SYDNEY - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The Australian Wheat Board (AWB), tweaked projected pool return outlooks for the coming season, decreasing projected returns for the noodle pay grade, ASWN. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- India may not be able to export the quantities of wheat and rice initially forecast by the central government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The week opened with light international trading activity, though news from Russia and China underscore the tighter supply situation seen in world markets this season; with China expected to buy more wheat this month and Russia stopping exports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 2/04 - APK -- Until the new crop Ukraine will need to import 700,000 to 800,000 metric tons (MT) of milling grain, the Agrarian Policy Minister Viktor Slauta has told reporters today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Feb 2/04 - IRIN -- Mozambique could be facing its third consecutive drought year, according to the latest report by the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWSNET). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Trading activity continued to a relatively slow pace overnight, with traders reporting potential business for up to 50,000 metric tons (MT) of corn, wheat and feed barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- An indicator an El Niño weather event is building is being discounted by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABM) as coming too early in the year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 3/04 - APK -- According to Vice-President of Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA) Serhiy Stoyanov, Ukrainian traders at the moment have about 740,000 metric tons (MT) of imported milling grain, which has not yet been sold. He said these amounts had not been requested as of the moment. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOZEMAN - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Plant breeders at Montana State University have entered an intensive phase aimed at developing solid-stemmed spring and winter wheat varieties to improve wheat growers' profits in areas infested by wheat stem sawfly. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board's durum wheat export program for weeks 28 to 1 was described as slow by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) in a recent market commentary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Ocean freight rates are expected to continue rising in the immediate future in the face of strong international trade volumes and a material shortage of large ships along with port congestion in China, India and Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 4/04 - APK -- Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA), which incorporates the majority of grain trading companies, working on Ukrainian market, has decreased its maize export forecast from Ukraine in 2003-04 marketing year (August to July) from 1.5 to 1 million metric tons (MT), according to General Director of UZA Volodymyr Klimenko. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 4/04 - APK -- Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA) has been noting troubles with import supplies of rye to Ukraine, UZA Vice-President Serhiy Stoyanov said. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- The Canadian stocks in all positions report for December 31 revealed a significant rebound in stock levels from the previous year on account of a major recovery in the size of the 2003 crop harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Canadian wheat stocks are up 28% from last year at an estimated 17.6 million metric tons (MT), according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Coarse grain stocks are up sharply from last year, according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada, led higher by massive gains in barley and oat supplies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 5/04 - APK -- Grain crops in Russia in 2004 are expected to end up between 78 and 80 million metric tons (MT), a solid increase from the weather reduced 67.2 million MT harvested in 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- International trade in agricultural commodities continued at a slower pace through the middle of the week, with the only significant overnight business reported being the Japanese government's purchase of 140,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat from the U.S., Canada and Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Loan rates for 32004 crop corn, grain sorghum and soybeans were announced by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Australian grain stocks returned to more normal levels as of December 31 after the previous year's stock levels were reduced by drought, notes the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 6. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Cereal and coarse grain seedings during India's rabi or winter season appear to be heading for an above normal level on account of good soil moisture conditions and ample irrigation reserves, judging from the latest information available from the country's Ministry of Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Exporters in the United States sold 120,000 metric tons (MT) of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 6/04 - APK -- On the last eleven days of January the temperature conditions for wintering of grains and perennial grasses in Ukraine were generally satisfactory, Ukrainian Centre for Hydro-Meteorology has informed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 6/04 - APK -- Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA) has informed that companies with foreign investments, which are the main importers of grain to Ukrainian market, are not eligible for the 180-day VAT payment postponement in imports of grains through issuance of bills. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 6/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 11,652,600 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 5,163,000 MT from the 6,489,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Export prices for most grades of Thai rice remain under pressure on account of slack export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Vietnam's internal rice markets remains firm on account of tight supplies, with prices expected to continue drifting up and until the harvest peaks in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 8/04 - SNS -- Australia's wheat marketing board believes this year's wheat harvest will reach a record 25 million metric tons (MT), a massive increase from last year's drought reduced 9.7 million MT harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- Exporters in the United States sold 110,000 metric tons (MT) of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 9/04 - SNS - Agriculture Canada expects Canadian farmers to cut wheat and coarse grain plantings this year as they move land into oilseeds in response to the current season's bull market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The weekend signing of a free trade agreement between the United States and Australia was called "a missed opportunity to correct one of the major wrongs in the world wheat market," says North Dakota Wheat Commission Administrator Neal Fisher. