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Grain market news for Jun 2004


Wet Weather Slows Seeding in Saskatchewan

REGINA - Apr 1/04 - SNS -- Cool and wet weather continued to slow seeding progress in Saskatchewan, according to the latest crop progress report from the provincial department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Manitoba Struggles With Wet Weather

WINNIPEG - Jun 1/04 - SNS -- Wet weather hampered seeding operations and slowed crop development in Manitoba during the past week, but both recharged soil moisture reserves and killed many of the grasshoppers and flea beetles which had been attacking emerging crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Overnight Trade Focus on Oilseeds

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/04 - SNS -- International trade in oilseeds and grains maintained a slow pace overnight, reflecting the impact of a three-day weekend in the United States on liquidity and rising interest in trading new crop instead of current crop agricultural commodities. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chinese Corn Disrupts Taiwanese Market

TAIPEI - Jun 1/04 - SNS -- Taiwan's internal corn markets were driven substantially lower by last month's arrival of 22,000 metric tons (MT) of Chinese origin corn. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australia Forgives Iraqi Debt

SYDNEY - Jun 2/04 - SNS -- The Australian government is forgiving most of Iraq's debts and has also committed to contribute $20 million toward the development of a grain handling facility in Iraq. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Oat Compounds Help Prevent Clogged Arteries

WASHINGTON - Jun 2/04 - SNS -- USDA Researchers believe they have isolated the compounds in oats which make it harder for blood cells to stick to artery walls, according to an article by Rosalie Marion Bliss of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service Information Staff published in the June issue of Agricultural Research Magazine. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Moldova Wheat up 11-Fold

KIEV - Jun 2/04 - APK -- This year total wheat crop in Moldova is forecast at 1.2 million metric tons (MT) due to good winter and spring wheat conditions, the experts said. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Improved Trading Volumes at Mid-Week

WASHINGTON - Jun 2/04 - SNS -- Mid-week overnight trading saw some improvement with wheat trading to South Korea, soybeans to Taiwan and vegetable oil to Egypt. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Zimbabwe Expects Cereal Deficits

JOHANNESBURG - Jun 2/04 - IRIN -- Cereal deficits are expected in 20 of Zimbabwe's rural districts during the 2004-05 marketing year, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) said in its latest food security update. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Slow Finish to Weekly Trade

WASHINGTON - Jun 3/04 - SNS -- International cash trading activity on grain and oilseed markets is finishing the week on a slower note, with buyers showing keener resistance to current market levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Malawi's Corn Harvest Declines

JOHANNESBURG - Jun 3/04 - IRIN -- An expected drop in Malawi's crop production will negatively affect the food security of households in the country's southern region, according to the latest report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). . . . Continue or visitors click here


ABB Lowers Feed Barley Price Outlook

SYDNEY - Jun 4/04 - SNS -- Easing international feed ingredient markets have forced the Australian barley marketing board -- ABB Grain Ltd to reduce projected returns on its feed barley pool, while still able to maintain a steady outlook for its malting barley pool. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Jun 4/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jun 4. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Good Wheat Demand Finishes Off Week

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/04 - SNS -- Trading on international grain and oilseed markets finished the week in good form, with Egypt buying 180,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat and Japan 105,000 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 344,800 MT total

WINNIPEG - Jun 4/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 18,956,900 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 8,814,300 MT from the 10,142,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Wheat Proven Karnal Bunt Free

SYDNEY - Jun 6/04 - SNS -- Australian wheat cargoes which were rejected by Pakistan have been proven to be free of Karnal Bunt, according to the independent analyses released by the Australian Wheat Board (AWB). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Wheat Pool Outlook Steady

SYDNEY - Jun 7-04 - SNS -- Turbulent international grain markets had little impact on the Australian Wheat Board's (AWB) expectations for wheat pool results. . . . Continue or visitors click here


White Bread Diet Adds Inches

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/04 - SNS -- Individuals who consume what USDA researchers term a "white bread" diet have three times greater increases in waist circumference than their healthier-eating counterparts. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Zambia Expects Number Harvest

JOHANNESBURG - Jun 7/04 - IRIN -- Efforts to bolster agricultural production in Zambia has paid off with the government forecasting a second successive bumper harvest for maize or corn this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Slow Start to Weekly Trade

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/04 - SNS -- International trade in grains and oilseeds i off to a slow start this week, with no significant reported over the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Seeding Delays Force Crop Changes in Manitoba

