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Grain market news for Jan 2005


ABB Boosts Barley Pool Outlook

SYDNEY - Jan 3/05 - SNS -- Australia's barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd, boosted its gross malting barley pool indicators by $10 per metric tons (MT) taking estimates to $200-210 MT for Grade 1 malting barley ($5 MT premium for Sloop and Baudin). . . . Continue or visitors click here


AWB Lowers Wheat Price Outlook

SYDNEY - Jan 4/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB International, left projected returns for the number 1 pool for the 2004-05 marketing year unchanged, but lowered the outlook for the number 2 pool by A$3 per metric ton (MT) for all grades included in that pool. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Reports 110,000 MT Corn Sale

WASHINGTON - Jan 4/05 - SNS -- The 2005 calendar year is off to a relatively slow start, with limited trading activity reported overnight. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 4/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 659,702 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Trade Pace Picking Up

WASHINGTON - Jan 5/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets continued at a modest pace as traders around the world returned from New Year's holidays. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 5/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 560,022 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Modest Activity on World Ag Market

WASHINGTON - Jan 6/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets maintained its moderate pace through today, with most activity concentrated on routine business. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 6/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 560,022 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jan 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Thailand Expects Record Rice Exports

WASHINGTON - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice exports will likely finish the 2004 calendar year at a record 9.9 million metric tons (MT), according to a report compiled by the U.S. agricultural attache for that country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Markets Finish on Slow Note

WASHINGTON - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week's activity on a relatively slow note, reflecting the winding down of the holiday season in some parts of the world. Buyers are also showing some stubbornness about prices in the belief next week's USDA reports will add to bearish sentiment. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnam Rice Market Firmer

HANOI - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's internal rice markets are slightly firmer in the face of tight domestic stocks, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 596,200 MT total

WINNIPEG - Jan 7/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 9,295,200 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 953,200 MT from the 10,248,400 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 7/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 632,909 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on positions held by . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ontario Makes Interim Wheat Payment

GUELPH - Jan 10/04 - SNS -- The Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board (OWPMB) is making an interim payment on its 2004-05 crop marketing pools and has now projected the final results of this season's pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Slow Start to Week's Trading

WASHINGTON - Jan 10/05 - SNS -- Trading activity in international agricultural commodity markets is off to a slow start this week, though a couple of tenders are now on the books for the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 10/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 674,422 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Feed Ingredient Market Summary

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AWB Distributes 2003-04 Pool Earnings

SYDNEY - Jan 11/05 - SNS -- Australia's wheat marketing board, AWB Limited made a fourth distribution to growers who participated in the 2003-04 AWB National Pool. . . . Continue or visitors click here


International Grain Demand Picks Up

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a solid improvement in cereal and coarse grains overnight, with tenders to the Pacific Rim completed and new tenders for Cyprus and Tunisia announced. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Harvests Big Coarse Grain Crop

LONDON - Jan 11/05 - SNS -- Total coarse grain production was up sharply in the Ukraine in 2004, according to the latest data available from the country's State Statistics Committee. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 11/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 614,347 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Thai Rice Markets Continue to Firm

BANGKOK - Jan 11/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice markets remain firm in the face of tight supplies of exportable grain, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. 2004 Corn Ear Count

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U.S. Harvests Record Rice Crop

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Production of rice in 2004 totaled a record high 231 million cwt, up 15% from 2003 and up 1% from the November forecast, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Drops 2004 Oat Estimate

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- The 2004 production of oats is estimated at 116 million bushels, down 20% from last year and down less than 1% from the Small Grains 2004 Summary, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Fractional Dip in U.S. Wheat Estimate

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Production of all wheat totaled 2.16 billion bushels in 2004, fractionally below the Small Grains 2004 Summary and 8% below 2003, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Corn Harvest Inches Upward

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- U.S. grain corn production is estimated at 11.8 billion bushels, up less than 1% from the November forecast and up 17% from 2003, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Trims Spring Wheat Estimates

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Production of spring wheats other than durum in 2004 is estimated at 569 million bushels, down 1% from the Small Grains 2004 Summary but up 7% from 2003, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Leaves Winter Wheat Estimate Unchanged

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- The 2004 winter wheat production is estimated at 1.50 billion bushels. This is unchanged from the Small Grains 2004 Summary but 13% below last year's crop, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Durum Wheat Numbers Lowered 1%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Durum wheat production for 2004 totaled 89.9 million bushels, down 1% from the Small Grains 2004 Summary and 7% less than last year, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here


