WASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a modest improvement in the level of activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Field Crop Grower Prices - Jan/05 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Annual Average Rice Prices - 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER -- Feb 1/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 765,894 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is upset with criticism of its current grain movement program, saying it is only trying to maintain premium markets during a challenging crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) set the initial payment for its second feed barley pool at CDN $74 per metric ton (MT) for No. 1 Canada Western (CW) barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice markets remained throng through January, with demand remaining ahead of available supply, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Stocks of grains and oilseeds in Canada rose above their 10-=year average level for December 31, according to the latest estimates from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- The quantity of wheat and durum on hand in Canada as of December 31 jumped 16.7% above year earlier levels to 20.914 million metric tons (MT), according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Supplies of coarse grains on Canadian farms and in commercial storage rose sharply at the end of 2004, according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively quiet, judging from the level of overnight trading activity; with buyers in Taiwan saying they will tender for corn tomorrow while South Korea bought soybean meal. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 2/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 765,859 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice markets finished January with few changes in export asking prices as demand remained in line with supplies available to exporters, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 3/05 - APK -- In January 2005 Ukrainian exchanges made export contracts for 161,600 metric tons (MT) of wheat, says a spokesman for Ukraine's Union of Agrarian Exchanges. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The last half of weekly trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets continued at a relatively modest pace, with Japan and Taiwan buying wheat and corn. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 3/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 723,224 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 4. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 4/05 - APK -- According to Yuriy Luzan, acting as Minister of Agrarian Policy, Ukrainian farmers are going to plant spring crops on the area about 18 million hectares, including 8 million hectares of grains total. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets finished the week's activity of a relatively quiet note, with little fresh business reported in front of the first weekend in February. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 10,530,500 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,122,100 MT from the 11,652,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 4/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 723,224 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) supports U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) intentions to rely upon existing and future regulations issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure the cleanliness and safety of rail and truck conveyances used to transport food and feed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) expressed deep disappointment with news the European Commission (EC) paid export subsidies of about U.S. $6.44 per metric ton (MT) on 134 000 MT of soft milling wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Total grain production in Russia reached 78 million metric tons (MT) in 2004, according to the latest official Rosstat data, for a 16% increase over 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Corn area for 2005-06 in China is forecast to rise to 25.3 million hectares from 24.5 million in 2004-05 as higher prices and tax reduction cause some shift of marginal land back into grain production. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Sorghum area and production is forecast to fall in 2005-06, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Overall rice acreage for 2005-06 is expected to continue to increase in China from 28.8 million hectares to a projected 29.5 million hectares, according to a report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The U.S. agricultural attache for China estimates that both barley area and production will decline further in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Wheat seedings in China are expected to rise 5% this in 2005-06 to a projected 22.78 million hectares, according to a report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained the quiet tone seen during the past week as this week's trading activity got underway. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 7/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 722,625 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat board, AWB Limited expects the benchmark Australian Premium White wheat (APW) pay grade to range between A$170 and $180 per metric ton (MT) in the 2005-06 marketing year, while the durum pay grade APDR has an estimated pool return (EPR) of $210 to $220 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Good export demand continued to support Vietnam's rice market through end of January, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Rice production in Vietnam is expected to establish a new record in 2005, advancing from an estimated 33.46 million metric tons (MT) in 2004 to a projected 33.54 million MT this year, according to a analysis by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively quiet, with little fresh business reported. More importantly, news coming into markets is tending more to the bearish side of the equation, something which isnot helpful for prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The first round of export subsidies offered by the European Union in over 18 months are just a taste of what will come, warn analysts with Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here

GABORONE - Feb 8/05 - IRIN -- Botswana is bracing itself for a poor harvest after the ministry of agriculture estimated that only 3% of cultivable land has been ploughed this rainy season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 8/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 661,054 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will launch a Denatured Fuel Ethanol futures contract starting Friday, April 8, 2005 targeting the U.S. domestic industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Italy has emerged as one of the world's most important wheat importing nations in recent years as domestic production fails to catch up to demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The strength of Thailand's currency contributed to a modest increase in domestic rice values as February got underway, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- The Philippines will import significant quantities of rice this year, despite expectations of another strong rice harvest, argues the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 8/05 - SNS - The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Limited, closed its lower quality feed barley pools, but is still accepting deliveries against the feed 1 and malting barley pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained their quiet tone as the week started to wind down, with little fresh business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 10/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 689,041 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 10,860,300 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,020,900 MT from the 11,881,200 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 11. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets finished the week on an extremely quiet note, continuing a trend which has been evident across the full spectrum of agricultural products. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 11/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 708,612 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board will increase initial payments for wheat, durum and designated barley delivered to the 2004-05 marketing pools effective February 15, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Rice production in Bangladesh is expected to fall 3% this season to around 25.5 million metric tons (MT) due to flooding from July to September 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Grain and oilseed exports from Bulgaria have reached record levels as of January, according to a recenbt report from the U.Sl. agvricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Wheat production in Bangladesh is expected to jump 12% this season to around 1.4 million metric tons (MT) and could advance to around 1.5 million MT in the 2005-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Grain and oilseed exports from Bulgaria have reached record levels as of January, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/05 - SNS -- Proposed cuts to the USDA budget for fiscal 2006 are mainly smoke an mirrors, cautions the Grains Council of Australia (GCA) and farmers ought to be wary of claims about the extent of cuts in payments to growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 14/05 - SNS -- Weekly trade on international agriculture commodity markets is off to an unusually quiet start, with little business reported over the weekend -- continuing the trend noted the last half of the previous week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 14/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 659,914 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 14/05 - APK -- Russian grain exports across the 2004-05 marketing year could approach 9 million metric tons (MT), says Agriculture Minister Aleksey Gordeyev. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 15/05 - APK -- Ukraine must take an active position on the world market of grain, exporting 5 to 10 million metric tons (MT) of grain each year, argued the President of Ukraine in his speech at the 15th Congress of the Association of Farmersand Private Landowners of Ukraine. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively slow, with only a modest improvement in trading activity noted on overnight markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Australian Grain Production Estimates . . . Subscribers Only

SYDNEY - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Australia's summer crop production estimates will jump 13% above last year to 3.9 million metric tons (MT), while the country's winter production estimate will sink 21% from last year's record harvest to 31.5 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 15/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 624,941 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Average Annual Barley Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Average Annual Wheat Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Average Annual Oat Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Average Annual Corn Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Average Annual Rye Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Average Annual Rice Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Average Annual Sorghum Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Average Annual Winter Wheat Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Average Annual Spring Wheat Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Average Annual Durum Wheat Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

KIEV - Feb 16/05 - APK -- Total stocks of grain in the Ukraine on February 1 were 12.35 million metric tons (MT), including 4.97 million MT of milling grain, reports the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets continue to see modest business activity, with Tunisia buying optional origin feed barley and South Korea scheduling a tender for U.S. milling wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 16/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 624,941 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice market was extremely quiet in the period surrounding the Lunar New Year and prices held steady during that period, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Israel is looking for a modest improvement in wheat production levels in 2005, with local crops expected to advance from just 128,000 metric tons (MT) last year to a forecast 190,000 MT from 75,000 hectares this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice markets remain firm through the first half of February causing the market to move to a premium to Vietnamese origin rice, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Israel relies on imports to meet the bulk of its livestock feed needs, with production of barley, sorghum and corn only reaching nominal levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 16/05 - SNS -- Little change is expected in the size of German crops this year, with the U.S. agricultural attache for the country forecasting output will drop 3% this year to 49.5 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- Australia's barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd will finalize payment of its 2004-05 season South Australian general purpose stockfeed (GPSF) wheat pool at the end of February. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 17/05 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets remain relatively quiet, with business dominated by Japan's regular wheat and barley tenders and ongoing demand from Taiwan and South Korea. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 17/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 717,147 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 18. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week;s trading on a quiet note, with only limited business reported across most commodities. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 18/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 11,306,300 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 941,400 MT from the 12,247,700 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 18/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 753,774 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 20/05 - SNS -- Wheat production in India should rise two million metric tons (MT) above last year, reaching 74 million MT across the 2005-06 season, according to the U.S agricultural attache for the country, but 2.4 million MT below the record 76.4 million MT in the year 2000. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 20/05 - SNS -- Coarse grain production in India is expected to total 33 million metric tons (MT) from 30 million hectares across the 2005-06 season, according to the U.S agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 20/05 - SNS -- Rice production in India is expected to total 90 million metric tons (MT) from 44.5 million hectares across the 2005-06 season, up from 86 million MT in 2004-05, according to the U.S agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained the relatively quiet tone observed during the past week, influenced by the fact today is a holiday in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- Grain production in South Africa could jump 1.1 million metric tons (MT) above least season to a forecast 12.7 million MT, according to the latest estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 21/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 704,381 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- India has planted 1.8% more rabi season crops this year than last, according to data available from India's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 22/05 - APK -- In January 2005 Ukrainian enterprises decreased volumes of groats production as a response to seasonal factors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets maintained their relatively quiet tone, though markets were pleased to see Jordan tender for wheat and Japan buy rice as part of its WTO obligations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 22/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 505,972 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- A solid improvement in demand was notes on international agricultural commodity markets overnight as buyers in Mexico, Jordan, South Korea and Taiwan stepped up to the plate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice market softened after the Lunar New Year on account of local harvest activity, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice markets softened in the face of improved domestic supplies, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- This season's corn production in Ecuador is estimated at 360,000 metric tons (MT) from 120,000 hectares, up from just 300,000 MT from 113,000 hectares last season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Wheat imports by Ecuador are expected to ease this year because of a decrease in consumption of wheat-based products on account of higher prices on domestic markets, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The grain trade outlook for Malaysia looks brighter on account of a recovery of the country's poultry sector after last year's Avian Influenza outbreak. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Ecuador is expected to see a massive increase in rice production levels in 2005, with the crop forecast at 827,000 metric tons (MT) of rough and 513,000 MT of milled rice from 230,000 hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Wheat production in Serbia is expected to collapse 35% this year to just 1.9 million metric tons (MT) on account of potentially lower yields and a 14% reduction in seeded are to 550,000 hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 23/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 600,976 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 24/05 - APK -- Compound feed production in the Ukraine in January 2005 decreased 8% compared to December and totalled 149,400 metric tons (MT), according to State Statistics Committee. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets maintained its good pace at week's end, with buyers in Taiwan and Korea buying 71,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. origin wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- World coarse grain production is now projected to be 4 million metric tons (MT) greater than previously thought, with the International Grains Council (IGC) lifting its 2004-05 production forecast to 1008 million, for a 94 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) left this year's forecast wheat production unchanged at a record 621 million metric tons (MT), for a 66 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 24/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 639,102 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 24/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board's Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2004-05 crop year revealed some firmness in feed and malting barley markets, while wheat was unchanged to lower. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Feb 24/05 - MFB -- Voters in Lenawee County's Riga Township approved three zoning referendum measures Tuesday, helping remove one of the last obstacles in the way of Great Lakes Ethanol's (GLE) bid to build and operate Michigan's second ethanol production plant. Approximately 65 percent of the rural township's registered voters turned out for the Feb. 22 referendum, and approved each of the three component proposals by almost a 60-40 margin. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ST. JOSEPH - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Feb 25. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week's trading on a disappointing note, with South Korea rejected offers on a 72,000 metric ton (MT) corn tender and Japan buying 100,000 MT of wheat and barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 25/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 11,791,800 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 892,700 MT from the 12,684,500 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Feb 25/05 - IRIN -- Poor and erratic rainfall is expected to jeopardize Zambia's prospects of yet another bumper maize harvest, a senior official warned on Friday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 25/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 580,505 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat board, AWB Limited, increased Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) for most pay grades in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 National Pool based on a recent rally in US wheat futures. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Opening price indications for the Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd's, 2005-06 barley pools are not expected to be welcomed by growers, but reflect more abundant international stocks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- While slowing, progress continued to be made seeding this year's rabi season crops, with total grain area roughly 1.2% above this time last year. Pulse seedings are down 2.6% and oilseeds up 11.6%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Weekly trading activity on international agriculture commodity markets is off to an unusually slow start, with no major business reported over the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- African nations continue to face the greatest difficulty producing enough food to feed their populations, enabling their economies to advance, according to the February issue of Foodcrops and Shortages by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Feb 28/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 578,984 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) released its first Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2005-06 crop year, forecasting lower average returns than realized or forecast for the 2001-02 through 2004-05 marketing years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Barley Grower Prices -- Feb 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Grain & Oilseed Grower Prices -- Feb 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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