WINNIPEG - Jun 7/04 - SNS -- Seeding delays are forcing growers in Manitoba to consider switching land from longer season crops, such as sunflower, corn and soybeans, to shorter season ones, according to the latest crop progress report from the Manitoba agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Strong Spring Wheat Clearances Expected

REGINA - Jun 7/04 - SNS -- Good movement of spring wheat is expected from western Canada to port locations during the coming four weeks, while durum wheat clearances will be slow, according to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Seeding in Final Stretch

REGINA - Jun 7/04 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops is starting to enter the final stretch in Saskatchewan, but early gains have been lost to cool and damp weather conditions, with the result a larger percentage of crops are rated behind normal in terms of their level of development. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Grain Production Summary

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Smaller Australian Grain Crop in 2004

SYDNEY - Jun 8/04 - SNS -- Australian grain production is expected to decline in 2004, according to the latest crop production estimates from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Modest Improvement in Overnight Trade

WASHINGTON - Jun 8/04 - SNS -- International grain and oilseed trading activity enjoyed a modest improvement overnight, with South Korea buying 25,000 metric tons (MT) of non-GMO soybeans from the United States; while new tenders for wheat and rice were announced by Taiwan and the Philippines. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Egypt and Taiwan Buy French. U.S. Wheat

WASHINGTON - Jun 9/04 - SNS -- Overnight trading was more active at mid-week, with over 162,000 metric tons (MT) of French and U.S. origin wheat trading to Egypt and Taiwan. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Namibia Predicts Larger Grain Crop

JOHANNESBURG - Jun 9.04 - IRIN -- Namibian authorities have predicted an improvement in total grain production during the 2003-04 harvest season, despite heavy rains in some parts of the country which washed away crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Lesotho faces Third Crop Failure

JOHANNESBURG - Jun 9/04 - IRIN -- Lesotho is heading for its third consecutive year of food shortages, as preliminary results of the latest crop assessment forecasts a harvest of less than half of the previous year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Cuts Durum Estimate 8%

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- Production of Durum wheat in Arizona and California is forecast at a collective 19.4 million bushels, down 8% from May 1, and 16% below their 2003 total of 23.0 million bushels, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Smaller U.S. Winter Wheat Harvest Forecast

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- The USDA reduced the projected size of this year's winter wheat harvest to 1.53 billion bushels, down 1% from the May 1 forecast and 10% below 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here


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World Grain Supply-Demand Summary

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Little Change in World Coarse Grain Outlook

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- The global outlook for 2004-05 coarse grains has changed slightly from last month as increased production results in larger ending stocks, especially for corn, according to the latest forecasts released by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Tighter World Rice Outlook

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- World supplies of rice are expected to be tighter during the coming marketing year than first thought, according to the latest forecasts released by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Wheat Supply and Use

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World Corn Supply and Use

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More Ample World Wheat Supply

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- World wheat production is expected to be greater than first thought this year, with the result residual supplies of wheat should end up larger than first thought, according to the latest forecasts released by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Corn Supply and Use

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U.S. Oat Supply and Use

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U.S. Barley Supply and Use

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U.S. Sorghum Supply and Use

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U.S. Rice Supply and Use

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Corn and Wheat Sales Featured

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- Overnight trading activity was relatively quiet, though 105,000 metric tons (MT) each of current crop corn and wheat were sold to South Korea and Japan. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Expects Limited Export in 2004-05

KIEV - Jun 10/04 - APK -- The Ukraine will not be in a position to export large amounts of grain during the 2004-05 marketing year, says the country's Vice Prime Minister for Agriculture Ivan Kyrylenko. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mozambique Expects Improved Harvest

JOHANNESBURG - Jun 10/04 - IRIN -- Mozambique's food security prospects appear brighter, with national crop production expected to show an improvement on the previous three years, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jun 10. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pakistan Wheat Import Need Rising

ISLAMABAD - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- Wheat production in Pakistan is expected to total 19 million metric tons (MT) across the 2004-05 production season, short of the government's prediction the harvest will end up closer to 19.7 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CWB Sees Larger Canadian Wheat Harvest

WINNIPEG - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) expects this year's western Canadian wheat and durum harvest to reach 22.1 million metric tons (MT), up 4.7% from the 21.1 million MT produced last year. Barley production is expected to advance from 11.4 million to 11.9 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Modest Hike in Western Canadian Crop Size

WINNIPEG - Jun 10/04 - SNS -- Western Canadian grain and oilseed production is expected to rise above year earlier levels, according to a recent Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) analysis of current crop conditions and the latest weather forecasts for the region. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 429,000 MT total