No Chnage in U.S. Barley Estimates

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Barley production is estimated at 279 million bushels, unchanged from the November 1 Crop Production report but up slightly from last year's estimate, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Sorghum Harvest 455 M Bushels

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Grain sorghum production in 2004 is estimated at 455 million bushels, down 4% from the November forecast but 11% above 2003, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Rye Crop Down Fractionally

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Production for 2004 is estimated at 8.62 million bushels, unchanged from the Small Grains 2004 Summary but down fractionally from last year, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. 2004 Sorghum For Silage Estimate

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U.S. 2004 Wheat Production Summary

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U.S. 2004 Spring Wheat Head Count

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U.S. 2004 Corn For Silage

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Oat Stocks Sink 12%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Oats stored in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 105 million bushels, 12% below the stocks on December 1, 2003, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Rice Stocks by Position - Dec 2004

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U.S. Rough Rice Stocks - Dec 2004

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USDA Grain Stocks Summary (Metric) - Dec 2004

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Record Rice Stocks on Hand in U.S.

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Rough rice stocks in all positions on December 1, 2004, totaled a record . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Milled Rice Stocks - Dec 2004

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USDA Grain Stocks Summary - Dec 2004

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Sorghum Stocks Up 19%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Grain sorghum stored in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 282 million bushels, up 19% from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Corn Stocks Top Trade Guesses

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 9.45 billion bushels, up 19% from December 1, 2003, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions report. This is the highest December 1 stocks level since 1987. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Wheat Stocks Down 6%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- All wheat stored in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 1.43 billion bushels, down 6% from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Durum Stocks Rise 18%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Durum wheat stocks in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 78.7 million bushels, up 18% from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Barley Stocks Jump 24%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Barley stocks in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 246 million bushels, up 24% from December 1, 2003, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Winter Wheat Area Surprisingly Low

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Winter wheat seedings in the United States are down 4% from last year at an estimated 41.6 million acres, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


US World Corn Supply-Demand - Jan 2005

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US Domestic Rice Supply-Demand - Jan 2005

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US Domestic Sorghum, Barley and Oats Supply-Demand - Jan 200

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US Domestic Corn Supply-Demand - Jan 2005

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Durum Seedings Down 5% From 2004

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Durum Wheat seedings in Arizona and California for 2005 harvest are estimated at 210,000 acres, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


US Domestic Wheat Supply-Demand - Jan 2005

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USDA World Grain Supply-Demand Summary - Jan 2005

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Little Change in World Rice Picture

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Global rice production, consumption, and ending stocks are virtually unchanged from last month, according to the latest forecasts developed by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Sees 621 MMT World Wheat Supply

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Projected 2004-05 global wheat production, use, and stocks are up slightly from last month, according to the latest forecasts developed by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Boosts World Coarse Grain Supply

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Global 2004-05 coarse grain supply, use, and stocks projections are up from last month, according to the latest forecasts developed by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Trading Activity Pace Quickens

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- The mid-week trading session on international agricultural commodity markets saw a good increase in actual and intended trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 12/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 717,219 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Russian Grain Exports up 23% Over 203-04

KIEV - Jan 13/05 - APK -- According to APK-Inform estimates, Russian grain exports in December, 2004 totalled 750,000 metric tons (MT), which is 23% up compared to November, 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here


China and Japan Active Overnight

WASHINGTON - Jan 13/05 - SNS -- Trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets continued the modest improvement started this week, with China buying soybeans from the United States and Japan starting up its regular weekly wheat and barley import tenders. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 13/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 717,219 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Wheat Opening Up Asian Markets

SASKATOON - Jan 13/05 - SNS -- Canadian wheat is being better received by the Asian noodle market with the availability of a new class of wheat known as Canada Western Hard White. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Jan 14/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jan 14. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Grain Export Volumes Good

KIEV - Jan 14/05 - APK -- Solid export volumes of wheat, barley and corn are being reported by the Ukraine State Customs Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Weekly Trade Finishes on Quiet Note

WASHINGTON - Jan 14/05 - SNS -- Weekly trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets is finishing on a quiet note, with the only major trade reported being Taiwan's purchase of a combined cargo of corn and soybeans from the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Crop Shortfall in Parts of Uganda

KAMPALA - Jan 14/05 - IRIN -- Hundreds of thousands of people in the northeastern Karamoja region are short of food following widespread crop failure, a Ugandan government minister told IRIN on Wednesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 357,400 MT total

