Grain market news for Apr 2006 U.S. National Weekly Rice SummaryLITTLE ROCK - Apr 3/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine Expects More Corn, BarleyKIEV - Apr 3/06 - APK -- Corn and barley production could be up this year because of a forecast increase in seeded area, says Yuri Melnik, Vice-Prime Minister. . . . Continue or visitors click here Markets Fret Over U.S. Seeding IntentionsCHICAGO - Apr 3/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets were relatively quiet over the weekend, with little business reported, though some government buyers announced future tenders for rice and sugar. . . . Continue or visitors click here WCE Makes New Daily RecordWINNIPEG - Apr 3/06 - SNS -- The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE) shattered previous daily volume record on Friday, March 31. . . . Continue or visitors click here Markets Try To Change Seeding IntentionsCHICAGO - Apr 4/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain relatively quiet, judging from the level of overnight activity reported into Tuesday morning. There are several tenders in the wings and a fresh tender to sell wheat announced by Syria, but little business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vietnam Rice Market EaseHANOI - Apr 4/06 - SNS -- Low asking prices for Vietnamese rice may have contributed to an increase in exports so far this year, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here Indian Wheat Harvest Seen LowerWASHINGTON - Apr 4/06 - SNS -- Wheat production in India is not expected to be as great as first thought, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Zimbabwe's Corn Harvest JumpsWASHINGTON - Apr 4/06 - SNS -- Zimbabwe will almost double the size of its corn crop this season, with output advancing from 500,000 to almost 900,000 metric tons (MT). Even so, the country faces another food deficit after the harvest in May 2006, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ag Market Worried by Seeding PlansCHICAGO - Apr 5/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets maintained their relatively quiet tone through the mid-week session, with little overnight business reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Boost Initial PaymentsWINNIPEG - Apr 5/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) increased initial payments for all grain delivered against its 2005-06 pools effective April 6, 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ag Markets Consider Monday's ReportsCHICAGO - Apr 6/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets remain quiet, with some Asian countries on holiday and markets trying to sort out the final mix of crops that will be planted in North America this spring. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Weekly Exports Total 611,500 MTWINNIPEG - Apr 7/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 16,664,100 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 2,767,300 MT from the 13,896,800 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ag Markets Finish on Fairly Quiet NoteCHICAGO - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- Cash markets for agricultural commodities are finishing the week on a relatively quiet note, though good levels of business continue to be reported in the background. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Grain ReviewST. JOSEPH - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Apr 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here FAO Sees More Rice in 2006ROME - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- Rice production seta new record in 2005 and could exceed that this year, according to the FAO Rice Market Monitor published today. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here AWB Upgrades Two VarietiesSYDNEY - Apr 10/06 - SNS -- The Australian wheat marketing board, AWB Limited, upgraded the classification of Sentinel and Young wheat varieties. The upgrade follows the evaluation of quality data by the AWB National Pool Variety Classification Panel. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. National Weekly Rice SummaryLITTLE ROCK - Apr 10/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA World Grains Outlook - Apr 2006A table about USDA World Grains Outlook - Apr 2006 . . . Subscribers Only
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Some Surprises in USDA NumbersCHICAGO - Apr 10/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets started the week on a relatively quiet note, with many market participants eager to see the outcome of the latest USDA supply and demand forecasts before getting on with business. . . . Continue or visitors click here More Ample World Wheat SupplyWASHINGTON - Apr 10/06 - SNS -- Relative to last month, 2005-06 global wheat production, consumption, imports, exports, and ending stocks increase, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here Smaller Coarse Grain Residual SupplyWASHINGTON - Apr 10/06 - SNS -- Changes in global coarse grains in 2005-06 include a fractional decline in production, a slight increase in consumption, minor changes in trade, and smaller stocks relative to last month, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here World Rice Supplies GrowingWASHINGTON - Apr 10/06 - SNS -- World production, trade, and ending stocks for 2005-06 are raised from a month ago, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA World Corn Situation - Apr 2006A table about USDA World Corn Situation - Apr 2006 . . . Subscribers Only
Uncertainty Still a Factor in SaskatchewanREGINA - Apr 10/06 - SNS -- Economic uncertainty is still a factor in the minds of farmers in Saskatchewan as they wrestle with what to plant this year, reports Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food in its first crop progress report of the fledgling 2006 season. . . . Continue or visitors click here Above Average Plantings in SaskatchewanREGINA - Apr 10/06 - SNS -- Farmers in Saskatchewan will again seed an above average amount of crops this year even though they will likely increase summerfallow area in response to tough economic times, according to the first crop report of the year from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here Specialty Crop Interest Ebbs in SaskatchewanREGINA - Apr 10/06 - SNS -- Interest in specialty crops has ebbed in the province this year, according to the first crop report of the year from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ag Commodity Market Remains SlowCHICAGO - Apr 11/06 - SNS -- Agricultural commodity markets got off to a relatively slow start for the day with some key markets in Islamic nations closed due to public holidays. . . . Continue or visitors click here Industry Ready if CWB Monopoly EndsWINNIPEG - Apr 11/06 - SNS -- Canada's grain handling industry is ready to take on expanded responsibilities if the Canadian Wheat Board loses its export monopoly for wheat and barley, says the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA). . . . Continue or visitors click here Ag Market Activity ImprovesCHICAGO - Apr 12/06 - SNS -- Activity on international agricultural commodity markets picked up significantly overnight, with several deals covering wheat and sugar concluded. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ag Commodity Market Finishes QuietlyCHICAGO - Apr 13/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are ending a shortened trading week on an easier note, with little fresh business reported overnight. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Weekly Exports Total 636,000 MTWINNIPEG - Apr 13/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 17,309,000 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 3,127,800 MT from the 14,181,200 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Zimbabwe Bans Private Crop ForecastsJOHANNESBURG - Apr 13/06 - IRIN -- As uncertainty persists over the extent of Zimbabwe's food deficit this season, the government has warned external agencies against carrying out crop assessments. . . . Continue or visitors click here ABB Sets 2006-07 Pool IndicatorsSYDNEY - Apr 13/06 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain, is looking for the 2006-07 marketing pools to average A$189 per metric ton (MT) for number 1 malting barley pool and $170 MT for the number feed barley marketing pool. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Grain ReviewST. JOSEPH - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Apr 14. . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 14/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. National Weekly Rice SummaryLITTLE ROCK - Apr 17/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Markets Lumber Back After Holiday BreaksCHICAGO - Apr 17/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are lumbering back into action after week which saw many parts of the world close for a range of holiday and religious observances. . . . Continue or visitors click here Saskatchewan To Tidy Up 2005 HarvestREGINA - Apr 17/06 - SNS -- Saskatchewan farmers will be trying to get in a portion of crops left in fields over the winter, perhaps harvesting another third of the 1% of unharvested field crops, reckons Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here World Ag Commodity Markets BusierCHICAGO - Apr 18/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets were significantly busier overnight, with trading reported in Syrian wheat as well as U.S. corn and wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vietnam Rice Market Under PressureHANOI - Apr 18/06 - SNS -- Export prices stayed at low levels for Vietnamese rice during the past week due to a quiet export market, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here Thai Rice Markets SteadyBANGKOK - Apr 18/06 - SNS -- A strong national currency continued to support export asking prices for rice in Thailand, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here Rains May Not Dampen Food Aid NeedsNAIROBI, 19 April (IRIN) - Rain has been falling in drought-stricken Djibouti for almost two weeks now, but it is too early to tell if the precipitation will eventually be sufficient to overturn the continuing impact of several failed wet seasons, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said. . . . Continue or visitors click here World Ag Market Remains QuietCHICAGO - Apr 19/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets were relatively quiet at mid-week, with little fresh business reported, though Iraq has finally come to terms in efforts to buy Australian wheat, paying and buying less than initially contracted. . . . Continue or visitors click here Dumped U.S. Corn Causes No DamageOTTAWA - Apr 19/06 - SNS -- The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has found that sales of U.S. origin corn in Canada "have not caused injury and are not threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry." . . . Continue or visitors click here More Activity in World's Ag marketsCHICAGO - Apr 20/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets were more active overnight, with wheat, corn and barley trading reported in major Asian markets and Morocco. . . . Continue or visitors click here Serbia Fears Flood Impact on CropsWASHINGTON - Apr 20/06 - SNS -- Government officials in Serbia are worried about the impact this year's flooding will have on the agriculture sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Grain ReviewST. JOSEPH - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Apr 21. . . . Continue or visitors click here Quiet Finish On World Ag MarketsCHICAGO - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- Weekly trade in agricultural commodities is ending on a relatively quiet note, with little new business reported overnight in any of the major markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Weekly Exports Total 503,400 MTWINNIPEG - Apr 21/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 17,812,400 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 3,197,100 MT from the 14,615,300 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Better Malt Barley PursuedWINNIPEG - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and Alberta Barley Commission (ABC) will jointly contribute CDN $260,000 over four years toward a malting barley research project being coordinated by the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Research Centre in Lacombe, Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries Louisiana - Mar 2006A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries Louisiana - Mar 2006 . . . Subscribers Only
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Catfish Feed Deliveries Jump in MarchWASHINGTON - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during March 2006 was 21,429 tons, up 15% from March 2005 and 394% above the previous month, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries Other - Mar 2006A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries Other - Mar 2006 . . . Subscribers Only
