of 28,669 acres, according to the latest USDA cropproduction estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- California is looking for a massive recovery in prune production this year, though the state's apricot harvest will likely be down from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd sank during the past week on the basis of steep reductions in cattle and sheep offerings. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jun 10. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The 2005 sweet cherry production for California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 200,000 tons, down 20% from 2004 and 11% below 2003, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The 2005 peach crop in California, Georgia, and South Carolina is forecast at 1.05 million tons, down 2% from 2004 and 1% below two years ago, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.22 million pounds for May, 11% lower than last month and 10% less than a year ago, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- This season's citrus fruit production estimates remain well down in the United States on account of poor orange and grapefruit harvests , according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Last year's sweet potato harvest in the United States was revised to 16.1 million cwt (100 pound units), down 2% from the annual estimate made in January but up 1% from 2003, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Feed Grain and Corn Supply and Use 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Sorghum, Barley and Oats Supply and Use 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- World rice production is projected at a record 410.4 million MT, up less than 100,000 MT from last month but 8.6 million MT above 2004-05, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The USDA marginally reduced next season's estimated world cotton harvest from 107 million to 106.2 million bales is reduced marginally, while consumption and trade are nearly unchanged, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U. S. Cotton Supply and Use 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Wheat Supply and Use 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Egg Supply and Use . . . Continue or visitors click here

World and U.S. Supply and Use for Cotton 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

World Soybean Supply and Use 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Projected U.S. sugar supply and use for fiscal year 2005-06 are unchanged from a month ago, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The 2005-06 global wheat outlook has shifted modestly from last month with projected production falling, imports increasing, and stocks declining, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

World Soybean Oil Supply and Use 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Soybeans and Products Supply and Use (Domestic Measure) 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

World Soybean Meal Supply and Use 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

World Corn Supply and Use 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

World and U.S. Supply and Use for Grains 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The most noteworthy change in the global outlook for 2004-05 is in Brazil with a 2-million-ton reduction in the corn crop, lower imports, smaller feed use and exports, and a 400,000 metric ton (MT) drop in ending stocks,according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Rice Supply and Use 1/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- U.S. milk production in 2005 and 2006 is forecast higher than last month as recent good returns are expected to result in increased cow numbers, and stocks declining, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Global oilseed production for 2005-06 is projected at 377.0 million MT, down 4.1 million MT or 1% from 2004-05, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Poultry Supply and Use . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Red Meats Supply and Use . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Total U.S. meat production forecast for 2005 is increased slightly, helped by an estimated increase in beef output because of slightly higher slaughter in the second quarter, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Western Canadian flaxseed markets have experienced a sudden downward revision in grower bid levels, reports Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week on a relatively quiet note, with limited business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

WINNIPEG - Jun 10/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 42,369 metric tons (MT) of canola and 32,546 MT of soybeans during the week ending June 8. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 10/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 17,624,600 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,760,800 MT from the 19,385,400 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 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

FARGO - Jun 10/05 - SNS --Researchers at the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station have developed a new two-row barley for growers in that state, . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Canadian government changed the Canadian Agriculture Income Stabilization (CAIS) program to allow farmers full access to their accounts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Cargill bought Integrated Bakery Resources (IBR), a provider of pre-mix systems, finished foods and related marketing services to North American-based bakers and retailers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The quality of alfalfa produced can be affected by the way it is harvested, cautions a North Dakota State University dairy expert says. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

MIAMI - Jun 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

A table about Value of Canola in U.S. - 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - 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

ATLANTA - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 10/05 - 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Palm oil imports by the Netherlands are expected to undergo significant growth, potentially rising from about 1.2 million metric tons (MT) in 2004 to over 2.2 million MT in 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about India -- Spice Export Summary - April 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 11/05 - SNS -- The USDA has ordered additional testing of a beef cow for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) because tests done in the United States came back with an inconclusive result. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 13/05 - SNS -- Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. has agreed to buy Medallion Foods, Inc., a manufacturer of corn-based snack products including tortilla chips, corn chips and extruded corn products. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 13/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets is off to a slow start this week, with traders in some markets looking for direction from tomorrow's South Korea soybean tender and Indonesia's regular palm oil auctions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 13/05 - SNS -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. said banana prices received were higher in Europe in April and May but mainly unchanged in North America and lower in Asia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 13/05 - SNS -- Canada's primary advantage over competitors in the United States is in its use of technology, argues Statistics Canada in a review of the sector published earlier this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 13/05 - SNS -- A recent Agricore United sponsored survey by Ipsos-Reid found many western Canadian grain producers may not be spending enough time scouting their fields during the growing season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 13/05 - SNS -- The Ukraine government has established minimum prices for wheat, barley, corn, rye, and oats for the 2005-06 marketing year with implementing its controversial Law on State Support of Agriculture in Ukraine. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of nine new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bluegrass, fescue, lettuce and ryegrass. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists in Mississippi have released the first soybean line with genetic resistance to charcoal rot. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity experienced a modest improvement in activity, though many market participants are carefully watching weather developments in the United States, Australia and parts of China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- Seeding is nearing completion in Saskatchewan, with less 5% of this year's crops remaining to be sown, but with growers complaining they may need to revisit their initial seeding plans because wet weather limited progress the past two weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- Soybean markets are starting to build in the ideas of smaller U.S. harvest in 2005, notes Darrel Good, Extension Economist, University of Illinois. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Inc. (SWP) reported a net loss of CDN $916,000 on sales and operating revenues of $288.016 million during the third quarter ending April 30, compared to a net loss of $9.141 million on sales of $255.176 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