WINNIPEG - Jan 14/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 9,652,600 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 908,800 MT from the 10,561,400 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 14/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 746,346 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 14/05 - 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


Mixed Changes in AWB Pool Outlook

SYDNEY - Jan 17/05 - SNS -- Numerous changes were made to the Australian wheat marketing board's Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) 2004-05, but there was no definitive direction for the movement in values reported by the AWB Limited. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Relative Busy Opening For Weekly Trade

WASHINGTON - Jan 17/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are starting th week on a positive note from a trading standpoint, even though commodity futures markets are closed in the United States to observe Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. . . . Continue or visitors click here


United Kingdom 2004 Crop Production Summary

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Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 17/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 718,974 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Light Overnight Trading Activity

WASHINGTON - Jan 18/04 - SNS -- Light trading activity was reported on international agricultural commodity markets overnight, with South Korean buyers buying 52,500 metric tons (MT) of corn and 53,000 MT of soybean meal. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Japan's Third Category Beer Lifts Sales

TOKYO - Jan 18/04 - SNS -- Shipments of beer and happoshu low-malt beer declined during 2004, but the launch of a new, third category beer during the year helped lift total category shipments 0.7% above 2004 to 6,549 million liters, according to Japan's top five brewers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 18/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 665,719 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Poor Snow Cover a Worry in Ukraine

WASHINGTON - Jan 19/05 - SNS -- The Ukraine and southern Russia have experienced a steady depletion in snow cover since late November on account of warmer than normal weather. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Tender Announcements Lift Attitudes

WASHINGTON - Jan 19/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are entering the middle of the week on a positive note, with purchase tenders announced by Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines for corn, wheat and rice. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 19/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 692,619 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Corn, Rice Feature in Overnight Trade

WASHINGTON - Jan 20/05 - SNS --International agricultural commodity markets were relatively quiet, judging from the level of overnight trading, which saw Argentine corn sold to Taiwan and 79,000 metric tons (MT) of rice sold to the Japanese government. . . . Continue or visitors click here


South Africa Boosts Corn Area

PRETORIA - Jan 20/05 - SNS -- Grain plantings in South Africa this season are expected to be well up over last year based on higher winter wheat area and a prospective increase in the are devoted to summer corn, according to the latest data from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 20/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 712,969 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jan 21. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Feed Grain Output Up In December

KIEV - Jan 21/05 - APK -- Production of Ukrainian feed in December, 2004 increased 10% from November to reach 153,200 metric tons (MT), according to data from the State Statistics Committee. This is also up 12% or 17,000 MT from December of 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Eid Observances Slow International Trading

WASHINGTON - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week on a relatively quiet note, with wheat, corn and soybean meal business reported overnight to Japan and South Korea. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CWB Signs 1MMT Agreement With China

WINNIPEG - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the China National Cereals, Oil and Foodstuffs Import and Export Corporation (COFCO) for the sale of 1,000,000 metric tons (MT) of milling wheat in2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 21/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 712,969 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


ABB Closes Wheat Pools

SYDNEY - Jan 24/05 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd, has closed all its 2004-05 wheat pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here


AWB Closes More Pool Delivery Zones

SYDNEY - Jan 24/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited closed more port zones in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia to deliveries of wheat under its 2004-05 Number 1 National Pool. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 24/05 - 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


Weekly Trade Starts on Good Foot

WASHINGTON - Jan 24/05 - SNS -- Weekly trade on international agricultural commodity markets got off to a relatively good start with trading reported in the Middle East and Pacific Rim for wheat and rice. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 24/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 768,469 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Feed Ingredient Market Summary

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Indonesian Corn Output Pegged at 6.5 MMT

WASHINGTON - Jan 24/05 - SNS -- The 2004-05 corn harvest in Indonesia is expected to total 6.5 million metric tons (MT), up from 6.35 million MT last season and initial projections of a 6.3 million MT crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Iraqi Wheat Sales Cap Overnight News

WASHINGTON - Jan 25/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets continued at a modest pace overnight, with buyers in South Korea and Taiwan taking U.S. origin corn and soybeans. But, confirmation Iraq bought U.S. origin wheat was a highlight of the day. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 25/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 782,314 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnam Rice Market Remains Firm

HANOI - Jan 25/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's internal rice markets continued its firming trend through the middle of January, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Thai Rice Markets Remain Strong

BANGKOK - Jan 25/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice markets continued to strengthen despite the belief prices may have moved to levels which give exporter sin Vietnam a distinct advantage, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


