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Grain market news for Mar 2006


Bird Flu Worries Temper Grains Markets

CHICAGO - Mar 1/06 - SNS -- Trading interest on world agriculture commodity markets remains slight against ongoing worries about the impact fresh cases of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza will have on demand for poultry and the grain needed to grow it. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Thai Rice Markets Slip

BANGKOK - Mar 1/06 - SNS -- Light demand contributed to minor declines in most classes of rice in Thailand, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnam Rice Market Eases

HANOI - Mar 1/06 - SNS -- Weak demand and harvest selling pressure from growers is pushing rice markets lower in Vietnam, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Eliminates Canadian Wheat Tariff

WINNIPEG - Mar 1/06 - SNS -- Import duties on Canadian wheat have been fully eliminated following a February 24 order by U.S. Customs headquarters in Washington, D.C. notified all American ports of entry that imports of Canadian hard red spring wheat are no longer subject to any duties. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Low Level of Activity on Agriculture Market

CHICAGO - Mar 2/06 - SNS -- Agricultural commodity markets are maintaining a relatively low level of activity as they enter the last half of weekly trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here


No Bumper Wheat Crop in Texas

WASHINGTON - Mar 2/06 - SNS -- Drought could prevent farmers in Texas from harvesting between 30% and 40% of this year's wheat crop, says Dr. Brent Bean, Texas Cooperative Extension agronomist in Amarillo, and yields on surviving crops will be well below normal unless there is a dramatic reversal of moisture fortunes in the next couple of months. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Mar 3/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Mar 3. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 569,800 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 3/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 14,314,800 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 2,173,200 MT from the 12,141,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Week Ending on Quiet Note

CHICAGO - Mar 3/06 - SNS -- Agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week on a relatively quiet note, with little fresh business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Europe Approves Herculex Trait

NEW YORK - Mar 3/06 - SNS -- The European Commission approved grain corn with the Herculex I Insect Protection trait (known as 1507 within the regulatory system) for all food uses, reports DuPont subsidiary Pioneer Hi- . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 3/06 - 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 Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 3/06 - 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 - Mar 3/06 - 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 - Mar 3/06 - 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 Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 3/06 - 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 Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 3/06 - 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 Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 3/06 - 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 - Mar 3/06 - 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 Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 3/06 - 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 Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 3/06 - 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 KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 3/06 - 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 - Mar 3/06 - 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


Taiwan Allocates Rice Import Quota

WASHINGTON - Mar 3/06 - SNS -- Earlier this week, Taiwan allocated its second tranche of 20,652 metric tons (MT) of the 2006 private sector rice quota, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Mar 6/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Iraq Finally Confirms Wheat Purchases

CHICAGO - Mar 6/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets started the week with some resolution of the ongoing wheat import negotiations by Iraq. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Sorghum Benefits From Ethanol

SYDNEY - Mar 6/06 - SNS -- Australia's sorghum industry could be a big beneficiary of the country's fledgling grain ethanol industry, believes Peter Reading, managing director of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Agriculture Commodity Markets Busier

CHICAGO - Mar 7/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets were busier overnight with sales of corn, wheat and rice confirmed to Pacific Rim buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


WCE Ready for Dual Marketing

WINNIPEG - Mar 7/06 - SNS -- The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) is ready for the moment dual marketing of export wheat and barley is allowed in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pending USDA Reports Factor in Markets

CHICAGO - Mar 8/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets were relatively quiet overnight, with little fresh business reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Zimbabwe's Grain Crops Shrivel

JOHANNESBURG - Mar 8/06 - IRIN -- Zimbabwe missed an opportunity to produce sufficient crops to meet national consumption requirements this season due to inadequate inputs and uncertainty about land rights, says an agricultural expert. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Kenya Drought May Persist

NAIROBI - Mar 9/06 - IRIN -- Heavy rainfall in some parts of central and western Kenya in early March should not be mistaken for the onset of the long rains, the country's meteorologists said on Thursday. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Bird Flu Background Worry in Ag markets

CHICAGO - Mar 9/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively quiet, judging from the level of overnight activity reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Massive U.S. Support for Renewable Energy

LANSING - Mar 9/06 - SNS -- A survey of registered voters in the United States by the Energy Future Coalition uncovered overwhelming public support for government policies and investments that foster development of renewable energy sources including ethanol, solar power and wind power. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA World Grain Supply-Demand Summary - Mar 2006

