Miscellaneous Commodity market news for Jan 2008 New Uses For HopsWINNIPEG - Jan 3/08 - SNS -- Despite a world wide shortage of hops, USDA researchers are hoping to expand the potential size of the market through a new variety which can be used in teas. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 3/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings DropWASHINGTON - Jan 3/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending December 26 fell, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here World Bank Opposes Food Price ControlsJOHANNESBURG - Jan 9/08 - IRIN -- Food prices have risen nearly 75% within a decade and will continue to do so, hurting the poor, warned the World Bank's annual Global Economic Prospects 2008, which suggested that governments ease control over food prices and provide targeted safety nets. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings DropWASHINGTON - Jan 10/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending January 2 fell, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 10/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Retail Food Prices EaseLANSING - Jan 10/08 - MFB -- Retail food prices at the supermarket decreased slightly in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 basic grocery items in the fourth quarter of 2007 was $41.61, down about 5% or $2.42 from the third quarter of 2007. . . . Continue or visitors click here Hay Stocks Up On YearWASHINGTON - Jan 11/08 - SNS -- Stocks of all hay stored on American farms totaled 104 million tons on December 1, 2007, up 8% from a year ago, according to the USDA latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here Improved U.S. Hops HarvestWASHINGTON - Jan 11/08 - SNS -- Hops production in 2007 in the United States totaled 60.3 million pounds, up 4% from the 2006 crop of 57.7 million pounds and 14% above the 2005 production of 52.9 million pounds, according to the USDA final crop report for 2007. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Alfalfa Hay Production Sumamry - Jan 2008A table about USDA Alfalfa Hay Production Sumamry - Jan 2008 . . . Subscribers Only
USDA All Haylage and Greenchop - Jan 2008A table about USDA All Haylage and Greenchop - Jan 2008 . . . Subscribers Only
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Total U.S. Hay Crop RisesWASHINGTON - Jan 11/08 - SNS -- All hay production for 2007 is estimated at 150 million tons, up 2% from the October 1 forecast and up 6% from the 2006 total, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) final crop report for2007. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Alfalfa Haylage and Greenchop - Jan 2008A table about USDA Alfalfa Haylage and Greenchop - Jan 2008 . . . Subscribers Only
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USDA New Alfalfa Seedings by State - Jan 2008A table about USDA New Alfalfa Seedings by State - Jan 2008 . . . Subscribers Only
U.S. Off-Farm Storage Capacity - Dec 1, 2007A table about U.S. Off-Farm Storage Capacity - Dec 1, 2007 . . . Subscribers Only
U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 17/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings JumpWASHINGTON - Jan 17/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending January 9 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- United States Dec 2007A table about U.S. Catfish Feed Deliveries -- United States Dec 2007 . . . Subscribers Only
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Catfish Processors: Sales Volume and Average Price - 2006-20A table about Catfish Processors: Sales Volume and Average Price - 2006-2007 . . . Subscribers Only
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Catfish: Imports, United States, 2006-2007A table about Catfish: Imports, United States, 2006-2007 . . . Subscribers Only
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Farm-Raised Catfish: Quantity Processed and Prices - 2006-20A table about Farm-Raised Catfish: Quantity Processed and Prices - 2006-2007 . . . Subscribers Only
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WFP Sources Grain in Developing WorldDAVOS - Jan 23/08 - SNS -- The World Food Program (WFP) originated 80% of the grain it bought for cash in 2007 from developing countries. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings IncreaseWASHINGTON - Jan 24/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending January 16 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 24/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Railcar Loadings Dip in NovemberOTTAWA - Jan 29/08 - SNS -- Canadian railway traffic declined in November, according to Statistics Canada, as four of the industry's top five largest commodity classifications by tonnage declined. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 31/08 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings DeclineWASHINGTON - Jan 31/08 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending January 23 dropped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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