Miscellaneous Commodity Market News for October 2010

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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U.S. Domestic Weekly Peanut Price Update

WASHINGTON - Oct 1/10 - SNS - Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 19.5 cents per pound for the week ending September 25, down 1.3 cents from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending September 25 totaled 61.9 million pounds, up 47.7 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 19.3 cents per pound for the week ending September 25, up 0.3 cent from the previous week. Marketings of Runner-type peanuts were . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Livestock Market Comment

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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Oct 7/10 - 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 - Oct 7/10 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending September 29 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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Cotton Ginnings Lag Last Year

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- All cotton ginned totaled 0 running bales prior to October 1, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Solid Improvement in Citrus Crops

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- Citrus crop production in the United States is up sharply over last year despite a smaller grapefruit crop, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pecan Harvest Down 7% From 2009

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- Pecans production is forecast at 271 million pounds (utilized, in-shell basis), 7% below the 2009 production, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Other Hay Output Slips Since August

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- Production of hay other than alfalfa is forecast at 81.0 million tons, down 1% from the August forecast but up 6% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Grape Crop Shrinks

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- Grape production in the United States is forecast at 6.88 million tons, down 3% from the August forecast and down 6% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Apple Harvest Down 5% From 2009

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- The final 2010 United States apple production forecast is set at 9.41 billion pounds, down 1% from August and 5% below 2009, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Smaller California Prune Crop

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- California's 2010 prune production forecast is 150,000 dried tons, down 10% from the 166,000 tons in 2009, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Objecive Cotton Yield Data - Oct 2010

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10% More Oranges Grown in 2010

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2010-2011 season is 9.06 million tons, up 10% from the 2009-2010 final utilization, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Alfalfa Crops Off 2% Since August

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures production is forecast at 71.3 million tons, down 2% from the August forecast but up slightly from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Sugarbeet Production Summary - Oct 2010

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USDA Cuts Peanut Estimate

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- Peanuts production is forecast at 3.92 billion pounds, down 4% from the September forecast but up 6% from last year's revised production of 3.69 billion pounds, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Modest Improvement in Cotton Estimate

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- All cotton production in the United States is forecast at 18.9 million 480-pound bales, up slightly from last month and up 55% from last year's 12.2 million bales, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Sugarcane Production Summary - Oct 2010

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PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Softs Comment

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U.S. Domestic Weekly Peanut Price Update

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS - Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 19.7 cents per pound for the week ending October 2, up 0.2 cent from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending October 2 totaled 220 million pounds, up 158 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 19.5 cents per pound for the week ending October 2, up 0.2 cent from the previous week. Marketings of Runner-type peanuts were 209 million po . . . Continue or visitors click here

Reducing Vulnerability To Future Drought

BAMAKO - Oct 11/10 - IRIN -- Drought is recurrent in northern Mali LINK and many pastoralists will inevitably find themselves in crisis mode in the future, say aid agencies. Livestock and livelihoods specialists say donors, government ministries and aid agencies should tackle the following priorities to shore up pastoralists' ability to face future shocks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

More Corn Acres May be Needed in 2011

CHICAGO - Oct 11/10 - SNS -- Following is a commodity market comment from the University of Illinois's Darrell Good. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peru Delays Ethanol Mandates

WASHINGTON - Oct 11/10 - SNS -- Peru is again delaying implementation of a policy demanding mandatory inclusion of ethanol in gasoline until June 1, 2011, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Currency Comment

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PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Livestock Market Comment

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PFGBEST Energy Comment

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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Oct 14/10 - 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 - Oct 14/10 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending October 6 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Issues Cotton Import Quota

WASHINGTON - Oct 14/10 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation issued a special import quota for upland cotton that permits importation of a quantity of upland cotton equal to one week's domestic mill use. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Softs Comment

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U.S. Domestic Weekly Peanut Price Update

WASHINGTON - Oct 15/10 - SNS - Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 22.9 cents per pound for the week ending October 9, up 3.2 cents from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending October 9 totaled 51.4 million pounds, down 170 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 18.3 cents per pound for the week ending October 9, down 1.2 cents from the previous week. Marketings of Runner-type peanuts were 28.6 m . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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Farm-Raised Catfish

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Catfish

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Catfish Processors

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Catfish Processors

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Record High Cattle Prices Forecast

CHICAGO - Oct 18/10 - SNS -- Following is a commodity market comment from the University of Illinois's Chris Hurt. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Livestock Market Comment

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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Oct 21/10 - 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 - Oct 21/10 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending October 13 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Alabama Sep 2010

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Arkansas Sep 2010

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Mississippi Sep 2010

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- United States Sep 2010

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Louisiana Sep 2010

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Mississippi Sep 2010

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- Arkansas Sep 2010

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U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- United States Sep 2010

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PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Softs Comment

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Cotton Ginnings Beneath Last Year

WASHINGTON - Oct 25/10 - SNS -- All cotton ginned totaled 0 running bales prior to October 15, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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Acreage Competition Heating Up For 2011

CHICAGO - Oct 25/10 - SNS -- Following is a commodity market comment from the University of Illinois's Darrell Good. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Livestock Market Comment

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PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Oct 27/10 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey

WASHINGTON - Oct 28/10 - 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 - Oct 28/10 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending October 20 slipped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

CHICAGO - Oct 28/10 - SNS -- Following is the energy futures comment from PFGBEST Research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Linn Group Morning Corn Comment

CHICAGO - Oct 29/10 - SNS -- Following is the morning corn futures comment from the futures commission brokerage firm Linn Group. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PFGBEST Energy Comment

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PFGBEST Softs Comment

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U.S. Upland Cotton Monthly Marketings

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U.S. Domestic Weekly Peanut Price Update

WASHINGTON - Oct 29/10 - SNS - Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 21.6 cents per pound for the week ending October 23, down 0.2 cent from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending October 23 totaled 79.6 million pounds, down 10.1 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 19.6 cents per pound for the week ending October 23, up 1.1 cents from the previous week. Marketings of Runner-type peanuts were 57. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Peanuts Used in Food Products - 2010

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U.S. Peanuts Used in Food Products - 2010

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U.S. Marketing Year Average Prices for Cotton

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U.S. Seasonal Prices Received for Upland Cotton

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U.S. Upland Percentage Marketed by Month

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U.S. Peanuts Used in Government Programs - 2010

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U.S. Milled Peanut Stocks on Farms - 2010

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U.S. Cottonseed Seasonal Average Prices

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U.S. Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock - 2010

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U.S. Peanuts Used in Food Products - 2010

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U.S. Milled Peanut Usage - 2010

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U.S. Peanuts Used in Government Programs - 2010

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U.S. Citrus Fruit Grower Bids - Oct 2010

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Selected U.S. Cotton and Rice Bids by State - Oct 2010

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U.S. Shelled and Roasting Peanuts Output - 2010

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U.S. Fresh Fruit Bids - Oct 2010

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