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USDA U.S. Rice Usage Summary - Mar 2006

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USDA World Corn Usage Summary - Mar 2006

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USDA U.S. Feed Grain and Corn Usage Summary - Mar 2006

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USDA U.S. Wheat Supply-Demand Summary - Mar 2006

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USDA U.S. Sorghum, Barley and Oats Usage Summary - Mar 2006

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USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Mar 10/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Mar 10. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Rice Stocks Seen Slipping by Summer

WASHINGTON - Mar 10/06 - SNS -- Global production, consumption, and exports for 2005-06 are increased from a month ago, while ending stocks are lowered, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Fractional Gain in World Wheat Crop

WASHINGTON - Mar 10/06 - SNS -- Relative to last month, global wheat production in 2005-06 is up fractionally at 616.77 million metric tons (MT), consumption is nearly unchanged, imports increase fractionally, and exports are nearly unchanged, believesthe USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change in World Coarse Grain Situation

WASHINGTON - Mar 10/06 - SNS -- Changes in global coarse grains over the past month include a slight increase in production, a fractional decline in consumption, minor changes in trade, and larger stocks relative to last month, believes the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Agriculture Commodity Markets Mull USDA Report

CHICAGO - Mar 10/06 - SNS -- Agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week on a relatively quiet note, with markets absorbing the potential impact of the latest updates to the USDA's supply and demand fore casts for the 2005-06 season. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 387,600 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 10/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 14,702,400 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 2,126,900 MT from the 12,575,500 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 10/06 - 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 Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 10/06 - 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 KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 10/06 - 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 MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 10/06 - 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 Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 10/06 - 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 - Mar 10/06 - 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 - Mar 10/06 - 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 Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 10/06 - 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 Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 10/06 - 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 KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 10/06 - 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 - Mar 10/06 - 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 Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 10/06 - 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


U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Mar 13/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Iraq and Iran Buying Rice and Wheat

CHICAGO - Mar 13/06 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets are starting the week with a relatively good level of trading activity, with Iraq and Iran buying 650,000 metric tons (MT) of rice and Iraq in the market for 500,000 MT of Australian wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here


No Changes in 2005-06 Aussie Pool Outlook

SYDNEY - Mar 14/06 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited, did not change its estimated pool returns (EPR) for 2005-06 pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Analysts Fret Over Bearish Turn

CHICAGO - Mar 14/06 - SNS -- Agricultural commodity were busier overnight, with corn and soybeans trading to South Korea and Taiwan and edible oils to Egypt; while other Pacific Rim buyers announced tenders for the purchase of wheat and barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnam Rice Market Mixed

HANOI - Mar 14/06 - SNS -- Limited demand for high quality Vietnamese rice contributed to an easier market last week, while this week prices have improved in the face of firm Thai markets and improved demand, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here inan update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Brisker International Wheat Trade

CHICAGO - Mar 15/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remained relatively busy going into the mid-week trading session, with buyers in Egypt, Japan and South Korea active in milling and feed wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Net Drop in Ukraine Grain Harvest

KIEV - Mar 15/06 - APK -- Total production of wheat, barley and rye declined in the Ukraine last year, with gains in wheat offset for smaller barley and rye crops, according to the final production estimates from the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (Goscomstat). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Thai Rice Markets Slip

BANGKOK - Mar 15/06 - SNS -- Exporters in Thailand reduced asking prices for most grades of rice last week due mainly to the weakening of the Thai Baht, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Commodity Trading Pace Good

CHICAGO - Mar 16/06 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets maintained a good pace overnight, with Egypt buying U.S. and French wheat, South Korea taking U.S. and Chinese corn, and Japan buying Canadian barley and U.S. and Canadian wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Mar 17/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Mar 17. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Agriculture Commodity Markets Busy

CHICAGO - Mar 17/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week on a relatively busy note, with South Korea buying corn and wheat and the Thai government announcing it will sell 200,000 metric tons (MT) of rice next week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 17/06 - 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 CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 17/06 - 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 Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 17/06 - 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 - Mar 17/06 - 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 - Mar 17/06 - 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 MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 17/06 - 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 - Mar 17/06 - 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 Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 17/06 - 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 MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 17/06 - 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 Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 17/06 - 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 Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 17/06 - 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 Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 17/06 - 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


