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PANAMA - Feb 4/26 - SNS -- So far during the calendar year are keeping up a firmer performance, with sunflower seed imports for Turkey advanced somewhat relative to the previous month in December, judging from statistics from Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT). Imports for the month totalled 198,992 metric tons (MT), up from 195,955 MT the previous month. This boosted imports so far during the calendar year to 1,316,914, up 358% last year.
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PANAMA - Feb 4/26 - SNS -- Shipments of sunflower seeds from China fell relative to the previous month in December, the latest data from General Customs Administration of China reports. Export sales during the month reached 71,368 metric tons (MT), down from 102,851 MT the prior month. This boosted export sales so far during the calendar year to 569,337, up 19% last year. Recent trade statistics reported Iraq was largest buyer, buying 14,615 MT for the month.
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PANAMA - Jan 30/26 - SNS - Birdseed ingredient markets maintained their recent sideways trend in seasonally light trading activity during the past week. Cmmenting on markets, the U.S,. based National Sunflower Association said, "Nearby and 2026 new crop prices were unchanged at the crush plants this week. "We are in the price discovery process for 2026 crop insurance price elections.
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PANAMA - Jan 23/26 - SNS - North American birdseed seed ingredient markets saw little price movement during the past week, with market participants more focussed on dealing with outstanding contract commitments. Interestingly, both canary and sunflower seed are seeing higher price offerings to farmers than available for delivery on spot markets.
Mississippi Corn: Making Sense of Data When Choosing Hybrids - Podcast
Mississippi Corn: Making Sense of Data When Choosing Hybrids – Podcast December 14, 2020 By Erick Larson and Nolan Stapleton, Mississippi State University Extension Specialists Young corn midrow. Image from University of Minnesota Dr. Erick Larson and Corn Verification Program associate Mr. Nolan Stapleton discuss factors affecting yield data and other characteristics important for corn hybrid selection.
North Carolina Soybeans: Variety Selection Test Results - Video
Rows of young soybean plants sticking a foot above ground. Photo: Nathan Gregory, Mississippi State University Extension Variety selection is one of the most important choices you’ll make all year. Out of the hundreds of soybean varieties available how do you know what to choose?
Georgia Pecans: 1st Look at Hurricane Michael Damage
Knocked over pecan tree, orchard damage from Hurricane Michael. Photo: University of Georgia Its been a long day for Georgia pecan growers. Hurricane Michael slammed into Georgia as a Category 3 Hurricane last night after devastating parts of the Florida Gulf Coast and slowed very little until it got well into our state. Winds near Bainbridge, GA in the Southwest corner, at the time, were 115 mph sustained. As it reached Albany winds were still 100 mph.
Louisiana Citrus: Canker Disease Recently Found in 2 Parishes
Citrus canker, a serious disease of citrus, was recently found on trees in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes, according to LSU AgCenter plant doctor Raj Singh. Citrus canker is a highly contagious bacterial disease that was first detected around 1914 in Louisiana and declared eradicated by 1940. But the disease reappeared in the state in June 2013. The disease is known to cause defoliation, premature fruit drop, blemished fruit and tree decline.
Minnesota Soybeans: Drying and Storage
With continued cold, cloudy, and rainy conditions across Minnesota, farmers are beginning to question when they will be able to get into the field to harvest their soybeans. Excessive rains have left fields at 100 percent field capacity. With low evaporation and no transpiration to remove the water, fields will be very slow to dry. It is possible that the crop itself will be fairly dry by the time the soils will support combines, but certainly, soybeans will come off wetter than in most years.
Texas Study: Fumonisin Not Detrimental to Beef Cattle Diets
Steers fed during the Texas A&M AgriLife Research study by Dr. Jenny Jennings had individual feed bunk space to eat the specified rations from. Photo: Dr. Jenny Jennings, Texas A&M AgriLife Increasing levels of dietary fumonisin do not adversely affect feedlot cattle performance, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist in Amarillo.
Drought Monitor Weekly: Rains Inundate Plains, Midwest
Dry weather prevailed regionwide. Outside a swath in the North Carolina mountains, rainfall was isolated and totaled a few tenths of an inch at best. The dry (and unusually warm) week didn’t result in dramatic changes, but several areas were changed, all for the worse.