WINNIPEG - Jun 11/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 19,385,400 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 9,076,700 MT from the 10,308,700 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Beer and Happoshu Sales Decline

TOKYO - Jun 11/04 - SNS -- Shipments of beer and happoshu declined 4.3% during May, for the fifth month of declining wholesale shipments, according to data released by Japan's top five breweries. . . . Continue or visitors click here


South Korea Reduces Rice Area

SEOUL - Jun 11/04 - SNS -- This year's rice crop area could decline in South Korea as growers respond negatively to rising import volumes and lower domestic prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change In Thai Rice Values

BANGKOK - Jun 11/04 - SNS -- There was little change in Thailand's rice markets, with limited demand remaining fairly well aligned with available supplies, suggests the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnamese Rice Market Firms

HANOI - Jun 11/04 - SNS -- Asking prices on Vietnam's export rice market remained firm the opening week of June, even though the country's internal market has started to deteriorate. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Slow Start to Weekly Trades

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/04 - SNS -- The weekly trading in grains and oilseeds are off to a relatively slow start following a three day break in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Spain's Winter Crop up 15%

MADRID - Jun 14/04 - SNS -- Spain's winter crops benefitted from a wet and cool growing season, with the result production could jump from 20.387 million metric tons (MT) last year to around 23.775 million MT this year, reports the U.S. agricultural attache here. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Russia Expected to Harvest 73 MMT Grains

MOSCOW - Jun 14/04 - SNS -- The USDA's foreign agriculture service officers here are holding to earlier predictions this year's grain harvest in Russia will not exceed 73 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Feed Ingredient Market Summary

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FAO Sees Tighter Global Grain Stocks

ROME - Apr 15/04 - SNS -- Rising cereal grain production around the world this year will not prevent global cereal stocks from declining for the fifth year in a row, argues the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its latest food outlook report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Crop Condition to June 14, 2004

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Saskatchewan Crops in Good Condition

REGINA - Jun 15/04 - SNS -- Seeding is winding down across much of Saskatchewan, though there remain areas where up to 40% of this year's crop is still to be planted, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Wheat Prices Slip Despite Tight Stocks

ROME - Jun 15/04 - SNS -- Global wheat stocks are expected to decline across the coming marketing year, but this will not help the price outlook, argues the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) in its latest food outlook. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Wheat Trade to Shrink

ROME - Jun 15/04 - SNS -- World trade in wheat during the coming 2004-05 marketing year is expected to drop under 100 million metric tons (MT) for the first time in many years, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) food outlook. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Drought Lowers Afghan Crop Expectations

KABUL - Jun 15/04 - IRIN -- Millions of people still continue to suffer food shortages due to ongoing drought in parts of the south and east of Afghanistan, IRIN learnt on Tuesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Sorghum Use Limited in Taiwan

TAIPEI - Jun 15/04 - SNS -- Taiwan's annual sorghum harvest has been stuck at 17,000 metric tons (MT) in recent years, down from 21,000 MT in 2002-01 and 26,000 MT in 1999-00. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Light Mid-Week Trading Activity

WASHINGTON - Jun 16/04 - SNS -- Cash trading activity on overnight markets remained slow through the middle of the week, though there were good indications demand for wheat will pick up. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Researchers Tout Sorghum's Benefits

WASHINGTON - Jun 17/04 - SNS -- USDA researchers are working on methods to make it easier for food manufacturers to incorporate sorghum into their products and to make consumers more aware of the grain's healthy properties. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Japan, Korea, Taiwan Focus of Overnight Trades

WASHINGTON - Jun 17/04 - SNS -- International grain and oilseed trading remained relatively quiet overnight, with mainly regularly weekly business reported for Japan and other Asian destinations. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Jun 18/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jun 18. . . . Continue or visitors click here


ABB Makes Final 2002 Pool Distribution

SYDNEY - Jun 18/04 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board (ABB Grain Ltd) finalized its 2002-03 barley pools this week, sending growers their final payments on the pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 573,900 MT total

WINNIPEG - Jun 18/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 19,962,600 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 9,446,800 MT from the 10,515,800 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Slow Finish on World Markets

WASHINGTON - Jun 18/04 - SNS -- Trading on international grain and oilseed markets ended the week on a quiet note, with little business reported overnight. . . . Continue or visitors click here