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

TORONTO - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) reported a good improvement in the volume of grain shipped through its facilities since the start of the 20045-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 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

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

MIAMI - Jun 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

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- ConAgra Foods Inc. named Jim Hardy its senior vice president, Enterprise Manufacturing, a new position for the company. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- Turkey hatchery activity picked up slightly in the United States as of June 1, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 14/05 - SNS -- Farmers missed their seeding targets for several crops this year, according to the latest crop progress report from Manitoba Agriculture, Food And Rural Initiatives. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Rogers Sugar Income Fund's trustees authorized a monthly distribution of $0.0334 per trust unit. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- After declines of 7.1% in 2002 and 28.1% in 2003, cash income rose to $8.1 billion in 2004 led by a 7.0% jump in the sales of primary agricultural products, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Canadian farm debt posted its eleventh consecutive annual increase in 2004, finishing the year up 4.9% at CDN $44.9 billion, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- The value of agricultural production rose 1.8% in 2004, reports Statistics Canada. Among the major factors that contributed to the value were the sales of agricultural products, program payments and the value of inventory change. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets remains relatively light, though good volumes of business in feed ingredients continue to be concluded quietly. This is especially the case in Europe, where Spain and Portugal are the focus. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

LONDON - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Creative accounting by the United States, European Union and other rich countries is allowing them to dump highly subsidized agricultural production into poor countries, while using the WTO to prevent poor nations from countering this economic threat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 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

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

MIAMI - Jun 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States Broiler managed a mixed performance over the seven days finishing June 11, 2005, shows the latest USDA sector report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Fall Potato Stocks by State - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Potato stocks in the 15 major potato States started the month 11% above year earlier levels at 51.0 million cwt (100 pound units), according to the USDA stocks estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Fall Potatoes Kept for Seed - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Fall Potato Stocks and Disposition by State - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Fall Potato Farm Marketings by State - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Potatoes Used for Processing - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Peru expects to harvest 200,000 metric tons (MT) of asparagus in 2006, up from 196,000 this year and an estimated 190,142 MT in 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Germany's grain industry is looking to expand exports in 2005-06 to prevent another big harvest from causing an unmanageable increase in residual supplies of grain in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Light export demand has allowed prices on Vietnam's domestic rice market to relax, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SACRAMENTO - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- California's apricot harvest will be smaller than initially expected, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 15/05 - SNS -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. plans to offer $225 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2015, subject to market and other customary conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- The J. M. Smucker Company reported net income of U.S. $22.1 million on sales of $491.5 million during the fourth quarter ending April 30, compared to a net of $22.2 million on sales of $312.4 million during the same quarter the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Russia's Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC reported net income of U.S. $2.9 million on sales of $325.7 million during the quarter ending March 31, compared to net income of $5.3 million on sales of $278.3 million during the first quarter of the 2004 fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a modest improvement in trading activity, with Cyprus announcing a wheat purchase tender for next week and Iran buying Malaysian palm oil. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Significant weather premiums have been built into corn, soybeans and wheat futures contracts trading on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) this week, say analysts at the exchange. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Japan is proposing to allow imports of feed corn with up to 1% Bt10 corn contamination. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

NEW YORK - Jun 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 - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jun 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

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Barge traffic declined during the first quarter of 2005, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending June 8 dropped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Milk production was up 4.4% in May, reaching 14.2 billion pounds in the major producing areas of the United States,m according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Milk Production by State -- May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Milk Production by Month -- May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

