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Grain market news for May 2005


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 2/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 489,993 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 3/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 465,818 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 4/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 535,407 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 5/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 530,410 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Zimbabwe Raises Growers Prices

JOHANNESBURG - May 5/05 - IRIN -- In a bid to induce Zimbabwean farmers to sell more of their stocks to the state's Grain Marketing Board (GMB), government has increased the maize producer price. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Grain Stocks Jump

OTTAWA - May 6/05 - SNS -- Stocks of grains, oilseeds and specialty crops were well above their long term averages, according to Statistics Canada's March 31 stocks in all positions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Wheat Stocks Up in Canada

OTTAWA - May 6/05 - SNS -- Total wheat stocks (both those on farms and stocks in commercial positions) amounted to 15.2 million metric tons (MT) as of March 31, 11.5% or 1.5 million MT higher than the 13.7 million MT reported in March 2004, according to Statistics Canada's stocks in all positions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - May 6/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through May 6. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 6/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 598,903 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 6/05 - 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


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 473,700 MT

WINNIPEG - May 6/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 15,482,400 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 999,200 MT from the 16,481,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change to AWB EPRs

SYDNEY - May 9/05 - SNS -- Minor changes were made to the Australian wheat marketing board's estimated pool returns (EPRs) for the 2004-05 marketing year, but the indicative price ranges for the 2005-06 season were left unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Limited Business Kicks Off Week

CHICAGO - May 9/05 - SNS -- Weekly trade on international agricultural commodity markets is getting off to a relative low start this week, with little fresh news or business reported over the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Philippine's Approves Bt Corn

WASHINGTON - May 9/05 - SNS -- The Philippine Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry last month approved Syngenta's Bt Corn 11 for propagation within the Philippines. . . . Continue or visitors click here


European Biodiesel Capacity Rising

WASHINGTON - May 9/05 - SNS -- The European Union's (EU) biodiesel production capacity may exceed 4 million metric tons (MT) by mid-2006 as a result of the bloc's efforts to promote cleaner fuels, according to the EU's vegetable oil industry federation(Fediol). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 9/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 615,056 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Tunisia's Grain Harvests Slump

WASHINGTON - May 9/05 - SNS -- Tunisia's grain harvests are expected to be down sharply this year, sinking from 2.122 million metric tons (MT) of barley and wheat to just 1.8 million MT because of decreased plantings, but remaining above the recent five-year average. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Seeding 16% Complete

REGINA - May 9/05 - SNS -- Seeding this year's crops is now 16% complete in Saskatchewan, down from 19% at this time last year, but above the recent five-year average of 12% complete. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Trading Activity Picks Up

CHICAGO - May 10/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets is picking up, though traders were disappointed over South Korea's rejection of offers on a corn tender. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 10/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 522,675 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnamese Rice Exports Up

WASHINGTON - May 10/05 - SNS -- Vietnamese rice exports nearly reached 1 million metric tons (MT) during the first quarter of the 2004-05 marketing campaign, up 25% from the same period the previous marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Competition Caps Thai Rice Market

BANGKOK - May 10/05 - SNS -- Continued competition from Vietnam and India is preventing rice markets in Thailand from advancing, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Moderate Mid-Week Trading Activity

CHICAGO - May 11/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a modest improvement in trading activity overnight, including the sale of optional origin corn to Taiwan. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 11/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 502,075 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnamese Rice Markets Improve

HANOI - May 11/05 - SNS -- Vietnam's rice market is showing some improvement despite lackluster buying interest, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. 2005 Wheat Production by Class

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Winter Wheat Up 6% Over 2004

WASHINGTON - May 12/05 - SNS -- Production of Durum wheat in Arizona and California is forecast at a collective 16.6 million bushels, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA U.S. Rice Supply-Use - May, 2005

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USDA U.S. Wheat Supply-Use - May, 2005

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Winter Wheat Up 6% Over 2004

WASHINGTON - May 12/05 - SNS -- This year's winter wheat harvest is expected to total 1.59 billion bushels, up 6% from 2004, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA World Grain Supply-Use Summary - May, 2005

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Smaller Coarse Grain Crop Forecast

