Market Intelligence
for the World's
Agriculture Industry
Since 1988
 STAT Ag Market News - Covering the world since 1988!

General
 Cash Markets
 Futures Markets
 Weather
Specialty Crop
 Price Graphs
 Export Data
 Sub Info


Privacy Policy
Subscriber Agreement
Customer Center
New: Book Store

Trade Directory


Page One | Ag Markets | Grain | Oilseed | Livestock | Poultry | Cotton & Wool | Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
Dried Fruit & Nuts | Dairy | Technology | Just for Growers | Bio-Energy | Comments | General | Organic | Special Crops

Grain market news for Sep 2004


China is Biggest Beer Producer

HONG KONG - Sep 1/04 - SNS -- China produced 25 million kiloliters of beer last year, giving it a 17% share of the world supply of the beverage and making it the largest producer. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Wheat Dominates Midweek Activity

WASHINGTON - Sep 1/04 - SNS -- International trading interest was keener than during the last half of August as markets entered their midweek phase, with demand focussed on milling wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Limited Overnight Trade Activity

WASHINGTON - Sep 2/04 - SNS -- Limited activity was reported on international grain and oilseeds markets overnight, with only regularly scheduled business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnam Rice Sales Slow in Firm Markets

HANOI - Sep 2/04 - SNS -- Export prices are still stable at high levels, continuing to limit buyer interest in the commodity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Sep 3/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Sep 3. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Russian Rye Markets Strengthen

KIEV - Sep 3/04 - APK -- Almost all the operators of Russian market see growth of prices for A-group rye in response to potential shortages in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Limited Activity Caps Week

WASHINGTON - Sep 3/-4 - SNS -- Weekly trade in grains, oilseeds and other agricultural commodities finished on a relatively quiet note, with the sale of 56,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. origin soybeans to Taiwan and the rejection of 42,500 MT of proteinmeal offers by South Korean buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 462,200 MT total

WINNIPEG - Sep 3/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 1,864,300 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 482,600 MT from the 1,381,700 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Government Intervention Supports Thai Rice

BANGKOK - Sep 3/04 - SNS -- Government intervention prices were increased in Thailand during the month, forcing export asking prices for rice higher, 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 -- Sep 4/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 491,802 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 -- Sep 5/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 492,015 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India Hints at Record Food grain Crops

NEW DELHI - Sep 6/04 - SNS -- India's agriculture department is beginning to think foodgrain production in 2004-05 could reach record levels, but such ideas are contingent on the country harvesting an excellent rabi season crop in 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Egypt Buys Wheat on Weekend

WASHINGTON - Sep 6/04 - SNS -- Little trade was reported over the weekend on international grain and oilseed markets, reflecting the fact September 6 is a holiday and North American futures markets are closed. Egypt provided an important exception, buying 230,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat on th weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Seeded Area Summary -- Sep 2004

A table about Australian Seeded Area Summary -- Sep 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


Australian Crop Production Summary -- Sep 2004

A table about Australian Crop Production Summary -- Sep 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


ABARE Trims Aussie Grain Projections

SYDNEY - Sep 6/04 - SNS -- This year's grain harvest in Australia is expected to finish smaller than first thought, with the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) cutting the total projected harvest from 35.318 million metrictons (MT) to 33.834 million in its latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Harvest, Winter Seeding Update

KIEV - Sep 7/04 - APK -- Grain and pulse harvest now total 12.107 million hectares, which is 95% of agriculture ministry's forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Limited Overnight Trade Reported

WASHINGTON - Sep 7/04 - SNS -- Limited trade was reported overnight on international grain, oilseed and other agricultural markets, thought buyers in Taiwan purchased 56,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. origin corn. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 7/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 530,000 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Harvest Inches Forward

REGINA - Sep 67/04 - SNS -- Only 5% of all crops being grown in Saskatchewan have been harvested, well behind the five-year average of 41%, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization’s weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Grain Stocks Up on Year