Virginia Cotton: Low Pressure Coastal System
Virginia Cotton: Low Pressure Coastal System Posted on October 11, 2018 By Johnny Parker, Commonwealth Gin Rainfall amounts have been lowered by the updated forecast. The highest numbers I am seeing is around 3.5 inches and the overall expectation is around 2″ to 3″. This whole thing could be over soon after midnight. Gusty wind justifies putting some water jugs on the sides of the module covers which should take care of loosing some module tops in modules out in the open.
Moving Grain: Flooding Stops Barge Traffic; Railroad Congestion at Mexican Border
Heavy rains and severe storms in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, from June into October, have resulted in several instances of flooding through the region. As of October 10, the latest round of rain closed six locks on the Upper Mississippi River. The southern-most lock closure is at Lock 22, near Hannibal, MO, which has stopped all export-bound barge shipments originating from points north; including Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and parts of Missouri and Illinois.
World Rough Rice Prices Down from Last Week
The Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the following prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan gain (MLG) and loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates applicable to the 2018 crop, which will become effective today at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET).
Diesel, Gasoline Prices Jump Higher
The U.S. average diesel fuel price increased more than 7 cents from last week to $3.39 per gallon on October 8, 2018, 61 cents higher than a year ago. Gulf Coast prices increased nine cents to $3.17 per gallon, Midwest prices rose over seven cents to $3.35 per gallon, East Coast prices increased nearly seven cents to $3.36 per gallon, West Coast prices rose more than six cents to $3.87 per gallon, and Rocky Mountain prices increased over two cents to $3.39 per gallon.
LSU AgCenter Receives Grant to Train Small Farmers
The LSU AgCenter is launching an initiative to train small- and medium-scale farmers who are new to the business. The Grow Louisiana Beginning Farmer Training Program is funded by a nearly $590,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant. It will target those with 10 or fewer years of farming experience. “This is a great opportunity to grow more farmers in Louisiana,” said AgCenter horticulture professor Carl Motsenbocker, who is the principal investigator for the project.
WASDE Cotton: Increased Domestic Production, Reduced Exports
The 2018/19 U.S. cotton supply and demand estimates show higher ending stocks, based on slightly larger production and lower exports relative to last month. Production is raised 81,000 bales, with higher production in Texas and Georgia largely offset by lower production in the Carolinas. Domestic mill use is unchanged from last month, but the export forecast is reduced 200,000 bales to 15.5 million, due to reduced world trade and consumption.
WASDE Rice: U.S. Production Lowered on Reduced Yields
The 2018/19 rice crop is reduced 0.7 million cwt to 218.8 million on lower yields. The average yield forecast is lowered 24 pounds per acre to 7,539 pounds. Decreases are in Texas and California. The long-grain crop is reduced 0.5 million cwt to 159.0 million. Medium- and short-grain production is lowered 0.2 million cwt to 59.8 million. All rice ending stocks are lowered 0.7 million cwt to 44.2 million as no other supply and demand changes are made this month.
WASDE Wheat: Reduced Domestic Use, Larger Supplies
The outlook for 2018/19 U.S. wheat this month is larger supplies, reduced domestic use, unchanged exports, and higher ending stocks. Wheat production is raised 7 million bushels to 1,884 million from the NASS Small Grains Summary, issued on September 28. Projected imports increased 5 million bushels to 140 million on higher-than-expected imports of spring wheat and Durum in the first quarter (June-August).
WASDE Coarse Grains: Lower Corn Production, Increased Exports, Higher Ending Stocks
This month’s 2018/19 U.S. corn outlook is for lower production, increased exports, reduced feed and residual use and larger ending stocks. Corn production is forecast at 14.778 billion bushels, down 49 million on a reduced yield forecast. Harvested area is virtually unchanged from last month. Corn supplies are forecast record high, as a smaller crop is more than offset by an increase in beginning stocks based on the September 28 Grain Stocks report.
WASDE Oilseeds: Higher Domestic Soybean Yields Offset by Reduced Harvest Area
U.S. oilseed production for 2018/19 is projected at 138.4 million tons, down 0.1 million from last month with lower soybean and sunflowerseed production only partly offset with higher canola production. Soybean production is forecast at 4,690 million bushels, down 3.5 million with higher yields offset by lower harvested area. The soybean yield is projected at 53.1 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushels from the September forecast. Harvested area is reduced 0.6 million acres to 88.3 million.
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