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 384,700 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 17/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 15,091,000 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 2,232,400 MT from the 12,858,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Agriculture Commodity Markets Watch Weather

CHICAGO - Mar 20/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are starting the week on a fairly busy note, with trading reported over the weekend into Jordan, while buyers in South Korean and Cyprus announced purchase tenders for the comingdays. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Mar 20/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Ag Market Remains Busy

CHICAGO - Mar 21/06 - SNS -- The international agriculture commodity market remained relatively busy overnight, with buyers in South Korea buying 200,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. corn and tendering for additional quantities. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnam Rice Market Ease

HANOI - Mar 21/06 - SNS -- Light demand has combined with harvest selling pressure to keep Vietnamese rice markets on the weak side, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Kenya Plans Grain Imports Due to Drought

NAIROBI - Mar 22/06 - IRIN -- Kenya is making arrangements to import grain to offset food shortages that are affecting an estimated five million people in the country, President Mwai Kibaki has said. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Improved Trade Offsets Bird Flu Worries

CHICAGO - Mar 22/06 - SNS -- Trading activity in international agriculture commodity markets improved overnight, with Asian buyers taking corn and wheat in overnight tenders, while Egypt confirmed a recent raw sugar purchase. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saudi Barley Imports Seen Rising

WASHINGTON - Mar 22/06 - SNS -- Saudi Arabia's is expected to import more barley this year because of poor pasture conditions caused by below average rainfall in the Central and Northern parts of the country, reports the U.S. agricultural attache. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Husky, West's Biggest Feed Wheat Buyer

NEW YORK - Mar 23/06 - SNS -- Canada's Husky Energy Inc. expects to have its new ethanol plant in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan running by this summer and to complete upgrades to an existing plant in Minnedosa, Manitoba sometime in 2007. . . . Continue or visitors click here


More Wheat in South Africa in 2006

PRETORIA - Mar 23/06 - SNS -- The South African Grain Information Services (SAGIS) said its survey of grower seeding intentions reveals wheat seedings in the country could rise 2.5% this year to a forecast 820,900 hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here


South Africa Production Summary - Mar 2006

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World Ag Commodity Markets Slower

CHICAGO - Mar 23/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remained moderately active as they enter the last half of weekly trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Spring Wheat Price Outlook Weaker

WINNIPEG - Mar 23/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) lowered its Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for wheat sold in both 2005-06 and 2006-07 marketing years. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Mar 24/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Mar 24. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ad Commodity Markets Finish on Nervous Note

CHICAGO - Mar 24/06 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets are finishing the week on a relatively quiet note, with traders nervous about the evolving weather situation in the United States and the continued spread of avian influenza through the Middle East and Europe. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 489,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 24/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 15,631,100 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 2,406,000 MT from the 13,225,100 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 CBOT Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 - Mar 24/06 - 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 KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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 Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 24/06 - 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


Egyptian Rice Exports Jump

WASHINGTON - Mar 24/06 - SNS -- Egyptian rice exports totalled 1,108,426 MT metric tons (MT) in 2005, up from 770,288 MT the previous calendar year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Thai Rice Markets Remain Firm

BANGKOK - Mar 24/06 - SNS -- Despite lower domestic prices, export prices for most grades of rice remained high due to the strengthening of the Thai baht, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Few Changes in AWB Pool Forecasts

SYDNEY - Mar 27/06 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited left Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) for the 2005-06 wheat marketing pools unchanged,m but increased forecast prices for the 2004-05 and 2006-07 marketing pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ag Commodity Markets Start Week Firm

CHICAGO - Mar 27/06 - SNS -- The world's agricultural commodity markets are starting the week on a relatively strong note, from a demand perspective, with soybean and wheat sales reported to Taiwan and Egypt and other buyers announcing tenders for later in the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. National Weekly Rice Summary

LITTLE ROCK - Mar 27/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Ag Markets Worry Over USDA Reports

CHICAGO - Mar 28/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets moved past the expectation that Iraq will buy wheat from Australia, with the overnight confirmation that a deal had been fashioned covering 500,000 metric tons (MT) from a consortium of sellers which does not include Australia's wheat marketing board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Thai Rice Markets Ease

