WASHINGTON - Mar 1/05 - SNS -- The pace of trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets improved with Egypt buying U.S. origin corn and optional origin vegetable oils. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Mar 1/05 - SNS -- A new regime covering husked rice trade between the United States and European Union has been agreed upon. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 1/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 550,234 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 - Mar 1/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice market was little changed as strong export demand offset increased deliveries by growers, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Mar 1/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice markets continued to ease 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

CANBERRA - Mar 2/05 - SNS -- Small improvements in average grain and oilseed prices could result from a forecast reduction in world production in 2005-06, Leanne Lawrance, Research Economist with ABARE (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics), told the Outlook 2005 conference here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 2/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 744,945 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 - Mar 2/05 - APK -- According to State Statistics Committee of Russian Federation, flour production of Russia in January 2005 totalled 754,500 metric tons (MT), which is 24.3% down from the previous month and 9.6% down from January 2004. As usually, the leading region in flour production is Altaiskiy Kray. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 2/05 - SNS -- Corn and wheat crops in Zimbabwe will fall far short of the country's domestic needs, but a shortage of foreign currency will make it hard for the country to cover the shortfall with imports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 2/05 - SNS -- Ample rainfall during the winter points to a solid rebound in Syrian wheat production this year, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 2/05 - SNS -- Agricultural officials in Syria are optimistic about this year's barley crop prospects, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 2/05 - SNS -- Syrian rice need are covered completely by imports and the outlook is good because of rising domestic usage levels, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 2/05 - SNS -- Most corn grown in Syria is under irrigation, with the result production is steady at 125,000 metric tons (MT) per year, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 2/05 - SNS -- Drought when crops were being planted last fall and cold, dry weather throughout the winter will result in a significant decline in grain production levels in Morocco this year, predicts the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 3/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets showed a solid improvement in the level of demand as the week entered its final days. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 3/05 - SNS -- Consumer interest in fueling cars with ethanol will be given a boost by the decision by the Indy Racing League (IRL) – home of the Indianapolis 500 – to power its racecars with ethanol beginning in the 2006 season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 3/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 729,101 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 - Mar 3/05 - SNS -- U.S. exporters faced dramatic increases in the cost of exporting corn from the U.S. midwest to Japan, especially via the U.S. Gulf, reports the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

KIEV - Mar 4/05 - APK -- In eight months of the current season (July-February) Kazakhstan exported 1.65 million metric tons (MT) of grain, which is down from 1.86 million MT in the same period last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- Trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets maintained a more active pace at week's end, with business reported to Mexico, Taiwan and Korea. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Mar 4/05 - APK -- Since the start of the current season (July 2004) till February 28, 2005 Ukraine registered contracts for export of 3.02 million MT of feed wheat, as Ministry of Agrarian Policy informed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 4/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 12,141,600 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 927,400 MT from the 13,069,000 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Mar 4/05 - IRIN -- The Zambian government has suspended the export of maize or corn because the country is expecting a poor harvest, a senior official told IRIN. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 4/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 729,101 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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

NEW YORK - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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

NEW YORK - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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

