Farming market news for Aug 2006 USDA Sets August Interest RatesWASHINGTON - Aug 1/06 - SNS -- Interest rates for 1995 and prior crop year commodity loans disbursed by USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) during August 2006 is 5.250%, up from 5.125% in July 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Contract CallWINNIPEG - Aug 2/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) issued its opening contract calls for Canada Western Red Winter Wheat (CWRW) for the 2006-07 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Sets Malting Barley PremiumsWINNIPEG - Aug 10/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) set protein premium levels for malting barley for 2006-07, ranging from a low of CDN $1 per metric ton (MT) for barley with 12.5% protein to a high of $5 for malting barley with 11% or less protein. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Opens 2006-07 Contract CallsWINNIPEG - Aug 15/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced opening contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring Wheat (CARS) for the 2006-07 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada - Farm Cash ReceiptsOTTAWA - Aug 24/06 - SNS -- Cash receipts by Canadian farmers declined during the second quarter of 2006 on the basis of weaker livestock and crop sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Lifts Durum PoolsWINNIPEG - Aug 24/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) boosted projected returns for durum wheat in 2006-07, but painted a mixed picture for other wheats, with the Pool Return Outlook (PRO) ranging between CDN $3 per metric ton (MT) higher and $5lower. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Issues Contract CallsWINNIPEG - Aug 29/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) issued contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring Wheat (CWRS), Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR), Canada Western Soft White Spring Wheat (CW SWS) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheatfor the 2005-06 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Improved Financial Picture on U.S. FarmsWASHINGTON - Aug 31/06 - SNS -- The financial situation facing farmers in the United States improved in August, with prices received for agricultural production rising, while the cost of farming was unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Index of Prices Paid by Farmers - August 2006A table about U.S. Index of Prices Paid by Farmers - August 2006 . . . Subscribers Only
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