WASHINGTON - May 12/05 - SNS -- The global outlook for 2005-06 is for decreased production, lower use, and a moderate drop in stocks, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Record World Rice Crop Projected

WASHINGTON - May 12/05 - SNS -- International rice production across the 2005-06 marketing year is projected at a record 410.3 million MT, up about 8 million from 2004-05, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Global Wheat Stocks Offset Smaller Crops

WASHINGTON - May 12/05 - SNS -- The 2005-06 global wheat outlook includes larger carry-in stocks, offsetting smaller crops, resulting in larger supplies, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Domestic Sorghum, Barley and Oats - May, 2005

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U.S. Corn Stocks Seen Rising in 2005-06

WASHINGTON - May 12/05 - SNS -- Corn growers in the United States may get no relief from building stocks across the coming marketing year, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Tender Activity Boost Trading Action

CHICAGO - May 12/05 - SNS -- Trading activity on international agricultural commodity markets picked up steam as the week enters its final days, helped by the conclusion of previously announced purchase tenders. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Targets 45 MMT Crop

KIEV - May 12/05 - APK -- Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine forecasts 15,4 million hectares of grain crops and leguminous plants are to be harvested this year, Olexander Baranivskyy, Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine have said on May 12 at the 4th International Conference "Ukrainian Grain Forum. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Barley, Feed Wheat Exports Soar

KIEV - May 12/05 - APK -- Export sales of feed barley and wheat have managed a dramatic improvement from 2003-04, according to the latest data available from the country's agriculture ministry. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Russia Expects 70 MMT Grain Harvest

KIEV - May 12/05 - APK -- Russia's grain harvest is expected to reach 70 million metric tons (MT) in 2005-06, down from 78 million MT in 2004-05. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CWB Raises Initial Payments

WINNIPEG - May 12/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will increase initial payments for wheat, durum and designated barley effective May 18, 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 12/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 509,023 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - May 13/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through May 13. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Week Ends on Relatively Quiet Note

CHICAGO - May 13/05 - SNS -- Weekly trade on international agricultural commodity markets has slowed at week's end, with little fresh business reported, though drought in Spain and Portugal is contributing to increased import activity by that region. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 13/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 475,775 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 529,200 MT

WINNIPEG - May 13/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 16,011,600 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,235,000 MT from the 17,246,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 13/05 - 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


AWB Pays Bellaroi Durum Premium

SYDNEY - May 16/05 - SNS -- Australian durum growers will receive a premium of A$5 per metric ton (MT) for the Bellaroi variety this season. . . . Continue or visitors click here


ABB Promotes Japanese Barley

SYDNEY - May 16/05 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd. is offering barley growers there an A$20 per metric ton (MT) premium for the malting barley variety Lofty Nijo delivered for the 2005-06 season. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Week Starts With Little Fresh Business

CHICAGO - May 16/05 - SNS -- Weekly trade on international agricultural commodity markets is once again off to a slow start, with limited business reported overnight, through government agencies in Turkey and the Philippines announced tenders for laterin the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 16/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 428,123 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Seeding Nearly Half Complete

REGINA - May 16/05 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops is nearing the halfway point in Saskatchewan, with 47% of the crop in the ground, compared to 41% at this time last year and the recent average of 35% complete, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Japan Tender Leads Ag Markets

CHICAGO - May 17/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets experienced a modest improvement in trading interest, helped by the announcement of the first new crop wheat tender by Japan. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 17/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 494,933 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Iberian Grain Imports to Soar

WASHINGTON - May 17/05 - SNS -- Grain imports by Spain and Portugal will be greater than initially expected, according to an update on the drought situation on the Iberian peninsula by the U.S. agricultural attache for the region. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Exporters Support Vietnam Rice

HANOI - May 17/05 - SNS -- Short covering by exporters is helping support Vietnam's rice market, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Egypt Wheat Purchase Dominates News

CHICAGO - May 18/05 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets experienced a moderate level of activity, with news Egypt bought Russian wheat in a private deal leaving exporters in the United States and Australia disappointed. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Manitoba Special Crop Seeding Underway