BANGKOK - Mar 28/06 - SNS -- Improved supplies of rice on domestic markets is pressuring export asking values for Thai rice,, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine May Limit Commodity Prices Controls

KIEV - Mar 29/06 - APK -- Agriculture Policy Ministry in Ukraine offers to cancel state regulation of prices for barley, oats, maize and sunflower in 2006-07. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Busy Day for World Ag Markets

CHICAGO - Mar 29/06 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets were relatively busy at mid-week, helped by fresh business and indications of substantial import demand by India. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ag Market Quiet Before USDA Reports

CHICAGO - Mar 30/06 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets have become quiet in front of tomorrow's USDA seeding intentions and stocks in all positions reports. While giving markets direction, serious questions are starting to emerge as to whether corn growers will actually reduce seedings. . . . Continue or visitors click here


US Grower Prices for Field Crops - Mar 2006

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US Grower Prices for Barley - Mar 2006

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US Grower Prices for Wheat - Mar 2006

A table about US Grower Prices for Wheat - Mar 2006 . . . Subscribers Only


U.S. Rice Inventories Down

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Rough rice stocks in all positions in the United States started March at 111 . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Preliminary Seeded Area Forecasts - 2006

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Small Hike in Sorghum Area

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Sorghum growers in the United States plan to grow 6.48 million acres for all purposes, up fractionally from 2005, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Increased Oat Area in U.S.

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Oats growers plan to seed 4.32 million acres in the United States this year, up 2% from last year's planted area, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Reliability of Seeding Intentions

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U.S. Rice Stocks by Length - Mar 1, 2006

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U.S. Rice Stocks by State - Mar 1, 2006

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Surprisingly Low Corn Area

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Corn growers intend to plant 78.0 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2006, down 5% from 2005 and 4% below 2004, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Other Spring Wheat Area Slips

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Wheat producers in the United States intend to plant 13.9 million acres of other spring wheat this year, down 1% from 2005, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Winter Wheat Area Rises

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Winter wheat area ended up ay 41.4 million acres, up 2% from 2005, and virtually unchanged from the Winter Wheat Seedings report, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Growers Plan Smallest U.S. Barley Crop

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Barley growers intend to plant 3.67 million acres for 2006, down 5% from last year, according to the USDA. If realized, this will be the lowest barley planted acreage on record. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Sharp Decline in Durum Wheat

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Durum wheat area is expected to total 1.83 million acres in the United States this year, down 34% from 2005, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Small Decrease in All Wheat Area

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- All wheat planted area is expected to total 57.1 million acres in the United States this year, down slightly from 2005, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Markets Surprised by USDA Numbers

CHICAGO - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets were relatively quiet overnight, waiting to see what the USDA seeding intentions report would contribute to their thinking. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Sharp Drop in U.S. Rice Area

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Area intended for rice in the U.S. this year is estimated at 2.97 million acres, down 12% from 2005 and down 11% from 2004, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Mar 31. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Stocks in All Positions in Bushels - Mar 1, 2006

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U.S. Stocks in All Positions in MT - Mar 1, 2006

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U.S. Corn Stocks Near Expectations

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2006 totaled 6.99 billion bushels, up 3% from March 1, 2005, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Lower U.S. Barley Supply

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- U.S. barley stocks in all positions on March 1, 2006 totaled 167 million bushels, down 13% from March 1, 2005, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Corn and Sorghum Stock Summary - Mar 1, 2006

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Grain Sorghum Stocks Drop

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Grain sorghum stored in all positions in the United States on March 1, 2006 totaled 193 million bushels, down 5% from a year ago, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S Durum Wheat Stocks Rise

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Durum wheat stocks in all positions in the United States on March 1, 2006 totaled 65.6 million bushels, up 18% from a year ago, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


No Surprise in Wheat Stocks

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- All wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 2006 totaled 972 million bushels, down 1% from a year ago, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Oat and Barley Stock Summary - Mar 1, 2006

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Canada's Weekly Exports Total 356,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 31/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 16,030,400 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 2,357,500 MT from the 13,672,900 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - 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 MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - 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 - Mar 31/06 - 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 Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - 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 Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - 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 Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - 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 - Mar 31/06 - 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 KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - 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 - Mar 31/06 - 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 Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - 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 KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - 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 CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - 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



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