MINNEAPOLIS - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jun and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Mexico's asparagus production is expected to increase 10.5% this year to a forecast 58,000 metric tons (MT) due to good weather conditions in regions devoted to asparagus production. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Long term increases in tomato production levels in France are expected to remain intact during the coming season, reflecting the fact most of the country's crop is grown in greenhouses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Weakness in Thai Baht is keeping pressure on asking prices for rice, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Asparagus production is expected to remain relatively high in China again this year, with the result the country will remain an intense competitor on world processed asparagus markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 16/05 - MFB-- The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is pleased with the Senate's action Wednesday to include an amendment in the Senate energy bill that would increase the nation's renewable fuels standard from 4 billion gallons in 2006 to 8 billion gallons in 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station released Alkabo, a new durum variety, says Al Schneiter, North Dakota State University Department of Plant Sciences chair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- The USDA confirmed that tissue samples from a cow have been sent to the United Kingdom for further testing to see if the animal was infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 16/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada is making up to CDN $529,600 available to help cover the cost of setting up the Canadian Livestock Identification Agency's (CLIA) multi-species livestock tracking and tracing system. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd slipped during the past week as gains in sheep offerings were offset by sharp declines in cattle sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 17/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 18,015,600 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,947,000 MT from the 19,962,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jun 17. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States recorded a mixed performance for the week ending June 11, with butter and dry whey gaining, while cheddar cheese and nonfat dry milk declined, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The week is ending on a relatively quiet note, with little major business reported on international agricultural commodity markets, partly because of the price uncertainty created by the weather markets affecting much of North America and parts of Australia and the Indian subcontinent. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

ST. LOUIS - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 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

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

TORONTO - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Inc. has been included in the Standard & Poor's Toronto Stock Exchange (S&P/TSX) Composite Index, effective Friday, June 17, 2005, after the close of trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) are running advertisements in USA Today and elsewhere this week challenging claims in "milk mustache" ads that milk helps individuals lose weight. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 17/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 36,643 metric tons (MT) of canola and 34,894 MT of soybeans during the week ending June 15. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed Placements by Weight -- June 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed by State -- June 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed Usage by State -- June 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.77 million head on June 1, 2005, reports the USDA. The inventory was 1% above June 1, 2004 and 2% above June 1, 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Cattle on Feed Placements by State -- June 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

MIAMI - Jun 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

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 17/05 - 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Although the southwest monsoon arrived at the southern tip of India on June 5, 2005, and has subsequently advanced into parts of southern India, its further progress has been stalled by adverse climatic factors, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry recently pegged its 2005 seeded area estimate for at rice at 975,674 hectares, down 2.5% or 25,482 hectares from last year's harvested area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Darren Watson received an award for being Saskatchewan's 2005 Outstanding Young Farmer at presentation ceremonies today at Western Canada Farm Progress Show here. Watson will represent Saskatchewan at the National OYF event in Halifax this November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- The way the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) elects directors will be the subject of a broad review initiated by Reg Alcock, the Minister Responsible for the marketing board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- H.J. Heinz Company is buying some of Groupe Danone S.A.'s sauce brands for GBP 470 million (approximately US$855 million) in cash. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- Last year's drought and locust invasion is threatening widespread grain production shortfalls in West Africa, worries the FAO. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB International, reduced the pool outlooks for 2005-06 crop wheat by AU$2 per metric ton (MT) for all grades because of weakness in the country's currency. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers have developed two tests for rapidly screenings horseweed plants for resistance to the herbicide glyphosate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- Conditions for South Africa's summer oilseed crops are generally better, resulting in upward revisions in production estimates for some key crops in the latest crop report from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- Summer grain production estimates were lifted in the latest crop report released by the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- Weekly activity on international agricultural commodity markets maintained its modest pace as the week got underway, with little fresh business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- SunOpta Inc. completed its purchase of the outstanding shares of Cleugh's Frozen Foods, Inc. of Buena Park, California. The undisclosed purchase price includes cash and assumption of debt. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- Archer Daniels Midland Company won two United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Presidential Green Chemistry Awards. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- The German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and Chiquita Brands International are launching a new public-private partnership initiative – the Nogal Nature and Community Project – in Costa Rica. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

NAIROBI - Jun 20/05 - IRIN -- The UN food agency has appealed for an additional US $94 million to buy more food for an estimated 3.5 million people who could go hungry as a result of the conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BAMAKO - Jun 20/05 - IRIN -- Food prices are soaring and precious cattle are dying in Mali as a result of drought and last year's locust swarms. The government has called for urgent food assistance to avert malnutrition among more than a million vulnerable people. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

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

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

WINNIPEG - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- The Canadian wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for several classes of wheat effective June 20. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 20/05 - SNS - The USDA is asking for comments on a petition to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Dewberries and Blackberries. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CALGARY - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFID), manufactured by Z-Tags, containing a dangle component for optional herd management usage was approved for use in the Canadian Cattle Identification Program (CFIA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- The USDA has revised U.S. Standards for Grades of Kale. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- The USDA is terminating the proceeding to establish a marketing agreement and order for hops grown in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Crop Condition to June 19, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