OTTAWA - Sep 7/04 - SNS -- Solid increases in the quantity of grain on hand at the end of the 2003-04 marketing year lifted total stocks of grains and oilseeds, including commercial and on-farm inventories, above year earlier levels, according to the latest stocks in all positions estimates from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 8/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 537,900 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Bulgaria Lifts Wheat Estimate

SOFIA - Sep 8/04 - SNS -- Bulgaria should harvest a slightly larger wheat crop than initially expected, with output likely to reach 3.4 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Russia Expects 43.8 MMT Wheat Harvest

MOSCOW - Sep 8/04 - SNS -- This year's wheat harvest in Russia appears likely to reach 43.8 million metric tons (MT), but heavy rains in the European portion of the country has downgraded crops, resulting in surpluses of feed grade material. . . . Continue or visitors click here


GLA Approves Barley Export Licenses

SYDNEY - Sep 9/04 - SNS -- The state of Western Australia's Grains Licensing Authority (GLA) has approved two special export licenses for 90,000 metric tons (MT) feed barley to the Middle East. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Limited Mid-Week Trading Activity

WASHINGTON - Sep 9/04 - SNS -- Limited trade in grains and oilseeds and other agricultural commodities was reported on overnight markets, maintaining the relatively quiet tone which has prevailed as harvests in the northern hemisphere move forward. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 9/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 520,900 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 232,200 MT total

WINNIPEG - Sep 9/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 2,091,900 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 310,200 MT from the 1,781,700 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Rice Crop Potential Improves

WASHINGTON - Sep 10/04 - SNS -- Rice production in the United States is forecast at 222 million cwt (100 pound units), up fractionally from August and up 11% from 2003, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

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


Record U.S. Corn Harvest Intact

WASHINGTON - Sep 10/04 - SNS -- This year's corn production forecast was increased slightly to 11.0 billion bushels for an 8% improvement over last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Sorghum Harvest Projected at 472 MBu

WASHINGTON - Sep 10/04 - SNS -- Sorghum harvest in the United States are forecast at 472 million bushels, up 2% from last month and up 15% from 2003, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


More Ample Coarse Grain Supply Picture

WASHINGTON - Sep 10/04 - SNS -- International coarse grain supply and use projections for 2004-05 are up slightly from last month, contributing to larger ending stock projections, according to the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Rice Supply Loosens

WASHINGTON - Sep 10/04 - SNS -- Global 2004-05 rice production and ending stocks projections are raised from last month while consumption, imports, and exports are lowered slightly, according to the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


US Domestic Feed Grain, Corn Supply-Demand -- Sept, 2004

A table about US Domestic Feed Grain, Corn Supply-Demand -- Sept, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


U.S. World Grain Supply and Use -- Sept, 2004

A table about U.S. World Grain Supply and Use -- Sept, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


USDA Domestic Wheat Supply-Demand -- Sept, 2004

A table about USDA Domestic Wheat Supply-Demand -- Sept, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


U.S. World Corn Supply and Use -- Sept, 2004

A table about U.S. World Corn Supply and Use -- Sept, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


Record World Wheat Harvest Estimate

WASHINGTON - Sep 10/04 - SNS -- Projected 2004-05 global wheat production and usage are up slightly but stocks are unchanged from last month, according to the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Domestic Rice Supply and Use -- Sept, 2004

A table about U.S. Domestic Rice Supply and Use -- Sept, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


U.S. Sorghum, Barley and Oats Supply and Use -- Sept, 2004

A table about U.S. Sorghum, Barley and Oats Supply and Use -- Sept, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


Quiet Finish to Week's Trading

WASHINGTON - Sep 10/04 - SNS -- International grain, oilseed and other agricultural markets finished the week's activity on a relatively quiet note, with limited business reported overnight. One problem facing nearby markets is slow progress with harvests in Canada and the northern United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 10/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 451,996 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Government Intervention Supports Thai Rice

BANGKOK - Sep 13/04 - SNS -- Strong demand for parboiled rice is supporting Thailand's export rice markets even though available supplies are up on account of the second harvest, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Wheat Pool Returns Lifted

SYDNEY - Sep 13/04 - SNS -- Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) for the Australian Wheat Board's (AWB) 2003 and 2004 crop pools were increased for the majority of pay grades. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Japan's Beer Sales Drop in August

