USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Mar 27/08 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Mar and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

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National Sunflower Summary

Prices as of      Thu        Mar 27, 2008

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were mostly 70 cents to 1.25 higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
Mar                24.90  up 105          - -   - -
N/C                25.15  up 130          - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
Mar                24.90  up 105         24.55  up 70
N/C                25.15  up 130         25.15  up 130
US 1 Sunflower basis 40% Oil
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Crude Sunflower Oil FOB Dock Plant
FOB               ND/MN - Dollars per cwt       Gulf - Dollars per metric ton
Mar               Not Available                 Not Available
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Sunflower Meal, FOB Dock Plant - Dollars per short ton
_                 West Fargo, ND                Enderlin, ND
_                 32 Pct Protein                35 Pct Protein
_                 Price   Change                  Price   Change
Mar               180.00  dn 10                   185.00  unch
Apr/May           180.00  dn 10                   185.00  up 5
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Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location          Price   Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland           27.35  up 125      Newton       26.50  unch
Jamestown          27.10  up 125

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    26.60- 27.85  up 125      Garden Cit    - -   - -
Shallow Water      26.35  up 125      Johnson      23.00  dn 400
Plains             25.80  up 125      Bird City     - -   - -
Leoti              26.35  up 125      Jamestown    27.60  up 125
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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