WASHINGTON - Jun 1/06 - SNS -- Interest rates charged for 1995 and prior crop year commodity loans disbursed by USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) during June 2006 is 5.000%, up from 4.875% in May 2006. For 1996 and subsequent crop year commodity and marketing assistance loans, the interest rate for loans disbursed during June 2006 is 6.000%, up from 5.875% in May 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 2/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of twenty-six new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include lettuce, rice, and soybean. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada Farm Product Price Index - March 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Jun 22/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced contract calls for Canada Western Red Spring Wheat (CWRS), Canada Prairie Spring Red Wheat (CPSR), Canada Western Red Winter Wheat (CWRW), Canada Western Soft White Spring Wheat (CWSWS), and Canada Western Hard White Spring Wheat (CW HWS) for the 2005-06 crop year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 26/06 - SNS -- Canadian farmers watched prices received for the agricultural commodity they sell fall 0.9% in April as gains in crop values were offset by declines in livestock, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DES MOINES - Jun 26/06 - SNS -- Yield losses from anthracnose, one of the most common stalk rot diseases faced by corn growers in the United States, can reach 40%, making it clear growers need a management strategy to tackle the disease. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Jun 28/06 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's 2006 hail season is off to a slow start, with no major no major hailstorms reported. Damage to date has been localized with only a small number of hail claims filed by producers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Farms Prices for Field Crops - June 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 29.06 - SNS -- The farm income situation for farmers in the United States improved slightly in June, with average prices received gaining on the previous month, while the cost of farming was unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 29.06 - SNS -- The cost of farming was unchanged in the United States in June, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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