TOKYO - Sep 13/04 - SNS -- Total shipments of beer and its low-malt cousin, happoshu, dropped 5.9% below year earlier levels in August, totalling 557.7 million liters, according to the major five breweries. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Ships 129,000 MT Barley in July

KIEV - Sep 13/04 - APK -- According to State Statistics Committee, the amount of barley exported from Ukraine in July 2004 made up 129,000 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Quiet Start to Weekly Trade

WASHINGTON - Sep 13/04 - SNS -- Weekly trade in grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products is off to a disappointing start, with Egypt's decision to reject all offers on up to 110,000 metric ton (MT) wheat tender on account of price. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CGC Sets Severely Sprouted Tolerance

WINNIPEG - Sep 13/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission's new tolerance for severely sprouted Canada Western Red Winter Wheat came into effect today for deliveries to primary elevators in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 13/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 512,390 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 Clearances Ease

HANOI - Sep 13/04 - SNS -- Vietnamese rice export clearances slowed during the week ending August 27, resulting in a decline in the four-week rolling average shipment level from the previous week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Egypt Maintains Rice Exports

CAIRO - Sep 13/04 - SNS -- Egyptian rice exports are remaining above year earlier levels, adding confidence to predictions the country will export 650,000 metric tons (MT) during its 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Manitoba Crops Continue to Suffer

WINNIPEG - Sep 13/04 - SNS -- Crops in Manitoba continue to suffer, with the provincial agriculture department reporting generally slow progress with the harvest and sprouting in swaths, which is reducing both quality and yields. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ukraine Projects 9 MMT Grain Exports

KIEV - Sep 14/04 - APK -- According to APK-Inform analysts, Ukraine will export over 9 million metric tons (MT) of grain in the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Modest Improvement in Trading Activity

WASHINGTON - Sep 14/04 - SNS -- Trading activity on international grain and oilseed markets managed a modest improvement, judging from the level of overnight trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 14/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 488,850 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 Harvest 10% Complete

REGINA - Sep 14/04 - SNS -- Harvesting of all grains and oilseeds lurched forward during the past week, advancing to 10% complete despite another week of cool, damp weather. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Improved Mid-week Trade Activity

WASHINGTON - Sep 15/05 - SNS -- Mid-week trading activity in international grain and oilseed markets improved modestly, with overnight trading reported for U.S. soybeans to unknown destinations and optional origin corn to South Korea. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 15/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 489,250 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


WCE CBOT Ink eTrade Agreement

WINNIPEG - Sep 16/04 - SNS -- The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have signed an agreement to list WCE futures and options contracts for trade on the CBOT's electronic trading platform, e-cbot powered by LIFFE CONNECT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Iraq and Pakistan Buy Wheat

WASHINGTON - Sep 16/04 - SNS -- International grain and oilseed markets saw a solid improvement in total trading interest in wheat, with around one million metric tons (MT) of Australian, Russian and U.S. origin wheat sales reported to Iraq, Pakistan, Taiwan and Japan. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 16/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 528,700 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


EU Grain Output Rises 22.3%

LONDON - Sep 16/04 - SNS -- Total grain production in the European Union's 25 member countries is now estimated at 281 million metric tons (MT), up 22.3% from the 229.7 million MT produced in 2003, according to data in the latest edition of the European Union's Strategie Grains. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Zimbabwe's Grain Supply Situation Unclear

JOHANNESBURG - Sep 16/04 - IRIN -- National cereal availability in Zimbabwe remains uncertain, with rural dwellers in maize-deficit areas bartering or relying on friends and family to supplement their supply, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) said in its latest report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 337,700 MT total

WINNIPEG - Sep 16/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 2,416,100 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 92,400 MT from the 2,323,700 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Sep 17/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Sep 17. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Busy End To Weeks' Overnight Trade

WASHINGTON - Sep 17/04 - SNS -- International grain markets finished the week's trading on a busy note, with Iraq and Egypt combining to buy 1.095 million metric tons (MT) of wheat; while exporters in the United States report selling 110,000 metric tons (MT) of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India Pushes for Increased Rabi Plantings

