Birdseed Ingredient Market News for January 2013
Millet Harvest Confirmed Down 66%
WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- Production of proso millet in 2012 totaled 3.09 million bushels, down 66% from 2011, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012.
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Second Smallest Safflower Crop
WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- The 2012 U.S. safflower crop came in at 179 million pounds, is up 6% from 2011 but is the second lowest production since records began in 1991, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012.
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37% Advance in U.S. Sunfower Output
WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- The 2012 sunflower crop in the United States finished at 2.79 billion pounds, up 37% from 2011, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012.
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Year Starts With Tight Birdseed Stocks
VANCOUVER - Jan 14/13 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets are starting the new year with confirmation of a steep decline in key ingredients in the United States.
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Birdseeds Hold Firm
VANCOUVER - Jan 18/13 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were mostly unchanged in hand-to-mouth buying by birdseed packagers and exporters.
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Millet Posts New Record High
VANCOUVER - Jan 25/13 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a strong note, helped by continued strength in U.S. white proso millet markets.
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