WASHINGTON - Mar 7/05 - SNS -- Moderate activity was reported on international agricultural commodity markets over the weekend, with good quantities of wheat, corn, rice and white sugar sold to Egypt, Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 7/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 732,807 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 - Mar 7/05 - SNS -- Precipitation in April and May hold the key to the size of this year's grain crops in Turkey, which are starting with poor moisture conditions because of dry weather last fall in the Central Anatolia Region. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 8/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets maintained a brisker tone in overnight trading, with corn and soybean business reported to Japan and Taiwan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Mar 8/05 - SNS -- Last year's cereal grain output in the European Union jumped 24% over 2003 across the region's 25 nations to almost 290 million metric tons (MT), the highest level of cereal production in the last ten years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 7/05 - SNS -- Corn production is expected to advance from 40.5 million to 44 million metric tons (MT) this year in Brazil, helped by a modest increase in total seeded area from 12.5 million hectares last season to a forecast 13 millionhectares this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 7-05 - SNS -- Brazil's wheat harvest is expected to sink from 6.021 million to 4.5 million metric tons (MT) this year in Brazil, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 8/05 - SNS -- Rice production in Brazil is expected to inch lower in the coming year, with rough output slipping from 12.4 million MT in 2004-05 to a forecast 12.2 million MT in 2005-06, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 8/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 690,645 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 - Mar 8/05 - SNS -- Rice markets in Indonesia are at levels typical for this time of year despite recent increases in regional prices, notes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Mar 8/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice market is showing a slightly firmer tone as exporters cover forward sales commitments, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 8/05 - SNS -- Modest increase in the size of Colombia's corn crop will not be enough to prevent imports from rising in the coming year, believes the U.S., agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 8/05 - SNS -- Colombia produces insignificant quantities of wheat each year, while wheat imports supply 97% of its domestic consumption requirements. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 8/05 - SNS -- Rice production in traditional rice growing areas is increasing due to strong border protection (80% import duty) and government investment in irrigation systems. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 9/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets have become more active in recent days, with Egyptian purchases of corn and wheat leading markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Mar 9/05 - SNS -- Grain and pulse output in the Ukraine reached 41.8 million metric tons (MT) last year, more than double the 20.23 million MT grown in 2003, according to data available from the country's State Statistics Committee. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 9/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 622,705 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets is continuing at a relatively good pace as the week draws to an end. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Projected 2004-05 global wheat production, use, and stocks are up slightly from last month, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board's March supply demand forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- International rice production, exports, and ending stocks for 2004-05 are down from last month while forecast consumption is up, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board's March supply demand forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Global 2004-05 coarse grain supply, use, and stocks projections are up from last month, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board's March supply demand forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 10/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 622,765 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 - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Wheat imports by Egypt are expected to be up 9% over the 2003-04 marketing year rising from 6.873 million metric tons (MT) to an estimated 7.5 million this season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Corn production in Egypt posted a modest increase last year, rising from 5.74 million metric tons (MT) in 2003 to an estimated 5.78 million MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Thailand's slipped below last month's trading levels during the past week, though prices remain high relative to other origins, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Rice production in Pakistan is not expected to change much in the coming year, slipping 20,000 metric tons (MT) to a forecast 4.9 million MT in 2005-06 based on expected improvement in yields and expanded planting of IRRI rice. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Gains in wheat production levels in Pakistan are not resulting in the same level of reduction in imports because of the country's desire to rebuild strategic wheat reserves, suggests the U.S. agricultural attache for thecountry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- The U.S. Commerce Department as been told to reconsider the duties imposed on Canadian spring wheat by a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

WINNIPEG - Mar 11/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 12,575,500 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 757,500 MT from the 13,333,000 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- Light to moderate showers covered southeast China at the end of February and the first week of March, reports the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), bringing vital moisture to a region that had been suffering fromperhaps the worst drought in 50 years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Mar 11/05 - APK -- Russia continuous increasing of sunflower oil export, at the same time its import is reducing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The week finished under light trading conditions on international agricultural commodity markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Mar 11/05 - APK -- According to the State Custom Committee of the Russian Federation, during January 2005 Russia exported 339,600 metric tons (MT) of grains, down 9.7% compared with January 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 11/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 640,045 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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

NEW YORK - Mar 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 - Mar 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