NEW DELHI - Sep 17/04 - SNS -- India's agriculture minister, Smt. Radha Singh, is pushing state governments to strongly encourage increased rabi season plantings of food grain crops and pulses to offset a reduced kharif or monsoon season harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 17/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 645,350 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Thai Rice Markets Ease on Lower Parboiled Demand

BANGKOK - Sep 17/04 - SNS -- Easier demand for parboiled rice because of the completion of export shipments to Africa allowed Thailand's rice markets to ease, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change in Moroccan Wheat Estimates

RABAT - Sep 17/04 - SNS -- Final crop production estimates released by Morocco's agriculture department are little changed from those released earlier this year, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in a review of the latest numbers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnamese Rice Clearances Ease

HANOI - Sep 17/04 - SNS -- Limited demand for Vietnamese rice through the middle of September pressured that country's internal markets lower, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. and France Dominate Egyptian Wheat

CAIRO - Sep 17/04 - SNS -- Egypt's wheat purchases between July and September 12 of the 2004-05 marketing year now total 1,417,400 metric tons (MT), with the United States supplying 479,500 MT or 33.83% of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Global Grain Output to Match Usage

ROME - Sep 20/04 - SNS -- The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) boosted its world cereal grain production forecast for 2004-05 by 29 million metric tons (MT) to 1,985 million MT in its latest situation report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


South Africa Crop Production Summary

A table about South Africa Crop Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only


India Aims for 135 MMT Rabi Harvest

NEW DELHI - Sep 20/04 - SNS -- The Indian government wants to see rabi season food grain production levels reach 135 million metric tons (MT) to help offset the impact of disappointing kharif or monsoon season crops on the country's food supply. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Quiet Start to Week's Grain Trade

WASHINGTON - Sep 20/04 - SNS -- International trade in grains, oilseeds and other agricultural commodities got off to a relatively slow start, judging from overnight activity, but tenders covering wheat and barley were announced for later in the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Larger SAF Corn Harvest for 2003-04

PRETORIA - Sep 20/04 - SNS -- The 2003-04 corn harvest is now pegged at 8,934,320 metric tons (MT), including the commercial harvest of 8.706 million MT, according to the latest projections from South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 20/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 680,743 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Feed Ingredient Market Summary

A table about Canadian Feed Ingredient Market Summary . . . Subscribers Only


Limited Harvest Progress in Saskatchewan

REGINA - Sep 20/04 - SNS -- This year's harvest is advancing at a slow pace on account of continued cool and wet weather, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization’s weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Limited International Grain Trade

WASHINGTON - Sep 21/04 - SNS -- Limited trading activity was reported on international grain, oilseed and other agricultural commodity markets overnight. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Manitoba Harvest Struggles Continue

WINNIPEG - Sep 21/04 - SNS -- Manitoba's farmers continue to struggle with the weather and wet soils in their effort to harvest this year's crops before they are damaged to such an extent they are better off harvesting them as forage. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 21/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 587,650 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Record German Grain Crops

BERLIN - Sep 21/04 - SNS -- Production data available from the German government continues to confirm this year's harvest established a new record, totalling 50.1 million metric tons (MT), up from last year's drought reduced harvest of 39.4 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Barley Pool Forecast Increased

SYDNEY - Sep 22/04 - SNS -- Forecast returns from this season's barley marketing pool was increased by Australia's barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Limited Overnight Trading Activity

WASHINGTON - Sep 22/04 - SNS -- Limited near term activity remained a feature of grain, oilseed and other agricultural commodities as markets approached mid-week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 22/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 570,733 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australia Adjust Wheat Grades to Growers

SYDNEY - Sep 23/04 - SNS -- The Australian Wheat Board (AWB) made several changes to its receival standards for wheat for the 2004-05 harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Grain, Oilseed Markets Remain Quiet