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The Ukraine will remain a buyer of food grains through much of the first half of the current calendar year and will need to diversify its sources of supply to make up for rapidly diminishing supplies in Kazakhstan and Russia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- International supplies of coarse grains continues to grow, but demand is also rising with the result international residual stocks will likely be smaller than thought, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Global rice production, trade, and ending stocks for 2003-04 are lowered from a month ago in the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- There were few substantive changes in the latest USDA supply and demand projections for wheat released by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Imports of oats and barley by the United States during the remainder of the 2003-04 marketing year are expected to continue below expectations, judging from the latest estimates from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Proposals to boost fees for official grain inspection and weighing services are opposed by the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) and the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- International trade in major agricultural commodities appears to be getting off to a slow start, with little business reported; but with indications business will pick up pace later this month, starting with an 80,000metric ton (MT) wheat tender in China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board is pleased with the a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel finding which says it does not traffic in unfair trade practices as claimed by the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BISMARCK - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- North Dakota Wheat Commission (NDWC) Administrator Neal Fisher is claiming a partial victory from the World Trade Organization (WTO) handed down today in efforts by the United States to force Canada to dissolve the Canadian Wheat Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Spring wheat futures have enjoyed good trading interest on the floor of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX), with open interest setting a new record of 35,473 contracts at the close of Monday's trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Vietnam's rapidly growing livestock sector has resulted in equally impressive growth rates for domestic commercial feed production and imports of some raw ingredients. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Overnight trading activity on international markets was dominated by wheat and corn sales, with buyers in Morocco and Asia active. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 11/04 - APK -- According to Ukrainian weather center, a significant drop of temperature is expected all over the territory of the country on February 13-14, but winter grain survival rates are expected to be high. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The World Trade Organization panel which reviewed Canada's wheat marketing system found the country's rail revenue cap, grain segregation system and entry authorization requirements for wheat violate international trade rules. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MANILA - Feb 11-04 - SNS -- More widespread adoption of hybrid rice varieties is expected to combine with good growing conditions in the Philippines to keep rice output at around 9.1 million metric tons (MT) on a milled basis, similar to last year and a significant improvement on the 8.45 million MT grown in 2002 in the this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MANILA - Feb 11-04 - SNS -- The Philippines is expecting to maintain its recent upward trend in corn production, with output advancing from an estimated 4.85 million metric tons (MT) in 2003 to a possible 5.0 million MT this year from 2.55 million hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WARSAW - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Poland is experienced a dramatic increase in corn imports this year as the country works to meet the feed needs of its livestock industry and to help offset the impact of an overall 13% reduction in grain production levels in 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ANKARA - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) is expected to buy up to 250,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat by the end of March to help offset the impact of a smaller than expected wheat harvest on the domestic supply situation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ANKARA - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- Barley stocks are expected to tighten in Turkey across the 2003-04 marketing year in response to last year's 400,000 metric ton (MT) decline in harvest levels to 6.9 million MT, similar to the 2001 harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Government buyers in India are predicting they could end up purchasing 20.2 million metric tons (MT) of wheat from growers from the coming rabi season crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Two major trades in barley and corn were reported overnight, totalling 305,000 metric tons (MT), adding some life to markets as the week is drawing to a close. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Feb 12/04 - IRIN -- A record bumper harvest of food and cereals with a large surplus is expected in Sudan in 2004 by virtue of improved security and favorable weather conditions, but up to 3.6 million people in war-affected regions will still need food aid, a joint UN assessment report has projected. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 12/04 - APK -- The city of Kiev will buy in Russia 20,000 metric tons (MT) of rye flour to provide operations of local bakery plants, according to Deputy Head of Kiev City Administration Yuri Rossada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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HANOI - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Vietnam's internal rice markets continued steady despite lackluster sales, except 25% broken rice which increased by one dollar. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Despite government efforts to become self-sufficient in wheat production, China is looking at a smaller harvest in 2004 and potential increases in the volume of wheat imported despite declining per capita usage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Chinese corn area and production is expected to manage a solid increase in 2004, but declining residual supplies and a strong domestic market are expected to compromise China's ability to remain a significant net exporter. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Rice is the only grain offering a good opportunity for increase in 2004 because of the option to double or even triple crop in many areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Barley traders in China believe the country's will increase slightly in 2004, but they do not expect this to affect the quantity of barley imported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited announced its first estimated price range for the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Western Australia's Grain Licensing Authority (GLA) could breach World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 13. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- U.S. exporters sold 285,000 metric tons (MT) of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 13/04 - APK -- On the first ten days of February the wintering of cereals and perennial grasses went on under generally favorable temperature conditions, Ukrainian Centre for Hydro-Meteorology has informed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 13/04 - APK -- Russian Vice-Prime Minister, the Minister of Agriculture Aleksey Gordeyev, said the Russian government may introduce limitation measures against exports of flour, AK&M agency has reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 13/04 - APK -- During the next two months the storage facilities of Ukrainian State Reserve will receive 120,000 metric tons (MT) of American milling grain, the Head of the Committee for State Reserve Mykola Pesotsky said to a press-conference February 13. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 11,881,200 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 5,162,500 MT from the 6,718,700 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- India's agriculture department reports a solid, net increase in winter or Rabi season cereal and coarse grain seedings. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Australia expects to be the main beneficiary of projected increase in Chinese malting barley demand on account of a strong economy and difficulty by China's growers keeping up with domestic use, says Australian Foods Company. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Husky Oil is taking advantage of the Canadian government's Ethanol Expansion Program to boost production at its facilities in Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Canadian production of major grains and oilseeds is expected to increase in 2004 even as land shifts from spring wheat and coarse grains into oilseeds and durum wheat, according to the latest outlook report from Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- There was little change in export prices for rice from Thailand, except for fragrant rice, which is trending lower. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LIMA - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Bolivia expects to see a net increase in total grain output for 2004 on the basis of significant increases in rice and corn production and no material change in the size of the wheat harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited, boosted its final return estimates for 2002 crop wheat,l while Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) for the current crop were left unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

GUELPH - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Ontario will see two new ethanol plants built under the Ethanol Expansion Program announcement today by the Ministers of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Natural Resources Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

RIYADH - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Saudi Arabia has reduced the subsidy available to its wheat growers from U.S. $400 to $266.67 per metric ton (MT) for wheat harvested in the spring of 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TEL AVIV - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Israel remains totally dependent on imports to cover its grain and feed needs, with the result the country imported an estimated 2.75 million metric tons (MT) in 2003, down slightly from the 2.86 million imported in 2002. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TEL AVIV - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Feed grain production in Israel is nominal, with barley production only expected to reach 10,000 metric tons (MT) this year; while there will be no grain sorghum nor corn output in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- Australia's wheat harvest was pegged at a near record 24.92 million metric tons (MT) in the latest crop production estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 17/04 - APK -- In January 2004 the official statistics registered production of bread and bakery products in the amount of 203,900 metric tons (MT), which is 18% less than in December 2003. This amount, however, is 24% larger than in January last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's LitterMate Bio-Products say sales of Lucky's LitterMate™ Cat Litter are steadily growing as the company adds outlets in western Canada and gets repeat business from new customers, says company president Mark Pickard. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CONAKRY - Feb 17/04 - IRIN -- The government of Guinea has promised to sell 20,000 metric tons (MT) of rice direct to the public at controlled prices in an attempt to bring down soaring food prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- A normal monsoon season would likely allow Bangladesh to slightly increase its rice harvest from this season's estimated 26 million metric tons (MT) to a potential 26.6 million MT in 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Wheat production in Bangladesh is expected to remain flat this year, stuck at around 1.5 million metric tons (MT) from 700,000 hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The European Commission does not oppose Germany's decision to exempt biofuels from excise duties until December 31, 2009. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- International trading activity got off to a better than expected start with the sale of 400,000 metric tons (MT) of Australian wheat to Egypt. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 18/04 - APK -- According to official statistics, production of compound feeds in Ukraine in January 2004 dropped 9% from December 2003 to 112,800 metric tons (MT). The production also dropped 1% from January 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The last half of the week is seeing a solid improvement in international trading activity, helped by continued buying of U.S. origin product by the a wheat buying delegation from China, which is now touring the UnitedStates . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- Audits for the Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System (CIPRS) can now be performed by the Canadian Seed Institute (CSI). . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 20/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 20. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 20/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 12,247,700 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 5,325,700 MT from the 6,922,000 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/04 - SNS -- U.S. exporters reported selling 325,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat to China for delivery over the current and next marketing years, says the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 23/04 - APK -- Export of wheat from Ukraine in December 2003 again was zero, which left the total volume of export of this commodity in 2003-04 marketing year (July to June) at the mark of 1,000 MT (in the previous marketing year Ukraine exported 6.5 million MT of wheat, thus ranking 6th among the world's largest exporters). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 23/04 - SNS -- Indian farmers will have a new variety available for production this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 23/04 - SNS -- Asking prices on Vietnam's rice markets strengthened at the beginning of the month on account of tight supplies for both local and international markets. Food Association warned exporters, temporarily, not to sign any further contracts to avoid possibility of loss, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 23/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) released its first Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2004-05 marketing year, establishing most levels at a discount to the current crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 24/04 - SNS -- Exporters in the United States reported 430,000 metric tons (MT) more sales of wheat to China to the USDA. Yesterday, exporters reported sales of 175,000 MT of hard red spring wheat and 1540,000 MT of white wheat to China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 24/04 - SNS -- The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange will offer over-the-counter (OTC) trading in options starting March 1 now that the Manitoba Securities Exchange has decided not to forbid the practice. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 24/04 - SNS -- A good number of railcars are scheduled to move during the four week period spanning February 29 to March 27 (weeks 31 to 34 on Canada's shipping calendar). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 24/094 - SNS -- Australia's wheat marketing bard, AWB Limited disputes Pakistan's claims two recent wheat cargoes, totalling 80,000 metric tons (MT) were contaminated with karnal bunt. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 25/04 - SNS -- Substantial quantities of wheat and rice were traded overnight, including 460,000 metric tons of rice to the Philippines and over 26,000 MT of wheat to Taiwan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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MINNEAPOLIS - Feb 25/04 - SNS -- The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) reported record trading in its hard red spring wheat futures contracts yesterday, with 20,154 contracts exchanging hands. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 25/04 - APK -- In December 2003 Ukraine exported 228,000 metric tons (MT) of maize or corn, double shipments reported in November and setting a new monthly export record. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Feb 25/04 - SNS -- Margin requirements for soybean meal contracts traded on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will increase as of February 26, while margins requirements for oats will decrease. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 25/04 - SNS -- Coarse grain production during the 2004-05 marketing year could reach 33 million metric tons (MT) from 30 million hectares if India experiences a normal monsoon this summer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 25/04 - SNS -- Any problems with this summer's monsoon will have disastrous consequences for India's rice production forecasts, with the result production could realistically range anywhere between 80 million and 94 million metric tons (MT) across the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 25/04 - SNS -- India's 2004 wheat production is likely to reach a near record level of 76 million MT from 27.3 million hectares, up 16.7% from the 2003 drought-reduced 65.1 million MT, reckons the U.S. agricultural attache here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TAIPEI - Feb 25/04 - SNS -- Taiwan's 2004 tender schedule for publicly imported rice was recently announced by the government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- International coarse grains production for the 2003-04 marketing ear is now estimated at 899 million metric tons (MT), 7 million up from January, and 17 million more than in 2002, according to the latest numbers developedby the International Grains Council (IGC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) saw no reason to change its 2004 crop wheat harvest forecast, leaving it at 601 million metric tons (MT), well above the 557 million MT produced this season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- Government officials in the Ukraine believe the country's grain harvest will advance 73% this year to a projected 35 million metric tons (MT) in response to a hoped for improvement in weather conditions and expanded area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 26/04 - APK -- In January and February grain trading companies have imported to Ukraine just about 250,000 MT of grain, General Director of Ukrainian Grain Association Volodymyr Klimenko has informed, according to UNIAN news agency. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- Shanks Seeds, of Wheatley, Ontario is the first company in Canada to be certified by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) under the Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System (CIPRS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) left is Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for 2003 crop wheat, durum and malting barley unchanged; but lowered the expected price for feed barley by a dollar. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SOUTH PERTH - Feb 26/04 - SNS - Baudin, a new barley variety developed by the Department of Agriculture, is quickly becoming the barley of choice in southern medium-rainfall areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 27/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 27. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 27/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 12,684,500 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 5,478,400 MT from the 7,206,100 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 27/04 - SNS -- Export prices for Thailand rice declined slightly due to increased exportable supplies of less expensive Vietnamese rice. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CAIRO - Feb 27/04 - SNS -- Private sector importers have been pushed out of the wheat business in Egypt because of substantial imports activity by the government-controlled General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

CAIRO - Feb 27/04 - SNS -- Little change in Egyptian corn imports are exported in the coming marketing year, reflecting the potential for local production to advance slightly in response to a modest increase in seeded area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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