WASHINGTON - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The impact of major USDA production and stocks in all positions reports on corn prices has been fairly neutral since 1985, judging from a recent USDA analysis of price changes after the release of the reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The impact of major USDA production and stocks in all positions reports on wheat prices has been more positive than negative since 1985, judging from a recent USDA analysis of price changes after the release of the reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 13/05 - SNS -- Australian grain producers were warned to be cautious about jumping into oat markets in response to current market values by the country's Western Oat Alliance (WOA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 14/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets got off to a slow start this week, with limited trading activity reported over the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 14/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 694,319 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 - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Australia wheat marketing board, AWB Limited, lifted the estimated pool range for APW delivered against its 2005-06 marketing pools by A$5 per metric ton (MT) to between $175 and $185. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained their quiet tone, with limited overnight trading reported, though South Korean buyers are seeking 88,500 metric tons (MT) of corn for shipment in May and June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Wheat production in Argentina is expected to decline from an estimated 16 million metric tons (MT) in 2004-05 to a forecast 15.5 million MT in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Barley production in Argentina is expected to slip from an estimated 890,000 metric tons (MT) in 2004-05 to a forecast 850,000 MT in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Rice production in Argentina is expected to increase from an estimated 637,000 metric tons (MT) in 2004-05 to a forecast 645,000 MT in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Corn production in Argentina is expected to decline from an estimated 19.5 million metric tons (MT) in 2004-05 to a forecast 17.5 million MT in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Domestic wheat production in Saudi Arabia is expected to drop from 2.1 million metric tons (MT) in 2003 to 1.6 million MT last year and a forecast 1.2 million MT in 2005, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Saudi Arabian rice imports are expected to continue to inch upward in the coming years in line with strong, 3.5% annual population growth, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Saudi Arabia's barley import requirements are expected to drop sharply this year on account of a steep reduction in domestic feed usage levels as good rainfall increased domestic forage yields. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 15/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 571,695 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 - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice market came under pressure during the past week, but still managed to close mostly unchanged from the previous week, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Export asking prices for rice from Thailand are up in the face of fresh demand and short covering by exporters against earlier sales, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 16/05 - SNS -- Corn dominated overnight trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets, with South Korea buying 193,500 metric tons (MT) of Chinese origin corn and 105,000 MT of optional origin corn for shipment through July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 16/05 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd, closed its 2004-05 pools for feed 1 quality barley, however the malting barley pools will remain open to continue receiving deliveries. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 16/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 602,813 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 - Mar 17/05 - SNS -- India's rice exports in 2004 reached an estimated 3.05 million metric tons (MT), including one million MT of basmati and 2.1 million MT of white rice. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 17/05 - SNS - International agricultural commodity markets were relatively quiet under mainly routine trading interest, including Japan's last weekly wheat and barley purchase tender for the 2004 fiscal year which ends March 31. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 17/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 616,263 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Mar 17/05 - SNS -- Unusually cold weather in eastern North Dakota this month has combined with limited snow cover to boost the risk of damage to winter wheat, according to Joel Ransom, North Dakota State University Extension agronomist for cereal crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

WASHINGTON - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets finished the week's trading on a dull note, with limited business reported on overnight markets and little fresh news to stimulate market participants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 18/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 588,263 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 - Mar 18/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 12,858,600 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 901,900 MT from the 13,760,500 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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

NEW YORK - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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

WASHINGTON - Mar 21/05 - SNS -- Weekly trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets is off to a relatively quiet start, though South Korea was active over the weekend, buying Canadian feed wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 21/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 552,620 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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CHICAGO - Mar 22/05 - SNS -- Trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets picked up the pace overnight. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 22/05 - SNS -- Australia' wheat market board, AWB Limited, upgraded the classification of the wheat variety GBA Sapphire. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 22/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 498,010 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 - Mar 22/05 - SNS -- Prices on Vietnam's rice market have improved against food demand and tight ocean freight markets, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Mar 22/05 - SNS -- Rice markets in Thailand are holding their value in the face of tightness on nearby domestic markets against a good export book, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 22/05 - SNS -- Corn exports from China will likely total 6 million metric tons (MT) across the 2004-05 marketing year, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Mar 23/05 - APK -- Oat groats production in the Ukraine totalled 18,000 metric tons (MT) in February, up 5% from the previous month, according to data from the country's State Statistics Committee. Output is down 2% from the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 23/05 - SNS -- ABB Grain Ltd.'s Joe White Maltings Pty Ltd entered a new malt supply agreement with Lion Nathan Australia effective from April 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Mar 23/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets recorded a solid improvement in trading interest, with Egypt buying 120,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat and additional purchase tenders announced by buyers in South Korea and the Jordanian government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Mar 23/05 - SNS -- Grain production in South Africa could jump 2 million metric tons (MT) above least season to a forecast 13.6 million MT for the 2004-05 season, according to the latest estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 23/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 472,751 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 - Mar 24/05 - SNS -- Trade on international agricultural commodity markets maintained its relatively good pace as the week was drawing to a close. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 24/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) set 2005 rice loan rates for farm-stored rice by class. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 24/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 393,477 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 - Mar 24/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board's (CWB) Pool Return Outlooks (PRO) for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 marketing years were unchanged to higher. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 24/05 - SNS -- The European Commission wants to see biofuel consumption double this year to around 2% of the region's total fuel use for transportation purposes and to nearly triple to 5.75% by 2010. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- The week ended on a quiet note, with major markets in the Americas and Europe closed for Easter weekend observances. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

NEW YORK - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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 - Mar 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