WASHINGTON - Sep 23/04 - SNS -- Grain, oilseed and other agricultural markets remained relatively quiet as the week's activity started to wind down, with mostly routine business reported in overnight activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 23/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 654,580 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Locusts Poised to Consume Mali Crops

BAMAKO - Sep 23/04 - IRIN -- Locusts are expected to destroy about one million metric tons (MT) of this year's grain crop in Mali -- about one third of the expected harvest -- despite frantic government efforts to control the invasion of insects, UN officials said on Thursday. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mixed PRO Forecast from CWB

WINNIPEG - Sep 23/04 - SNS -- The latest Pool Return Outlook (PRO) from the Canadian Wheat Board painted a mixed picture for major grain markets, with milling wheat pools mostly lower for both 2003 and 2004 crop grain; while durum and malting barley was unchanged to stronger. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA National Grain Review

ST. JOSEPH - Sep 24/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Sep 24. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Week Ends With Egyptian Wheat Purchase

WASHINGTON - Sep 24/04 - SNS -- International trade in grains, oilseeds and other agricultural commodities finished on a relatively quiet note, though Egypt bought 540,000 metric tons (MT) of various origin wheat for shipment by the end of November. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CWB Issues 2003-04 Crop Interim Payment

WINNIPEG - Sep 24/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is giving western Canadian growers who sold wheat and barley through its pools an interim payment on product marketing during the 2003-04 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Weekly Exports Total 450,800 MT total

WINNIPEG - Sep 24/04 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 2,867,200 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 66,600 MT from the 2,800,600 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 24/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 661,180 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Smaller Peruvian Rice Harvest

LIMA - Sep 24/04 - SNS -- Peru's rice harvest is expected to end up at just 1.2 million metric tons (MT), down 25% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Few Changes in Australian Wheat Pool Outlook

SYDNEY - Sep 27/04 - SNS -- Few changes were made to the Australian Wheat Board's (AWB) Estimated Pool Returns (EPRs) for wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Union Lashes Out at CGC, Industry

WINNIPEG - Sep 27/04 - SNS -- Union claims that Canada's grain industry is incapable of monitoring the quality of export grain shipments unless there is a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) employee supervising the process were flatly rejected by the industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 27/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 730,769 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 Expects 25 MMT Harvest

REGINA - Sep 28/04 - SNS -- This year's harvest delays are not having as much impact on yields as might be expected, judging from production estimates developed by Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Harvest Nearly Third Complete

REGINA - Sep 28/04 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's harvest is 30% complete, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India Maintains Rabi Yield Optimism

NEW DELHI - Sep 28/04 - SNS -- The crop forecasting roller coaster ride is getting underway for India's rabi or winter season crop, with the country's agriculture department saying current weather forecasts bode well for developing kharif season crops and rabi crops for which sowing would begin next month. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Iraqi Food System Broken

AMMAN - Sep 28/04 - SNS -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) describes a broken food distribution system in Iraq, saying a nationwide survey has found 25% of the entire population, or 6.5 million people, remain highly dependent on food rations. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CGC Inspections Unaffected by Strike

WINNIPEG - Sep 28/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) says rotating strike action by members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is not affecting the government agency's ability to officially inspect and weigh export grain shipments. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 28/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 707,483 metric tons (MT) of grains, oilseeds and other agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Iraq Dominates Wheat Market News

WASHINGTON - Sep 29/04 - SNS -- News Iraq will sign contracts for 1.5 million metric tons (MT) of wheat from the United States and Australia added some life to markets which are more concerned with tomorrow's USDA stocks in all positions report and its2004 production estimates for wheat, oat and barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vancouver Bulk Vessel Summary

VANCOUVER -- Sep 29/04 -- STAT -- Exporters have nominated vessels to load a total of 709,183 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 -- Grower Prices for Grains and Oilseeds - Sep 2004

A table about USDA -- Grower Prices for Grains and Oilseeds - Sep 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


USDA Other Spring Wheat Production Summary, Sep 2004

A table about USDA Other Spring Wheat Production Summary, Sep 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


USDA Drops Oat Harvest 9%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- This year's U.S. oat harvest is estimated at 117 million bushels, 9% below the August 1 forecast and 19% below last year's 144 million bushels, according to the USDA's small grains production forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Fractional Drop in U.S. Rye

