WASHINGTON - May 1/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for May 2008. The CCC borrowing rate-based charge is 1.625%, unchanged from April 2008. For 1996 and subsequent crop year commodity and marketing assistance loans, the interest rate for loans disbursed during May 2008 is 2.625%, unchanged from April 2008. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 30/08 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring wheat (CARS) for the 2007-08 crop year. Specific calls are identified below. Effective April 30, 2008, these delivery calls apply to grain in straight, tough or damp condition. With today’s calls, 100% of Series A and B Nos. 1 and 2 CARS in regions 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 have been called for delivery. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 30/08 - SNS -- The April Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 181% of the 1990-92 average, shows this USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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OTTAWA - Apr 29/08 - SNS -- Field crop prices continued their advance during February, rising above both month and year earlier levels, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 18/08 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) issued contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring wheat (CARS) for the 2007-08 crop year to meet US sales requirements. Specific calls are identified below. Effective April 17, 2008, these delivery calls apply to grain in straight, tough or damp condition. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 1/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation set interest rates for April 2008. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Mar 31/08 - SNS -- Prices received by Canadian field crop producers maintained their upward momentum in January, while the situation facing livestock producers continued to erode, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Mar 28/08 - SNS -- The March Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 176% of the 1990-92 average, according to the current USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 26/08 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of 25 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bean, lettuce, pea, rye and wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 19/08 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will pay premiums and storage payments to farmers in the Churchill catchment area for wheat stored on-farm for shipment through the northern Manitoba port. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 11/08 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring wheat (CARS), Canada Prairie Spring Red wheat (CPSR), Canada Prairie Spring White wheat (CPSW), Canada Western Extra Strong Red Spring wheat (CWES), Canada Western Red Winter wheat (CWRW) and Canada Western Soft White Spring wheat (CWSWS) for the 2007-08 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Mar 10/08 - SNS -- Farmers who contribute pulse check-off dollars to the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers are eligible to earn a federal investment tax credit through the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program. The tax credit is based on check-off funds spent on research and development that meets specific criteria as set out by Canada Revenue Agency. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Mar 5/08 - SNS -- There was a general increase in prices received by Canadian farmers in December, but while field crop values are up sharply over the same month last year, livestock returns are down, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 3/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for March 2008. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 29/08 - SNS -- The February Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 172% of the 1990-92 average, reveals this USDA report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 29/08 - SNS -- The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in February, at 145%, based on 1990-92=100, was unchanged from January, reveals this USDA report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Selected U.S. Oilseed and Bean Bids by State - Feb 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Index of Farm Input Costs - Feb 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Index Numbers of Prices Received - Feb 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Sheep and Egg Bids Bids - Feb 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Selected U.S. Apple and Cotton Bids by State - Feb 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Parity Prices for Farm Products - Feb 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

ROME - Feb 26/08 - SNS -- Fertilizer production will keep pace with forecast increases in land used to support rising food and biofuel production levels, the FAO argues in its 'Current world fertilizer trends and outlook to 2011-12'. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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