North African Crops Well Established

WASHINGTON - Jan 26/05 - SNS -- Winter grain crops are well established in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia on account of widespread precipitation and well-timed rains throughout the agricultural areas, reports the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Senegal's Minor Crop Output Unchanged

WASHINGTON - Jan 26/05 - SNS -- Senegal's millet, sorghum and corn harvests declined in 2004-05, partly on account of last year's locust problems, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Senegal Grows More Rice

WASHINGTON - Jan 26/05 - SNS -- Rice production rose in Senegal this year from an estimated 232,000 metric tons (MT) of rough rice in 2003 to 252,000 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Corn Demand Leads Markets

WASHINGTON - Jan 26/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets saw good demand for corn emerge this week from the Pacific Rim, with 205,000 metric tons (MT) of optional origin product trading into South Korea. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 26/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 720,344 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 328,100 MT total

WINNIPEG - Jan 26/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 9,980,700 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 865,200 MT from the 10,845,900 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pakistan's Wheat Crop Prospects Improve

ISLAMABAD - Jan 27/05 - IRIN -- Widespread winter rainfall is expected to significantly improve this year's agricultural output and go some way to alleviating the country's water shortage predicted by the national water authority last November. . . . Continue or visitors click here


IGC Expects Smaller 2005-06 Wheat Crop

LONDON - Jan 27/05 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) increased this year's forecast wheat production 3 million metric tons (MT) to a record 621 million, for a 67 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Coarse Grain Crop Tops Billion Tons

LONDON - Jan 27/05 - SNS -- LONDON - Oct 28/04 - SNS -- World coarse grain production is now projected to be 17 million metric tons (MT) greater than previously thought, with the International Grains Council (IGC) lifting its 2004-05 production forecast to 1004 million, for a 90 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Moderate Pace to World Grain Trade

WASHINGTON - Jan 27/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets advanced at a moderate pace, with Japan, South Korea and Iraq active on overnight grain markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 27/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 676,614 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Few Changes in CWB PROs

WINNIPEG - Jan 27/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) left its Pool Return Outlooks (PRO) mostly unchanged for the 2004-05 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jan 28. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Projects 11MMT Grain Exports

KIEV - Jan 28/05 - APK -- Grain exports from the Ukraine could approach 11 million metric tons (MT) during the 2004-05 marketing year which spans the July through June period, according to the Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Week Finishes Quietly in Light Trade

WASHINGTON - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets finished the week's trading on a quiet note, with little business reported overnight. However, there was news about future demand for wheat and rice. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ethiopia Records Bumper Harvest

ROME - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- The 2004 harvest in Ethiopia jumped 21% above the previous five-year average and 24% above the previous year to total 11.49 million MT, according to a joint UN report issued today. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India -- Foodgrain Production Summary

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Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 28/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 820,353 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Jan 28/05 - 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


Bio-Diesel Could Cover 13% of German Needs

WASHINGTON - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- Germany expects to meet 13% of its annual diesel requirements from biomass produced on land which has been taken out of production under set aside provisions of the European common agricultural policy. . . . Continue or visitors click here


AWP Pool Outlook Unchanged to Lower

SYDNEY - Jan 31/05 - SNS - The Australian wheat board, AWB International, left its estimated pool returns (EPRs) unchanged to lower on account of weaker international markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Jan 31/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 788,152 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Will Leave EU Oats Duties Unchanged

WASHINGTON - Jan 31/05 - SNS -- The United States Trade Representative (USTR) decision to eliminate oats from a list of EU (European Union) products to be hit with increased duties beginning March 1, 2005 was welcomed by the North American Millers Association (NAMA). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Myanmar Ships 17,708 MT Rice in November

WASHINGTON - Jan 31/05 - SNS -- Rice exports from Myanmar totalled 17,708 metric tons (MT), including 10,720 MT of Ehmata 25%, 5,000 MT of broken rice and 1,988 MT of paddy. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Smaller Rice Crop for Dominican Republic

WASHINGTON - Jan 31/05 - SNS -- Prospects for the 2005 rice crop were hurt by heavy rains and flooding in December and January in the Dominican Republic, with the result this year's harvest is not expected to exceed 275,000 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA sets Additional County Rates

WASHINGTON - Jan 31/05 - SNS -- The USDA set national and county loan rate levels for corn, grain sorghum, and soybean which are grown in 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 179,200 MT total

WINNIPEG - Jan 31/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 10,159,900 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,068,500 MT from the 11,228,400 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here



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