Miscellaneous Commodity market news for Aug 2008 Few Changes in AgCan Chickpea OutlookVANCOUVER - Aug 1/08 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian chickpeas Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg reports this year's seeded area will total 205,000 acres, up 30,000 from last month. Harvested area is forecast at 198,000 acres. It also forecast production for 2008 will total 105,000 MT, up 15,000 from last month's prediction. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Aug 7/08 - 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 DropWASHINGTON - Aug 7/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending July 30 fell, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Hay Harvest Slips 1%WASHINGTON - Aug 12/08 - SNS -- Production is hay other than alfalfa forecast at 77.0 million tons, down 1% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Alfalfa Harvest Down 2%WASHINGTON - Aug 12/08 - SNS -- Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures is forecast at 70.9 million tons, down 2% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Hops Crop ReboundingWASHINGTON - Aug 12/08 - SNS -- Hop production in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 76.2 million pounds for 2008, up 27% from last year and 32% more than the 2006 crop, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings DropWASHINGTON - Aug 15/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending August 6 fell, 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 - Aug 15/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Northern Uganda Food Problems DeepenGULU - Aug 19/08 - IRIN -- Food insecurity in northern Uganda, a region recovering from two decades of conflict, is approaching crisis levels due to a combination of factors, including bad weather and lack of adequate farm inputs, agricultural officials have cautioned. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings RiseWASHINGTON - Aug 21/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending August 13 rose, 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 - Aug 21/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Catfish Processors: Sales Volume and Average Price - 2007-20A table about Catfish Processors: Sales Volume and Average Price - 2007-2008 . . . Subscribers Only
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Burundi Faces Food ShortagesBUJUMBURA - Aug 27/08 - IRIN -- Parts of eastern and southern Burundi are threatened with acute food shortages following low agricultural yields compounded by an influx of returning refugees, an official of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said. . . . Continue or visitors click here Rail Freight Handle Down in JuneOTTAWA - Aug 27/08 - SNS -- Freight handled by Canada's railways declined 6.7% from year earlier levels In June, totalling 22.4 million metric tons (MT), according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings FallWASHINGTON - Aug 28/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending August 20 fell, 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 - Aug 28/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Average U.S. Hay Prices Received by StateA table about Average U.S. Hay Prices Received by State . . . Subscribers Only
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