Miscellaneous Commodity Market News Hay Stocks Jump 44% on YearWASHINGTON - May 9/08 - SNS -- All hay stored on U.S. farms on May 1, 2008 totaled 21.6 million tons, up 44% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - May 8/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings RiseWASHINGTON - May 1808 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 30 inched up, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada Switches to Cash AidJOHANNESBURG - May 6/08 - IRIN -- Canada is the latest major donor country to break the link between overseas food aid and supporting its own farmers. . . . Continue or visitors click here Japan Enforcing Container Weight LimitsWASHINGTON - May 5/08 - SNS -- Exporters need to be careful not to exceed weight limits being imposed by the Japanese government on containers, especially if there is any chance the containers will leave the dock area. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings FallWASHINGTON - May 1/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 23 dropped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - May 1/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Railcar Loadings Up On YearOTTAWA - Apr 23/08 - SNS -- Canadian railcar loadings were up over year earlier levels during February, though the shorter month resulted in a drop from January's handling volume, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Mississippi Mar 2008A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Mississippi Mar 2008 . . . Subscribers Only Farm-Raised Catfish: Quantity Processed and Prices - 2007-20A table about Farm-Raised Catfish: Quantity Processed and Prices - 2007-2008 . . . Subscribers Only Catfish: Exports, by Month, United States, 2007-2008A table about Catfish: Exports, by Month, United States, 2007-2008 . . . Subscribers Only U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Mississippi Mar 2008A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Mississippi Mar 2008 . . . Subscribers Only U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Arkansas Mar 2008A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Arkansas Mar 2008 . . . Subscribers Only Catfish Processors: Sales Volume and Average Price - 2007-20A table about Catfish Processors: Sales Volume and Average Price - 2007-2008 . . . Subscribers Only U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Alabama Mar 2008A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Alabama Mar 2008 . . . Subscribers Only U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Louisiana Mar 2008A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Louisiana Mar 2008 . . . Subscribers Only Catfish: Imports, by Month, United States, 2007-2008A table about Catfish: Imports, by Month, United States, 2007-2008 . . . Subscribers Only Catfish Processors: Ending Inventory - 2007-2008A table about Catfish Processors: Ending Inventory - 2007-2008 . . . Subscribers Only U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Louisiana Mar 2008A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Louisiana Mar 2008 . . . Subscribers Only U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Arkansas Mar 2008A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Arkansas Mar 2008 . . . Subscribers Only U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- United States Mar 2008A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- United States Mar 2008 . . . Subscribers Only U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- United States Mar 2008A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- United States Mar 2008 . . . Subscribers Only Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings FallWASHINGTON - Apr 17/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 9 dropped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Apr 17/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Djibouti Battles Drought, High Food CostsNAIROBI - Apr 17/08 - IRIN -- Djibouti is to implement emergency measures to ensure food security amid soaring prices and persistent drought that have particularly hurt the poor across the Horn of Africa country, the government said. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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