REGINA - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- Wet weather during the past week will likely make it impossible for farmers in Saskatchewan to finish seedings all crops this year, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- Manitoba will not be able to finish seeding this year's crops because of heavy rainfall in recent weeks, according to the latest crop progress report from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 21/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 21/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained their relatively quiet tone, with many traders watching crop developments in North America, Australia and India before deciding on the timing of purchases in physical markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 21/05 - 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

A table about U.S. Broiler Type Production Summary - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 21/05 - SNS -- Egg production rose 1% in the United States in May, according to the latest data from the USDA, totalling 7.56 billion. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Eggs Production National Summary - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Eggs Production by Type - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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

A table about U.S. Eggs Production by State - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Egg Type Production Summary - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

BANGKOK - Jun 21/05 - SNS -- Weakness in Thai Baht is maintaining pressure on asking prices for rice, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 21/05 - SNS -- China published rules for the certification of organic products sold in that country earlier this month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Jun 21/05 - SNS -- Increased local supplies is keeping pressure on Vietnam's export rice market, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 21/05 - SNS -- The USDA withdrew its proposal to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Snap Beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 21/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is reopening and extending the comment period and soliciting comments on the proposed revision of the voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Persian (Tahiti) Limes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 21/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada appointed Liliane Maisonneuve of Edmonton, Alberta as assistant commissioner with the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). Maisonneuve will serve in Alberta for a three-year term. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Canadian farmers saw average prices for commodities they had for sale drop 8.2% in April compared with the same month a year earlier in the wake of a sharp decline in crop prices, which offset higher prices for livestock, reports Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- A securities class action lawsuit has been filed by the Law Offices of Brian M. Felgoise, P.C. on behalf of shareholders who acquired ConAgra Foods, Inc. securities between September 18, 2003, and June 7, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Plant breeders will soon have a new tool available to simulate attacks by insects on plants to help breeders screen for resistance to insect-borne viral diseases of corn and soybean. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets remains relatively subdued, with many traders watching weather developments in the United States, the Iberian peninsula, and India; and their potential impact on world production levels for wheat and soybeans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Australia's barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd will make final payments on its 2003-04 barley pools this week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- International milk and milk product prices have moderated in recent months, but remain at levels which are encouraging counties such as the United States to continue producing exportable surpluses, suggests the latest outlook report from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- World wheat trading volumes are expected to decrease in 2005-06, according to the latest outlook report from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- World wheat production will likely contract this year, falling 2.5% from an estimated 627.3 million metric tons (MT) in 2004 to 611.5 million MT, according to the latest outlook report from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), but still above the average of the past five years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

ROME - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- International coarse grain production levels are expected to be better than first thought this year, but they will still fall short of last year's record harvest, according to the latest outlook report from the United Nation'sFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- This year's world rice harvest is expected increase over last year, rising 2.7% from 604.9 million to 621.3 million metric tons (MT), according to the latest outlook report from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- World rice trade is expected to record its third consecutive decline since reaching a record 28 million metric tons (MT) in 2002, according to the latest outlook report from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- International coarse grain prices are expected to remain relatively weak across the 2005-06 marketing year despite no change in the forecast volume of world trade, according to the latest outlook report from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Sugar production across the 2004-05 season will be up 2% over last year, according to the latest outlook report from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- World consumption of vegetable oils and protein meals accelerated across 2004-05, according to the latest outlook report from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

JOHANNESBURG - Jun 22/05 - IRIN -- Food and agricultural experts say more than half a million Mozambicans face shortages unless an estimated 70,000 metric tons (MT) of emergency relief aid is secured. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 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 - Jun 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

MIAMI - Jun 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

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

A table about U.S. Apples in Cold Storage April 30, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States Broiler managed a mixed performance across the week closing June 18, 2005, reveals this week's USDA statistics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Total red meat supplies in freezers finished May down 7% from the previous month at 849.8 million pounds. By contrast, this is up 2% from the previous year, notes the USDA in its latest report on agricultural products incold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Inventories of frozen fruit were down 7% from year earlier levels at the end of May, and down 4% from month earlier levels, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Total frozen poultry supplies at the end of May were up marginally from the previous month, but down 9% from last year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Frozen vegetable supplies dropped 7% during May to finish the month at almost 1,489 million pounds, up 8% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) expects this year's western Canadian wheat and durum harvest to total 22 million metric tons (MT) for the 2005-06 crop year, down two million MT from 2004-05. The projection for the 2005-06 barley crop is 11.7 million MT, down from the 12.3 million MT produced in 2004-05. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- The USDA will release up to 500,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat from the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust to help address the emergency food situation in Africa. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Western Canadian farmers emphasized oilseeds and field peas over wheat and barley this year, according to Statistics Canada preliminary seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Canadian oilseed processors crushed 221,362 metric tons (MT) of canola in May, according to Statistics Canada, down from both the previous month and year earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Seeded Area and Production Forecast . . . Subscribers Only