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CFTC CBOT Oats Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Oats Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by oats traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC KCBT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Rough Rice Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by rough rice traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Corn Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by corn traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC CBOT Wheat Options and Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by wheat traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here CFTC MGE Wheat Futures CommitmentsNEW YORK - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by wheat traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. National Weekly Rice SummaryLITTLE ROCK - Apr 24/06 - SNS -- The latest weekly rice market summary for the United States was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here Ag Markets Off to Slow StartCHICAGO - Apr 24/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets are off to a relatively slow start for the week, with little new business reported, but with weather remaining an issue in North America as well as India, where a below normal monsoon is now being forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here Some Weakness in Australian Pool OutlooksSYDNEY - Apr 24/06 - SNS -- Minor changes were made to the Australian Wheat Board's pool outlooks, which saw forecast returns for 2006-07 durum lowered around A$5 per metric ton (MT) and the 2004-05 Number 2 pool by $1 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here Limited Seeding in SaskatchewanREGINA - Apr 24/06 - SNS -- Limited seeding activity is reported in parts of Saskatchewan where temperatures have been warm enough and topsoil dry enough to allow farmers to work fields, according to the latest weekly crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada Swings From Oilseeds to GrainsOTTAWA - Apr 25/06 - SNS -- Western Canadian farmers are boosting spring wheat and oats, while idling more land instead of growing oilseeds or durum wheat this year, according to this year's seeding intentions estimates compiled by Statistic Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Seeding Intentions and 2006 Crop ForecastA table about Canada -- Seeding Intentions and 2006 Crop Forecast . . . Subscribers Only
India Releases New Millet VarietiesNEW DELHI - Apr 25/06 - SNS -- India has released four new millet varieties it hopes will offer growers significant improvements in yield, especially in dryland areas, where it is an important staple of local diets. . . . Continue or visitors click here World Ag Markets Remains QuietCHICAGO - Apr 25/06 - SNS -- International agricultural commodity markets were relatively slow, with limited business reported overnight, though Japan announced it will tender to buy wheat later in the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Oat and Spring Wheat Area RisesOTTAWA - Apr 25/06 - SNS -- Canadian farmers plan to boost spring wheat, oat and corn area this year, while reducing durum wheat and barley, according to the 2006 seeding intentions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Malawi Self-Sufficient in FoodJOHANNESBURG - Apr 25/06 - IRIN -- It's official: for the first time in five years, drought-stricken Malawi will have a bumper maize harvest, according to a final crop estimate by the ministry of agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here Small Exports From Croatia ExpectedWASHINGTON - Apr 25/06 - SNS -- Grain production in Croatia is expected to exceed production by enough to allow limited exports in 2006-07, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here International Ag Markets BusierCHICAGO - Apr 26/06 - SNS -- Trading activity on the world's agricultural commodity market was helped by an overnight tender from Egypt, which saw the country buy 235,000 metric tons (MT) of French and U.S. origin wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here Thai Rice Markets RiseBANGKOK - Apr 26/06 - SNS -- Thailand's domestic rice market is under pressure because of ongoing harvest activity, but a strong national currency is still forcing export asking prices higher, notes the U.S. agricultural attache in a report on the country's rice sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here Vietnam Rice Market Under PressureHANOI - Apr 26/06 - SNS -- Poor export demand and ongoing harvest activity is keeping pressure on rice markets in Vietnam, notes the U.S. agricultural attache here in an update on the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here Drought Reduces Israeli CropsWASHINGTON - Apr 26/06 - SNS -- Widespread drought is expected to result in a significant drop in the size of this year's wheat harvest in Israel, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Korea Moves Demand From Wheat to CornWASHINGTON - Apr 26/06 - SNS -- Recent declines in corn prices relative to wheat are now inspiring a decline in wheat imports in favor of corn, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here India's Wheat Imports Needs ExpandingWASHINGTON - Apr 26/06 - SNS -- India will likely need to import more wheat this year than initially thought, warns the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here Busier Pace on World's Ag MarketsCHICAGO - Apr 27/06 - SNS -- Trading maintained a relatively busy pace through Thursday on international agricultural markets, with South Korea and Japan buying wheat, corn and barley, while Egypt announced further tenders for vegetable oil imports. . . . Continue or visitors click here Growers Use CWB's Alternate Pricing OptionsWINNIPEG - Apr 27/06 - SNS -- Western Canadian farmers showed considerably more enthusiasm for Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Producer Payment Options (PPOs) in 2004-05 than the previous season, with the CWB reporting a 600% increase in grain delivered under Fixed Price or Basis Payment Contracts, taking advantage of strong market rallies in the spring of 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here CWB Raises Wheat Outlook, Lower DurumWINNIPEG - Apr 27/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) painted a more optimistic picture for new crop wheat markets, but reduced its Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for 2006-07 crop year durum. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA National Grain ReviewST. JOSEPH - Apr 28/06 - SNS -- The USDA issued its latest weekly national grain market review, covering the period through Apr 28. . . . Continue or visitors click here Week Ends on Quiet NoteCHICAGO - Apr 28/06 - SNS -- The week is closing on a relatively quiet note, with little fresh business reported overnight in any of the major trading areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Weekly Exports Total 635,400 MTWINNIPEG - Apr 28/06 - STAT -- Export clearances of all grains and oilseeds shipped from Canada total 18,490,800 metric tons (MT) so far this marketing year up 3,483,000 MT from the 15,007,800 moved last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Grower Prices for Field Crops - April 2006A table about U.S. Grower Prices for Field Crops - April 2006 . . . Subscribers Only
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U.S. Barley Stocks - 1949 to 2004A table about U.S. Barley Stocks - 1949 to 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
U.S. All Wheat Stocks - 1934 to 2004A table about U.S. All Wheat Stocks - 1934 to 2004 . . . Subscribers Only
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