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. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseeds Hold Firm

VANCOUVER - Jan 18/13 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were mostly unchanged in hand-to-mouth buying by birdseed packagers and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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. . . . Continue or visitors click here