OTTAWA - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Canadian farmers reduced wheat seedings to their lowest level since the 1970s, when Canadian plantings averaged 22.7 million acres and ranged between a low of just 12.48 million in 1970 and a high of 27.8 million acres in 1976. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Coarse grain seedings in Canada are down for the fourth year in row, with plantings of barley, oats and grain corn totalling 19.08 million acres this year, down from 19.42 million last year and 20.97 million acres in 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- U.S. sweet cherry production is forecast at 226,550 tons, down 20% from 2004 and 8% below 2003, according to the USDA. Beginning with this 2005 forecast, Pennsylvania is no longer in the sweet cherry estimating program. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Jun 23/05 - 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

OTTAWA - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- There was a general increase in oilseed plantings in Canada this year, according to Statistics Canada's seeded area estimates, with declines in soybean area offset by increases in canola and flaxseed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Tart cherry production in the United States is up 15% over last year at a projected 244 million pounds, according to the USDA, which noted that production in Colorado is no longer included in national estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADISON - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- The USDA published its latest review of dairy market conditions in Australia and New Zealand today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Soybean Crush Situation - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

CHICAGO - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- The last half of thew week is seeing a solid improvement in trading interest on international agricultural commodity markets, with buyers in Taiwan, Japan and Iraq entering markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Vegetable oil production is up sharply in the United States this year, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Cottonseed Crush Situation - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Del Monte Foods Company reported a net income of U.S. $19.3 million on sales of $847 million during the quarter ending May 1, compared to a net of $56.6 million on sales of $915.9 million during the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Lilydale Co-operative Limited will be converted from a co-operative to a corporation following a vote in favor of the restructuring at the poultry processor's annual and special meeting in Edmonton. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

NEW YORK - Jun 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

ST. LOUIS - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jun 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 - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Turkmenistan's cotton production is expected to increase this year, despite poor weather in the spring, reports the U.S,. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Tajikistan's 2005 cotton production is expected to decrease due to less planted area and poor weather conditions, which delayed planting and required re-sowing of about 28,000 hectares, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Jun 23/05 - MFB -- A mix of early-season frost and mid- to late-season heat and dryness has led to the worst Michigan asparagus crop in 24 years. To make matters worse, Michigan farmers who produce asparagus for the frozen and canned food market a re receiving prices that are down between 20% and 25% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Jun 23/05 - MFB -- With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) working toward implementing a national animal identification system and the Michigan Department of Agriculture vowing to be a frontrunner in this effort, the Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) says it's supportive of national animal identification, but the organization remains concerned about the costs of implementing a mandated electronic system. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

MINNEAPOLIS - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jun and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Campbell Soup Company declared a regular quarterly dividend on its capital stock of $.17 per share. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) increased projected returns for new crop wheat and durum as well as old crop feed barley in its latest Pool Return Outlook (PRO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending June 15 dropped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 23/05 - SNS -- Potato prices in the United States remain at relatively depressed levels, but several initiatives have combined with some good luck to improve the market situation, notes Gary Lucier and Alberto Jerardo in the June edition of the USDA Economic Research Service's Vegetables and Melons Outlook. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The FAO warns that survey operations need to get underway quickly to monitor desert locust populations in Sudan and Eritrea as several swarms have moved east across Sudan from Darfur towards the Gedaref area and the border with Eritrea in mid-June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd fell during the past week as gains in cattle offerings were offset by sharp declines in sheep and lamb sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Dairy product markets in the United States were largely firmer over the week finishing June 18, judging from this USDA update. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

A table about U.S. Sheep and Lamb Slaughter by State - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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

A table about U.S. Hog Slaughter by State - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Calf Slaughter by State - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Cattle Slaughter by State - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Commercial red meat production rose 3% in the United States in May from 3.6 billion pounds last year to 3.71 billion pounds this year, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week's activity on a relatively good note, with additional sales of corn and wheat reported to Taiwan and Korea and news the European Union has authorized the release of 500,000 metric tons (MT) of intervention grain stocks to Spain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Placements of hatchery chicks onto farms were estimated at 57.4 million birds in May, up 7.9% from May 2004, according to Statistics Canada. Placements of turkey poults on farms increased 6.8% to 1.9 million birds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jun 24. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. announced today the pricing of an offering of $225 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes, which are to bear interest at 8-7/8 percent per annum and mature on Dec. 1, 2015. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 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