NEW YORK - Mar 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

CHICAGO - Mar 28/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets is off to a slow start, reflecting the continued absence of traders in some countries on account of Eastern weekend observances. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/05 - SNS -- Thailand's rice crop is expected to improve to around 17.5 million metric tons (MT) across the 2005-06 growing season despite drier conditions, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/05 - SNS -- Corn production is expected to decline in Thailand from 4.2 million metric tons (MT) in 2004 to a projected 4.1 million MT this year because of drier weather. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/05 - SNS -- Domestic wheat production remains at low levels in Thailand, with the result the country will continue to rely on imports to cover its needs in 2005-06, notes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country in a recent report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/05 - SNS -- Italy has increased the amount of biodiesel production eligible for tax relief from 300,000 metric tons (MT) to 200,000 MT per year beginning 2005 instead of rising to 400,000 MT as expected by most industry observers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 29/05 - SNS -- Australia's wheat marketing board, AWB Limited, raised its 2005-06 indicated price ranges for the 2005-06 AWB National Pool by A$5 per metric ton (MT) to between $180 and $190 MT for APW, but left APDR in its $210 to $220 MTrange. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Mar 29/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets were relatively quiet, with most reported trading activity focussed on oilseeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 29/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 13,225,100 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,004,400 MT from the 14,229,500 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 29/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 393,477 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 - Mar 29/05 - SNS -- Grower holding is adding to support to Vietnam's rice market, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Mar 29/05 - SNS -- Rice markets in Thailand eased in response to weakness in the Thai baht, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Mar 30/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained their quiet tone in front of tomorrow's USDA seeding intentions report, with limited trading activity reported overnight. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 30/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 411,012 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. Field Crop Farm Prices - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Farm Prices for Barley - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Farm Prices for Wheat - Mar 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Rice Stocks by Length - Mar 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Stocks of rough rice in all positions in the United States soared 35% above the previous year to 119 million hundredweight (cwt or 100 pound units) as of March 1, according to the latest USDA stocks in all positions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Rice Stocks by State - Mar 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Growers in the United States intend to plant 3.97 million acres of barley this year, down 12% from last year, according to this year's seeding intentions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA -- 2005 All Wheat Seeding Intentions . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Corn plantings intentions for the United States have fallen short of trade expectations, with the USDA saying farmers intend to seed 81.4 million acres this year, up 1% from 2004 and 4% above 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- The 2005 intended sorghum area planted for all purposes is estimated at 7.40 million acres, down 1% from last year, according to this year's seeding intentions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Planted area for the 2005 crop is 41.6 million acres, down 4% from 2004, but virtually unchanged from the Winter Wheat Seedings report, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- The 2005 intended oat area planted for all purposes is estimated at 4.27 million acres, up 4% from last year, according to this year's seeding intentions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Area intended for rice in 2005 is estimated at 3.36 million acres, up less than 1% from 2004 and up 11% from 2003, according to this year's seeding intentions estimates from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Total wheat seeding intentions for the United States are above the average pre-report trade guess, largely because of a stronger than anticipated interest in planting spring wheat this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Oat stocks in all positions in the United States on March 1, 2005 totaled 82.5 million bushels, 13% below the stocks on March 1, 2004, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2005 totaled 6.75 billion bushels, up 28% from March 1, 2004, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Grain Stocks Summary - MT - Mar 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Oat and Barley Stocks - Dec 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Grain sorghum stored in all positions in the United States on March 1, 2005 totaled 203 million bushels, up 28% from a year ago, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Grain Stocks Summary - Bushels - Mar 1, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Wheat and Soybean Stocks - Dec 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- All wheat stored in all positions in the United States on March 1, 2005 totaled 981 million bushels, down 4% from a year ago, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Durum wheat stocks in all positions in the United States on March 1, 2005 totaled 55.3 million bushels, up 25% from a year ago, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Grain and Sorghum Stocks - Dec 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Barley stocks in all positions in the United States on March 1, 2005 totaled 191 million bushels, up 25% from March 1, 2004, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets witnessed a modest improvement in trading activity with Jordan's confirmation of purchases on a recent wheat tender and the USDA's report for corn sales from the United States for shipmen t during the remainder of the current marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) lifted this year's forecast wheat production two million metric tons (MT) at a record 623 million MT, for a 68 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- World coarse grain production is now projected to be 2 million metric tons (MT) greater than previously thought, with the International Grains Council (IGC) lifting its 2004-05 production forecast to 1010 million, for a 99 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Mar 31/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 364,287 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 - Mar 31/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 13,672,900 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 844,700 MT from the 14,517,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Western Barley futures trading interest helped propel total volume in all futures and options contracts traded on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) to its highest daily volume record today since the conversion to an electronic trading platform. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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