WASHINGTON - Apr 3/06 - SNS -- The USDA will charge 4.75% interest during April for 1995 and prior crop year commodity loans disbursed by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), up from 4.625% in March 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 3/06 - SNS -- Canadian farmland values inched upwards last year, rising 1.6% during the first half of 2005 and rising 1.5% during the second half of the year, according to Farm Credit Canada (FCC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Apr 3/06 - SNS -- Two friends who got into the buffalo business in 2001 say they must find value added opportunities in order for their business to continue growing into the future. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 6/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for Canada Western Soft White Spring wheat (CWSWS), and Canada Western Amber Durum wheat (CWAD) for the 2005-06 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MONTREAL - Apr 13/06 - SNS -- Cascades Forma-Pak has create a new pig maternity mat made from 100% recycled fiber. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 13/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of eighteen new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include barley, bean, cockscomb, corn, cotton, verbena, and wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 13/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for Canada Prairie Spring Red wheat (CPSR), for the 2005-06 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 26/06 - SNS -- Canadian farmers continue to receive less for their production than the previous year, with both grain and livestock returns coming under pressure, according to Statistics Canada, forcing a 7% decline in commodity returns from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of six new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bean and wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Prices Paid for Chemicals - April 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Prices Paid for Machinery - April 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Onfarm Fuel Costs - April 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Prices Paid for Planting Seed - April 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/06 - SNS -- The April Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) at 147 (1990-92=100), increased 1 point from March 2006 and is up 5.0% from April 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Prices Paid for Fertilizer - April 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/06 - SNS -- Prices received for agricultural commodities sold by farmers in the United States moved up in sync with the cost of farming in April, with both indexes gaining one point, according to the USDA, . . . Continue or visitors click here

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