Farming market news for Jun 2004 Canada's Cost of Farming RisesOTTAWA - Jun 1/04 - SNS -- The cost of farming managed a solid 3.2% gain in 2003, with the result the Farm Input Price Index for Canada finished the year at 132.7, according to the latest Statistics Canada estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's FPPI Continues to Lag 2003OTTAWA - Jun 2/04 - SNS -- Agricultural commodity prices are generally lower than last year, with the result Statistics Canada's Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) for March sank 11.1% below last year to 97.4 points. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Protects Plant VarietiesWASHINGTON - Jun 7/04 - SNS -- Several new plant varieties were given certificates of protection by the USDA. They include corn, cotton, fescue, peanut, potato and wallflower. . . . Continue or visitors click here Grazing Cattle Not a Nitrate ProblemWASHINGTON - Jun 8/04 - SNS -- USDA researchers say excessive and improper use of commercial fertilizers and not grazing cattle are the source of nitrate contamination in groundwater. . . . Continue or visitors click here North Dakota Asks for CRP Grazing RightsBISMARCK – Jun 9/04 - SNS -- Drought in southwest and south central North Dakota has reached the stage where the federal government needs to allow grazing and haying on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres, argues Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Opening Contract DeliveriesWINNIPEG - Jun 17/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is all wheat and barley signed up under the Series C contracts and 25% of durum. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Updates Contract CallsWINNIPEG - Jun 18/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for various grades of wheat and barley today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Brooks County Texas an Ag DisasterWASHINGTON - Jun 21/04 - SNS -- The USDA has designated Brooks County in Texas as a primary agricultural disaster area due to losses caused by excessive rain, flooding, hail and winds that occurred on April 4, 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Farmers See Easing PricesOTTAWA - Jun 22/04 - SNS -- Average prices received for all agricultural commodities during April were down sharply from year earlier levels and slightly below March, according to the latest Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) calculations by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here ABB Oat, Pulse DistributionSYDNEY - Jun 23/04 - SNS -- The Australian barley board (ABB Grain Ltd) is making its first distributions on deliveries into its 2003-04 marketing pools for oats and pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here ABB Closes 2003-04 Barley PoolsSYDNEY - Jun 24/04 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd (ABB) closed its 2003-04 marketing pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Authorizes Grazing on CRPWASHINGTON - Jun 24/04 - SNS -- The USDA will allow emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in qualifying areas suffering from this year’s extreme drought. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Designates More Disaster AreasWASHINGTON - Jun 25/04 - SNS -- The USDA designated counties in Hawaii, Nebraska and Texas as primary agricultural disaster areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here Managing Dugout Water QualityREGINA - Jun 29/04 - SNS -- Cattle producers need to manage the quality of water in their dugouts to prevent it from becoming unpalatable to animals. . . . Continue or visitors click here Record Price Levels for U.S. farm ProductsWASHINGTON - Jun 29/04 - SNS -- Overall prices received by farmers in the United States for their agricultural produce remained at record levels in June, with the preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers unchanged from May at 129, but up 22 points (21%) from June 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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