COLUMBIA - Jun 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

WINNIPEG - Jun 24/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 49,396 metric tons (MT) of canola and 21,451 MT of soybeans during the week ending June 22. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 24/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 18,351,500 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 2,020,900 MT from the 20,372,400 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 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

MIAMI - Jun 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

ST. LOUIS - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 24.05 - SNS -- North Dakota State University released Grenora, a new durum variety developed at the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Canada has tested more cattle than expected this year for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Hog Inventory by Weight Group - June 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Hog Breeding Herd Summary - June 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Farrowings Estimate - June 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Hog inventories in the United States managed a small increase to close the second quarter of the 2005 calendar year, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by coffee traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by milk traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cocoa traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by sugar traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean oil traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 24/05 - 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

WASHINGTON - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- The second case of an animal infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), popularly known as Mad Cow disease, has been confirmed in the United States, says Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 24/05 - SNS -- Canadian reaction to the confirmation of a second case of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is mixed, with some industry participants wanting to see the Canadian border immediately closed to imports of beef products from the United States; while the major organizations are urging a science based approach. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Jun 25/05 - APK -- Despite new crop rapeseed has not been marketed yet, trade negotiations are being held actively. APK-Inform analysts are reporting high demand on the part of both domestic and foreign companies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 26/05 - SNS -- Government officials in Austria last week confirmed that country;s second case of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), according to a report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 26/05 - SNS -- The Turkish government lifted its minimum price guarantees to the country's grain producers, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country/ . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 26/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB International, is pursuing a test method to determine vitreous level of durum deliveries and will continue running trials on those under consideration during the 2005-06 harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 26/05 - SNS -- Orange production in Brazil is expected to decline this year, falling 60 million boxes to a forecast 407 million boxes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 26/05 - SNS -- Efforts to reduce tomato inventories in Spain and Portugal are expected to result in a massive increase in tomato product exports in 2005-06, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the region. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 26/05 - SNS -- Sugar policy reforms in the European Union could have devastating consequences on Greece's sugar industry because steep reductions in prices guaranteed to growers should see some of the nation's 45,000 hectares of land diverted to other crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are starting the week with a limited amount of current and pending activity, with Taiwan recently buying corn from the United States and the Philippines setting the dates for a rice tender in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- The 22 million acres of U.S. land which is now enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) under contracts scheduled to expire in 2007-08 should not be automatically reenrolled, says the Alliance for Agricultural Growth and Competitiveness (AAGC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

REGINA - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- Annual cereals produce more dry matter per acre when harvested at the soft dough stage, according to the Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- Farmers need to take special care to avoid escalating exposure to toxins from the wide range of pest control products or pesticides applied during the growing season, according to Saskatchewan Provincial Pest Control Specialist Cameron Wilk. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

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

NEW YORK - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- General Mills will pay a quarterly dividend of 33 cents per share, payable August 1, 2005, to shareholders of record July 11, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- Central Canada Foods Corporation reported a profit of CDN $35,100 on sales of $5.32 million during the second quarter ended April 30, compared to a profit of $645 on sales of $5.17 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

A table about Saskatchewan Crop Condition to June 26, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

REGINA - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- Drier weather during the past week in Saskatchewan resulted in an improvement in soil moisture conditions and contributed to a modest improvement in the status of crops growing in the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 27/05 - SNS -- Conditions outside the Red River Valley improved during the past week in Manitoba, judging from the latest progress report from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- The Food and Agriculture Organization says field tests of a biological based pesticide have proven successful in trials aimed at controlled Desert Locusts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets improved, with several grain tenders announced for later in the week and Taiwan buying soybeans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has approved field trials of rice plants, which have been genetically engineered to express human lactoferrin protein. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has approved field trials of rice plants, which have been genetically engineered to express the human protein lysozyme. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- The advocacy group, Farm Sanctuary, says the USDA must impose an outright ban on allowing downed and sick animals to enter the human food supply and step up its surveillance for BSE and possible variants of the disease. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- Cargill Inc. completed its purchases of Peking University Green Technology Co. Ltd. (PGT)'s properties, including all the intellectual properties around the production, sales and marketing of food ingredient systems. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

