USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - May 8/08 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending May and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.

National Sunflower Summary

Prices as of      Thu        May 08, 2008

Weekly Trends:
Sunflower Seeds were mostly 80 to 110 cents higher.

Sunflower Seeds, Flax, Canola Daily Report
           Sunflower Seed Delivered Plant - Dollars Per CWT.
Bid To            Fargo               Enderlin
Arrive               ND                    ND
May                27.85  up 110          - -   - -
N/C                28.35  up 110          - -   - -
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NuSun - Mid-Oleic
May                27.85  up 110         27.85  up 110
N/C                28.35  up 110         28.35  up 110
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
May               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
May               150.00  dn 5.00                 160.00  dn 5.00
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Kansas Sunflower Markets
Sunflower Bids are quoted as delivered, Dollars per CWT
REGULARS:
Location          Price   Change      Location    Price   Change
Goodland           29.30  up 80       Newton       26.00  unch
Jamestown          29.05  up 80

NuSun- Mid-Oleic:
Goodland    28.30- 29.80  up 80       Garden Cit    - -   - -
Shallow Water      28.30  up 80       Johnson      27.00  unch
Plains             28.10  up 80       Bird City     - -   - -
Leoti              28.30  up 80       Jamestown    29.55  up 80
Ulysses             - -   - -

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Minneapolis, MN

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