AWB Lowers Pool Outlooks

SYDNEY - Jun 21/04 - SNS -- Softening international grain markets took their toll on the outlook for Australian wheat returns, forcing the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) Limited to reduce its Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) for most 2004-05 milling grades by AUD$2 to $3 per metric ton (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Has 2.93 MMT Grain on Hand

KIEV - Jun 21/04 - APK -- According to State Statistics Committee, grain stock in Ukraine as of June 1, 2004 totals 2.93 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Weekly Cash Grain Trade Starts Quiet

WASHINGTON - Jun 21/04 - SNS -- International grain and oilseed trading activity is off to a slow start, with little business reported over the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here


South African Corn Harvest Increased

PRETORIA - Jun 21/04 - SNS -- Commercial and total corn production is larger than initially expected, according to the latest crop production estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Expects Storage Capacity Problems

WASHINGTON - Jun 21/04 - SNS -- The USDA expects this year's grain and oilseed harvest to exceed storage capacity in parts of the United States, with the result reminding warehouse operators they may request CCC approval of short-term emergency (e.g., ground piles) and/or temporary storage space. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change In Thai Rice Market

BANGKOK - Jun 21/04 - SNS -- There was little change in Thailand's rice markets, though fragrant rice markets founds themselves under pressure, suggests the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnamese Rice Market Unchanged

HANOI - Jun 21/04 - SNS -- Asking prices on Vietnam's export rice market was mostly unchanged through the middle of June on account of light international demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Crop Condition to June 21, 2004

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Saskatchewan Crops Behind Schedule

REGINA - Jun 21/04 - SNS -- Crops in Saskatchewan are advancing more slowly than normal, with 80% of crops rated behind normal, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pending Harvests Pressure Spot Markets

WASHINGTON - Jun 22/04 - SNS -- Cash grain and oilseed markets remain quiet, with end users resisting paying spot market values in anticipation of lower for values most commodities once northern hemisphere harvest are in full swing. . . . Continue or visitors click here


ABB Loads Record Volume of Barley

SYDNEY - Jun 24/04 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd (ABB) reports loading a record tonnage of barley for Saudi Arabia so far this month. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Week Closing With Brisker Trade

WASHINGTON - Jun 24/04 - SNS -- Activity in international grain and oilseed markets is picking up as the week winds down, with Egypt buying 120,000 metric tons (MT) of French wheat and Japan buying 100,000 MT of U.S., Australian and Canadian origin product. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 418,900 MT total

WINNIPEG - Jun 24/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 20,372,400 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 9,507,300 MT from the 10,865,100 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


WTO Defers Hearing Canadian Wheat Complaint

WASHINGTON - Jun 24/04 - SNS -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) has deferred hearing a complaint by Canada over the imposition of U.S. tariffs on hard red spring wheat imports. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CWB Lifts Wheat, Drops Barley PROs

WINNIPEG - Jun 24/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) boosted its Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2004-05 crop milling and durum wheat; but dropped its estimate of returns for feed and malting barley for the coming marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Jun 25/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Jun 25. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Russia to Re-emerge as Grain Exporter

KIEV - Jun 25/04 - APK -- Russia, which has decreased its foreign sales of grain in this marketing year (June 2003 to July 2004), might strengthen its positions on the world grain market in the new season - this was the opinion of the participants of the "Fifth Grain Round", which is currently underway in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, Interfax news agency reported with reference to the press agency of Russian Grain Union. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Pegs New Crop Milling Wheat Bid

KIEV - Jun 25/04 - APK -- State purchases of milling wheat with protein content no less than 12% will be made at a price of 800 hryvnias per metric ton (MT) or U.S. $150 MT, says Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for Agriculture Ivan Kyrylenko. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Sells 300,000 MT Corn

WASHINGTON - Jun 25/04 - SNS -- Exporters in the United States report selling 300,000 metric tons (MT) of corn for delivery to unknown destinations, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


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Slow Start to Trading Week

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/04 - SNS -- International grain and oilseed markets remained relatively quiet over the weekend, with many market participants remaining reluctant buyers until northern hemisphere markets are more advanced and there is some harvest selling pressure. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Feed Ingredient Market Summary

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Saskatchewan Crop Condition to June 28, 2004

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Saskatchewan Crops Developing Slowly

REGINA - Jun 29/04 - SNS -- Crops in Saskatchewan, Canada's most important crop producing province, remain behind normal in terms of development but are in generally good condition, despite last week's frost, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Manitoba Crop Development Patchy