WINNIPEG - May 18/05 - SNS -- Manitoba Agriculture, Food And Rural Initiatives says there are no indications from farmers in the province that this year's spring wheat and barley acres will change much from last year because of expectations of lower average prices in 2005-06. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 18/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 457,000 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Weekly Japanese Tender Helps Market Action

CHICAGO - May 19/05 - SNS -- The closing days of weekly trade on international agricultural commodity markets is continuing at a relatively modest pace, thought there was some improvement in the level of buying interest, helped by Japan's weekly grain tender. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change in SAF Grain Outlook

PRETORIA - May 19/05 - SNS -- There was little change in the grain outlook for South Africa, with the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS) leaving its summer corn estimate unchanged, but lifting forecast winter seeding intentions for wheat and barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 19/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 457,000 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CWB Making Barley Payment

WINNIPEG - May 19/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will make an interim payment of CDN $20 per metric ton (MT) for all feed barley delivered into the 2004-05 Pool A. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Soil Fertility Needs to Be Focus in Africa

JOHANNESBURG - May 19/05 - IRIN -- Declining food production in Southern Africa has shifted the region's focus to improving small-scale farmers' access to agricultural inputs like fertilizers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Feed Ingredient Market Summary

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USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - May 20/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through May 20. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 384,300 MT

WINNIPEG - May 20/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 16,400,800 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,700,300 MT from the 18,101,100 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Feed Wheat Sold to Korea

CHICAGO - May 20/05 - SNS -- Weekly trade on international agricultural commodity markets is finishing the week on a relatively good note, with trading reported in current crop Canadian feed wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Brazilian Rice Crop Slips

WASHINGTON - May 20/05 - SNS -- Rice production in Brazil will be smaller than expected this season and is now forecast at 12.0 million metric tons (MT) from 3.4 million hectares, compared to 13.2 million MT from 3.856 million hectares last season. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Thai Rice Under Pressure

BANGKOK - May 20/05 - SNS -- Sluggish demand the weakness in the local currency contributed to lower rice prices in Thailand, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 20/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 532,924 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 20/05 - 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


No Change in AWP Pool Outlook

SYDNEY - May 23/05 - SNS -- No changes were made to the Australian wheat marketing board's Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs). . . . Continue or visitors click here


China's Beer Output Growing

WINNIPEG - May 23/05 - SNS -- China will experience good growth of up to 5% annually in beer production during the balance of the decade, predicts Joe Wang, Coarse Grains Analyst with Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch here. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Holiday's Slow Week's Start

CHICAGO - May 23/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are off to a relatively quiet start, as traders in country such as Canada are taking the day off on account of a statutory holiday. . . . Continue or visitors click here


TMO Takes Loss on Corn Purchases

WASHINGTON - May 23/05 - SNS -- The Turkish government is unable to sell all the corn it bought from farmers in 2004 at profitable prices and the will take a loss on 440,000 metric tons (MT)< according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Markets Maintain Slow Pace

CHICAGO - May 24/05 - SNS -- International agriculture commodity markets maintained their slow pace on account of the yesterday's holidays in some key trading nations. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 24/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 574,674 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Merging Duluth-Superior Inspections Suggested

ST. PAUL - May 24/05 - SNS -- A consultant has recommended merging grain inspection services at Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., and breaking the service off into a privately owned entity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Seeding 71% Complete

REGINA - May 24/05 - SNS -- Seeding this year's crops are now 71% complete in Saskatchewan, up from 68% at this time last year and the recent 10-year average of 67% complete by the third week of May. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Egyptian Wheat Import Update

WASHINGTON - May 24/05 - SNS -- Egypt's total wheat purchases for the 2004-05 marketing year totalled 6,327,359 metric tons (MT) in the July through May period, according to data assembled by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnam Rice Prices Under Pressure

HANOI - May 24/05 - SNS -- An absence of fresh export news is pressuring Vietnam's rice market, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australia Off to Rocky Start

WASHINGTON - May 24/05 - SNS -- The 2005-06 winter grain season is off to a rocky start in eastern Australia, with dry conditions delaying widespread crop planting, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Groups Back Third Party Inspections