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- The U.S. rye crop for 2004 is estimated at 8.62 million bushels, down fractionally from last year, according to the USDA's small grains production forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA All Wheat Production Summary, Sep 2004

A table about USDA All Wheat Production Summary, Sep 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


Sep 1 Sorghum Stocks Sink 22%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- Grain sorghum stored in all positions on September 1, 2004 totaled 33.6 million bushels, down 22% from a year ago, according to the latest USDA stocks in all positions estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Lifts All Wheat Harvest Estimate

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- Production of all classes of wheat reached an estimated 2.16 billion bushels in the United States this year, up 2% from the last forecast but 8% below 2003, according to the USDA's small grains production forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Stocks Summary (Bushels) - Sep 2004

A table about USDA Stocks Summary (Bushels) - Sep 2004 . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Durum Wheat Production Summary, Sep 2004

A table about USDA Durum Wheat Production Summary, Sep 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


USDA Small Grains Production Summary, Sep 2004

A table about USDA Small Grains Production Summary, Sep 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


U.S. Oats on Hand Off 12%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- Oats stored in all positions on September 1, 2004 totaled 116.3 million bushels, 12% below September 1, 2003, according to the latest USDA stocks in all positions estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Lifts Barley Crop Estimate 3%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- Barley production in the United States is estimated at 280 million bushels, up 3% from the August 1 forecast and up 1% from last year, according to the USDA's small grains production forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Winter Wheat Production Summary, Sep 2004

A table about USDA Winter Wheat Production Summary, Sep 2004 . . . Subscribers Only


USDA Stocks Summary (MT) - Sep 2004

A table about USDA Stocks Summary (MT) - Sep 2004 . . . Continue or visitors click here


Corn Stocks Down 12%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- Old crop corn stocks in all positions on September 1, 2004 totaled 958 million bushels, down 12% from September 1, 2003, according to the latest USDA stocks in all positions estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. All Wheat Stocks Decline 5%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- All wheat stored in all positions in the United States on September 1, 2004 totaled 1.94 billion bushels, down 5% from a year ago, according to the latest USDA stocks in all positions estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Durum Stocks Up 5%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- U.S. durum wheat stocks in all positions on September 1, 2004 totaled 91.3 million bushels, up 5% from a year ago, according to the latest USDA stocks in all positions estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Barley Stocks Jump 21%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- Barley stocks in all positions in the United States on September 1, 2004 totaled 292 million bushels, up 21% from September 1, 2003, according to the latest USDA stocks in all positions estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Modest Increase in Overnight Trade

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- There was modest increase in trade activity on international grain, oilseed and other agricultural commodity markets as the week started to wind down. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Limited Export Demand for Thai Rice

BANGKOK - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- Limited export demand pressured Thailand's rice markets lower during the last half of September, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here


IGC Boosts World Wheat Crop 1 MMT

LONDON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- The International Grains Council (IGC) increased this year's forecast wheat production 1 million metric tons (MT) to 615 million, for a 61 million MT improvement over last year and the largest world wheat harvest since 1997. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Vietnamese Rice Market Eases

HANOI - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- Light demand for Vietnamese rice continued to pressure that country's internal markets into the last half of September, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Minor Increase in World Coarse Grain Crop

LONDON - Sep 30/04 - SNS -- World coarse grain production is now projected to be 1 million metric tons (MT) greater than previously thought, with the International Grains Council (IGC) lifting its 2004-05 production forecast to 963 million, for a 53 million MT improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here



Articles are archived for the months:
2026:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
2025:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2024:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2023:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2022:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |

Platinum Subscription
New features and benefits
Click here to check it out!


Order Today!


Liquid Web Fully Managed Web Hosting

Click here to set STATpub.com as your browser's home page!
Copyright © 2020 STAT Communications Ltd., Canada. All rights reserved. About this website Terms & Conditions
Send us your comments.
Privacy Policy
Become an Affiliate. Add our Headlines to Your Website
Links Directory