WINNIPEG - Jun 29/04 - SNS -- Crops across much of Manitoba are showing patchy development on account of the stressful spring seeding conditions and subsequent weather problems, including light frosts in parts of the province last week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada Swings to Oilseeds, Pulses

OTTAWA - Jun 29/04 - SNS -- Canadian agricultural producers largely kept to their plans to increase oilseed and pulse area at the expense of coarse and cereal grains, according to this year's seeded area estimates from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Growers Move Out of Grains

OTTAWA - Jun 29/04 - SNS -- Canadian farmers remained generally dissatisfied with the outlook for coarse and cereal grains as they planted this year's crops, judging from results of the Statistics Canada seeded area estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada -- Seeded Area Summary and 2004 Crop Forecasts

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World Markets Remain Quiet

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/04 - SNS -- International grain and oilseed markets remained relatively quiet in front of the USDA's seeded area estimates due tomorrow. . . . Continue or visitors click here


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Corn Plantings Rise 3% in U.S.

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- Corn acreage is up 3% over both 2002 and 2003 at an estimated 81.0 million acres, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


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U.S. Oat Area Drops 8%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- There was a significant drop in oat plantings in the United States this year, as acres seeded for the 2004 crop year totaled 4.22 million, down 8% from last year, according to today's USDA seeded area estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Barley Area Falls 12%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- Agricultural producers in the United States showed little interest in barley this year, cutting seeded area 12% to 4.67 million acres, according to today's USDA seeded area estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Winter Wheat Area Slips 3%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- The 2004 winter wheat planted area, at 43.5 million acres, is 3% below last year, but up fractionally from the previous estimate, according to today's USDA seeded area estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Durum Wheat Area Dips 6%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- The durum wheat planted area for 2004 in the United States is estimated at 2.74 million acres, down 6% from last year, according to today's USDA seeded area estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Spring Wheat Area Inches 1% Lower

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- Acreage planted to other spring wheat in the United States this year is estimated at 13.7 million, down 1% from 2003, according to today's USDA seeded area estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Rye Area Declines 3%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- The 2004 planted area for rye in the United States is estimated at 1.33 million acres, 3% below 2003, according to today's USDA seeded area estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Rice Area Jump 11%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- In the United States this year, area planted to rice is estimated at 3.35 million acres, 11% above last year's planted acreage, according to today's USDA seeded area estimates. Area for harvest is estimated 3.32 million acres, also 11% above a year ago. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA 2004 All Wheat Seeded Area Summary

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USDA -- Grain Sorghum Stocks Off

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- Grain sorghum stored in all positions in the United States on June 1, 2004 totaled 80.2 million bushels, down 2% from a year ago, according to latest stocks in all positions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA -- Corn Stocks Inch Lower

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- Corn stocks in all positions in the United States on June 1, 2004 totaled 2.97 billion bushels, down slightly from June 1, 2003, according to latest stocks in all positions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA -- Oat Stocks Up 30%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- Oat stocks in all positions in the United States on June 1, 2004 totaled 64.7 million bushels, 30% above June 1, 2003, according to latest stocks in all positions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA -- Barley Stocks Leap 74%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- Barley stocks in all positions in the United States on June 1, 2004 totaled 120 million bushels, up 74% from June 1, 2003, according to latest stocks in all positions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA -- All Wheat Supplies Rise 11%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- All wheat stocks in all positions in the United States on June 1, 2004 totaled 546 million bushels, up 11% from a year ago, according to latest stocks in all positions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA -- Durum Stocks Drop 6%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- Durum wheat stocks in all positions in the United States on June 1, 2004 totaled 26.5 million bushels, down 6% from a year ago, according to latest stocks in all positions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA June 2004 Stocks in All Positions

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Modest Increase in World Trade Interest

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- There was a modest increase in trading activity as world oilseed and grain markets reached the mid-week point. However, with Canada and the United States to be closed for several of the coming few days, activity could slow. . . . Continue or visitors click here


IGC Lifts 2004 Wheat Crop Forecast

LONDON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) boosted this year's forecast wheat production three million metric tons (MT) to 602 million, for a 48 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


IGC Maintains Record Coarse Grain Forecast

LONDON - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- World coarse grain production is expected to jump 35 million metric tons (MT) to a record 942 million MT this year, according to the International Grains Council (IGC). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Crops Rebound in Romania

BUCHAREST - Jun 30/04 - SNS -- Romania expects a significant rebound in crop production levels from last year's drought savaged harvest, but recent dry weather is raising some doubts about the final outcome for this season's harvests. . . . Continue or visitors click here



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