WASHINGTON - May 25/05 - SNS -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) put their support behind an effort to amend the U.S. Grain Standards Act to authorize the U.S. Department of Agriculture to delegate to independent, third-party agencies the responsibility at export facilities for performing the hands-on inspection and weighing of grain, under 100% USDA supervision. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tests Novel Usage Wheat

WASHINGTON - May 25/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers are field-testing a soft white spring wheat whose starch could open the door to novel food uses. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Modest Activity at Mid-Week

CHICAGO - May 25/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity remained modest at mid week, with limited fresh business reported overnight. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Western Australia Off to Good Start

SYDNEY - May 25/095 - SNS -- Soil moisture mapping by Western Australia's Department of Agriculture confirms heavy May rains could see an excellent harvest in some areas of the state. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 25/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 563,668 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Zimbabwe Suffers Under Policy Errors

JOHANNESBURG - May 26/05 - IRIN -- A new study points to critical policy errors as the main reasons for food and nutrition insecurity in Zimbabwe, in particular the government's fast-track land redistribution program. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Wheat Activity Improves on World Market

CHICAGO - May 26/05 - SNS -- International trading activity in wheat picked up its pace overnight with Japan and Taiwan emerging as buyers and Korea issuing an import tender for tomorrow, helping the week finish on a generally brisker note than it began. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Global Wheat Down 21 MMT in 2005-06

LONDON - May 26/05 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) lifted its 2005-06 forecast wheat production 2 million metric tons (MT) to 604 million MT, for a 21 million MT decrease over 2004-05. . . . Continue or visitors click here


IGC Lifts 2005-06 Coarse Grain Forecast

LONDON - May 26/05 - SNS -- World coarse grain production is expected to be 9 million metric tons (MT) greater than previously thought, with the International Grains Council (IGC) lifting its 2005-06 production forecast to 963 million, down 47 million MT from 2004-05. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Export Costs to Japan Slip

WASHINGTON - May 26/05 - SNS -- The cost of shipping grain from the U.S. midwest to Japan decreased during the first quarter of 2005, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 26/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 557,862 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CWB Raises Durum Pool Outlooks

WINNIPEG - May 26/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) lifted the forecast price for durum and barley in its latest Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2005-06 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - May 27/05 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through May 27. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Barley Crop Seen at 10 MMT

KIEV - May 27/05 - APK -- Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine estimate barley crop in the current season to total 10 million metric tons (MT), which is 9.7% less compared to 2004, said Olexander Baranivskyy, AP Minister. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Markets Finish Week on Quiet Note

CHICAGO - May 27/05 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are finishing the week on a relatively quiet note, with limited business reported overnight, though there are signs some buyers are stepping up purchases to take advantage of a recent lull in ocean freight rates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 27/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 577,029 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 362,400 MT

WINNIPEG - May 27/05 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 16,764,900 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year down 1,851,400 MT from the 18,616,300 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 27/05 - 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


Thai Rice Prices Hold Steady

BANGKOK - May 27/05 - SNS -- Export asking prices for Thailand's rice are holding relatively steady, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australia Posts 2005-06 Pool Outlooks

SYDNEY - May 30/05 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB International, offered its first look at what it thought might be achieved with wheat delivered to its 2005-06 marketing pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Holiday Shortened Week Starts Quietly

VANCOUVER - May 30/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agriculture commodity markets is off to a slow start, with markets in the United States closed for Memorial Day. . . . Continue or visitors click here


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Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 30/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 671,112 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Wet Weather Delays Manitoba Seeding

WINNIPEG - May 30/05 - SNS -- Good progress was reporting seeding this year's crops in Manitoba, according to the latest crop progress report from the provincial agriculture department, but wet weather is making it hard for growers to finish planting. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Seeding 85% Complete

REGINA - May 30/05 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops is now 85% complete in Saskatchewan, compared to 79% complete at this time last year and the recent five-year average of 86% of all crops in the ground for the end of May. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Markets Start Short U.S. Week Subdued

CHICAGO - May 31/05 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets remained relatively subdued following the long weekend in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- May 31/05 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 600,495 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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