Birdseed Ingredient Market News for March 2011

Birdseeds Markets Finish Softer

VANCOUVER - Mar 5/11 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the trading on a softer note as offers of canaryseed and millet from growers pushed past the short term needs of buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Finish in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Mar 13/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a mixed note, with traders looking over their shoulders at the general weakness in agricultural commodity markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Safflower Oil Helps With Heart Disease

COLUMBUS - Mar 24/11 - SNS -- Ohio State University researchers have found that a daily dose of safflower oil for 16 weeks can improve such health measures as good cholesterol, blood sugar, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in obese postmenopausal women who have Type 2 diabetes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Finish For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Mar 25/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note against relatively light end user buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Sunflower Losing Battle For Acres

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/11 - SNS -- Sunflower growers intend to plant a total of 1.81 million acres in 2011, down 8% from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Sunflower Inventory Off 29%

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/11 - SNS -- Sunflower stocks in all positions on March 1, 2011 totaled 867 million pounds, down 29% from March 1, 2010, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all position s report. . . . Continue or visitors click here