NAIROBI - Jun 28/05 - IRIN -- An estimated 231,000 refugees living in camps in Kenya are in dire need of food, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, when it appealed for US $6.7 million to feed them until the end of 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. completed its purchase of the Fresh Express unit of Performance Food Group. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 28/05 - SNS -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share on its common stocks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- Biosecurity issues prevent Australia from importing the oats it needs or from trading oats between states, with the result the country needs to put more effort in plant breeding programs to keep growers interested in the crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- General Mills reported net earnings of U.S. $460 million on sales of $2,719 million during the quarter ending May 29, compared to a net of $278 million on sales of $2,789 million during the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada expects grain and oilseed production in Canada to slip 5% this year to 60 million metric tons (MT) based on the latest Statistics Canada estimate 26 million hectares were sown this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company completed its $1.46 billion purchase of various confectionery assets of Kraft Foods Global, Inc. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- The Indian government released 340,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar as quota for indigenous free sale for the July-September quarter. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about India -- Spice Export Sales Summary . . . Subscribers Only

CHICAGO - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remained relatively active through the mid-week trading session, though there was some disappointment with the cancellation of a soybean meal tender in Taiwan and Syria's tender to sell wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

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

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States Broiler managed a mixed performance over the seven days finishing June 25, 2005, reveals the current USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Monthly Average Barley Prices -- May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- The cost of operating a farm was unchanged from May in June, but remains above year earlier levels, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Virginia Peanuts Used in Food Products - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Feed Price Ratios -- June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Monthly Average Malting Barley Prices -- May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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A table about U.S. Peanuts Used in Food Products - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Shelled Peanuts on Hand - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- The quantity of peanuts in commercial storage in the United States totalled 2.0 billion pounds on May 31, compared with 1.56 billion pounds last year, according to the USDA, including 991 million pounds of actual farmer stock. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Spanish Peanuts Used in Food Products - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Shelled and Roasting Peanut Production - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- Average prices received by farmers in the United States for the commodities they produced were basically unchanged from May, while sitting 2% above year earlier levels, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Average Livestock Grower Prices -- June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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A table about U.S. Average Hog Producer Prices -- June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending June 15 dropped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- Total grain inspections for export at U.S. ports was down during the first quarter of 2005, even as the volumes of soybeans rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) believes grassroots support for a voluntary instead of mandatory country of origin labelling (COL) is building in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON - Jun 29/05 - SNS -- There are several potential hotspots for grasshopper outbreaks in Alberta this year, judging from surveys done last fall, say Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, and Applied Research Association technical staff. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Biotech Cotton Types by States - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Durum Wheat Seeded Area Summary - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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A table about U.S. 2005 Crop Summary - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Area planted to sorghum in 2005 is estimated at 7.01 million acres, down 6% from 2004, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Grain Stocks Summary in MT - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The United States recorded a sharp increase in the quantity of poultry slaughtered in May, with 3.54 billion pounds certified wholesome, up 8% from last year, reports the USDA. Updated totals for April 2005 show that 3.35 billion pounds were certified. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

