Miscellaneous Commodity Market News for December 2011

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 1/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 1/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Dec 1/11 - 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 Summary

WASHINGTON - Dec 1/11 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending November 23 fell, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 2/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Softs Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 2/11 - SNS -- Following is the orange juice, cotton and coffee comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 2/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Domestic Weekly Peanut Price Update

WASHINGTON - Dec 2/11 - SNS - Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 37.1 cents per pound for the week ending November 26, up 6.5 cents from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending November 26 totaled 38.5 million pounds, down 24.1 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 36.4 cents per pound for the week ending November 26, up 6.6 cents from the previous week. Marketings of runner-type peanuts were 34 . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 5/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 5/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Weaker Grain Markets Expected in 2012

CHICAGO - Dec 5/11 - SNS -- Following is a commodity market comment from the University of Illinois's Darrell Good. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 6/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 6/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 7/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 7/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 8/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 8/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Dec 8/11 - 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 Summary

WASHINGTON - Dec 8/11 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending November 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. Cotton Crop Shrinks Further

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- This year's cotton harvest in the United States is now expected to reach 15.8 million 480-pound bales, down 3% from the November forecast and down 13% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Overall Increase in Citrus Output

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States will be up over last year because of ear over year increases in the forecast size of the orange and grapefruit harvest, according to the USDA's latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Modest Increase in U.S. Orange Crop

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- The United States will grow an estimated 9.12 million tons this season, up 2% from the previous forecast and up 3% from the 2010-2011 final utilization, according to the USDA's latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Cotton Ginnings Under Last Year

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- All cotton ginned totaled 0 running bales prior to December 1, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Cotton - Objective Yield Data - Dec 2011

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Little Change in Sugarcane Estimate

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- This year's sugarcane harvest for sugar and seed is forecast at 28.6 million tons in the United States, virtually unchanged from the November forecast but up 4% from 2010, according to the USDA's latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Softs Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- Following is the orange juice, cotton and coffee comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Domestic Weekly Peanut Price Update

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/11 - SNS - Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 31.0 cents per pound for the week ending December 3, down 6.1 cents from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending December 3 totaled 83.6 million pounds, up 45.1 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 30.3 cents per pound for the week ending December 3, down 6.1 cents from the previous week. Marketings of runner-type peanuts were 71. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Cotton Ginnings Under Last Year

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- All cotton ginned totaled 0 running bales prior to December 1, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 12/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 12/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 13/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 13/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 14/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 14/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 15/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 15/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings Summary

WASHINGTON - Dec 15/11 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending December 7 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 Survey

WASHINGTON - Dec 15/11 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 16/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 16/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Domestic Weekly Peanut Price Update

WASHINGTON - Dec 16/11 - SNS - Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 31.3 cents per pound for the week ending December 10, down 0.3 cent from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending December 10 totaled 75.5 million pounds, down 10.1 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 29.9 cents per pound for the week ending December 10, down 0.4 cent from the previous week. Marketings of runner-type peanuts were . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 19/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 19/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Honey Output Down, Maple Syrup Up

OTTAWA - Dec 19/11 - SNS -- Honey production in Canada totalled 78.1 million pounds in 2011, down nearly 4.0 million pounds, or 4.8%, from 2010, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 20/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 20/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- River

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Mississippi River

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Farm-Raised Catfish Processed and Prices Paid to Producers by Month - - 2010-2011

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Catfish Exports by Month - United States

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- River

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Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Ending Inventory by Month - United States

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Catfish Imports by Month - United States

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Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Sales Volume and Average Price by Month - United States

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- River

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Mississippi River

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Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Sales Volume and Average Price by Month - United States

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Catfish Imports by Month - United States

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Processed Farm-Raised Catfish Ending Inventory by Month - United States

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Catfish Exports by Month - United States

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Farm-Raised Catfish Processed and Prices Paid to Producers by Month - - 2010-2011

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PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 21/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 22/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Dec 22/11 - 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 Summary

WASHINGTON - Dec 22/11 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending December 14 jumped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Cotton Ginnings Below Last Year

WASHINGTON - Dec 23/11 - SNS -- All cotton ginned totaled 0 running bales prior to December 15, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Softs Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 23/11 - SNS -- Following is the orange juice, cotton and coffee comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Domestic Weekly Peanut Price Update

WASHINGTON - Dec 23/11 - SNS - Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 28.5 cents per pound for the week ending December 17, down 3.0 cents from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending December 17 totaled 98.2 million pounds, up 22.2 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 28.3 cents per pound for the week ending December 17, down 1.8 cents from the previous week. Marketings of runner-type peanuts were . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 28/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 28/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment

MINOT - Dec 29/11 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 29/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings Summary

WASHINGTON - Dec 29/11 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending December 21 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 Survey

WASHINGTON - Dec 29/11 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Dec 30/11 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Domestic Weekly Peanut Price Update

WASHINGTON - Dec 30/11 - SNS - Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 30.8 cents per pound for the week ending December 24, up 2.3 cents from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending December 24 totaled 64.7 million pounds, down 33.5 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 30.0 cents per pound for the week ending December 24, up 1.7 cents from the previous week. Marketings of runner-type peanuts were 5 . . . Continue or visitors click here