A table about USDA Durum Wheat Stocks Summary - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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A table about U.S. Young Chicken Slaughter Summary -- May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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A table about USDA Minor Oilseed and Rye Stocks Summary - June 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Young Turkey Slaughter Summary -- May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 81.6 million acres, up 1% from 2004 and 4% above 2003, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. Farmers increased corn plantings 179,000 acres from their March intentions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Soybean seedings in the United States are down 3% from last year at an estimated 73.3 million acres, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The 2005 planted area for rye in the United States is estimated at 1.44 million acres, 4% above 2004, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Oat seedings in the United States this year total 4.34 million acres, up 6% from last year's planted area, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- U.S. flaxseed area reached an estimated 945,000 acres, is up 81% from last year's total of 523,000 acres, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Area planted to peanuts in the United States is estimated at 1.65 million acres, up 15% from 2004, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The 2005 winter wheat planted area, at 41.4 million acres, is 4% below last year and down less than 1% from the previous estimate, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Acreage planted to spring wheat other than durum in the United States is estimated at 14.1 million, up 2% from 2004, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. Grain area is expected to total 13.6 million acres, up 4% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- U.S. plantings of rice are estimated at 3.31 million acres this year, 1% below last year's planted acreage, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. Area for harvest is estimated at 3.29 million acres, also 1% below last year's area harvested. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Producers in the United States expect to harvest 61.7 million acres of all hay in 2005, down fractionally from 2004, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The U.S. Durum planted area for 2005 is estimated at 2.57 million acres, up fractionally from last year, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Growers in the United States seeded 3.97 million acres of barley this year, down 12% from the 4.53 million acres seeded a year ago, and the lowest since barley planted acreage estimates began in 1926, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- American producers planted 1.09 million acres in 2005, up 26% from 2004, and the first increase in U.S. acreage since 2000, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The U.S. planted area for all cotton in 2005 is estimated at 14.0 million acres, up 3% from 2004, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Sugarbeet area totaled 1.28 million acres in the United States this year, down 1% from the March intentions and down 5% from 2004, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Summer potato growers in the United States planted an estimated 51,100 acres of potatoes this year, down 13% from last year and 19% below two years ago, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Sugarcane area for harvest for sugar and seed during the 2005 crop year is estimated at 948,000 acres, 1% above last year, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- U.S. planted area of sweet potatoes is estimated at 92,300 acres for the 2005 season, down 5% from last year and 4% below two years ago, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Soybeans stored in all positions on June 1, 2005 totaled 700 million bushels, up 70% from June 1, 2004, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates for the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Oats stored in all positions on June 1, 2005 totaled 58.0 million bushels, 11% below the stocks on June 1, 2004, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates for the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Durum wheat stocks in all positions on June 1, 2005 totaled 37.2 million bushels, up 41% from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates for the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2005 totaled 4.32 billion bushels, up 45% from June 1, 2004, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates for the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Grain sorghum stored in all positions on June 1, 2005 totaled 104 million bushels, up 29% from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates for the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- All wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2005 totaled 540 million bushels, down 1% from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates for the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Barley stocks in all positions on June 1, 2005 totaled 129 million bushels, up 7% from June 1, 2004, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates for the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Peanut Oil Usage Summary - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Oil and Fats Stocks Summary - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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CHICAGO - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remained relatively active through the middle of the week, with Egypt emerging as a buyer of U.S. and Australian origin wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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NEW YORK - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated reported net income of U.S. $42.8 million on sales of $628.6 million during the second quarter ending May 31, compared a net of $42.9 million on sales of $596.2 million during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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NEW YORK - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Del Monte Foods Co. repurchased about 12 million shares of its common stock from brokerage firm Goldman Sachs International for $125 million, or $10.42 per share. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Total oils and fats usage in the United States is running well above year earlier levels, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Census Bureau. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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NEW YORK - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- ConAgra Foods Inc. reported a before tax profit of U.S. $101.9 million on revenues of $3,706.4 million during the fourth quarter ending May 29, compared to a profit of $169.3 million on sales of $3,843.1 million during thesame quarter the previous fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Safflower Oil Usage Summary - May 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

LONDON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- World coarse grain production is expected to be 1 million metric tons (MT) lower than previously thought, with the International Grains Council (IGC) decreasing its 2005-06 production forecast to 962 million, down 49 millionMT from 2004-05. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- June started with 91,210 metric tons (MT) of meat in cold storage in Canada, down 4% from 95,104 MT in May and up 17% from 78,094 MT in June 2004, according to the latest Statistics Canada report on the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) left its 2005-06 forecast wheat production unchanged at 604 million metric tons (MT), for a 21 million MT decrease from 2004-05, but still likely to be the second largest crop on record. . . . Continue or visitors click here

COLUMBIA - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds and peanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is making a final payment on feed barley delivered into its Pool A during the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MIAMI - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include almonds, walnuts, filberts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. LOUIS - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ATLANTA - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets in Atlanta were updated by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PHILADELPHIA - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Edible nut prices in terminal markets here were updated by the USDA today. Markets covered include peanuts and pistachios. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jun and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 30/05 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 48,617 metric tons (MT) of canola and 23,229 MT of soybeans during the week ending June 29. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station has developed and released a third variety of durum wheat this spring. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The USDA confirmed the second animal in the United States known to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was born and raised on a farm in the state of Texas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Changes to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) feeder cattle index affect the way live cattle deliveries are priced as of the August 2005 contract, notes Tim Petry, Livestock Marketing Economist with the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Thailand's exporters were forced to adjust export prices lower to account for weakness in the country's currency, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MODESTO - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- This year's objective harvest estimate for California' almonds is 880 million meat pounds, according to the California Agricultural Statistics Service (CASS). This forecast is based on 550,000 bearing acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- The European Union (EU) is looking at changing the way it approves imports of organic products from countries not on its official supplier list. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Pending increases in rapeseed production to feed its appetite for bio diesel has stimulated interest in seeing how far France can go in replacing soybean with rapeseed meal, cautions the U.S. agricultural attache for thecountry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Limited trading interest in Vietnamese rice is allowing prices in that country to drift sideways, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Australia seems to have avoided a crop disaster on account of the arrival of timely, soaking rains this month, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/05 - SNS -- Wheat and barley production in Australia looks significantly better than feared on account of June's dramatic improvement in moisture conditions in key producing areas of the country, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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