STAT Oilseed NewsAgNews that matters for growers processors and tradersCFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Futures Commitments- (Found July 8, 2008 ) NEW YORK - Jul 708 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/325525.phtml Slightly More Soybeans Than Expected- (Found July 8, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 3008 - SNS -- Soybean plantings in the United States look to be up 17% from last year at 74.5 million acres, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates. The USDA forecast is just above the average pre-report guess by traders. Surveys revealed they expected this year's soybean acreage to come in around 74.36 million acres, with guesses ranging between 72 and 76 million.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324350.phtml American Canola Plantings Sink 15%- (Found July 8, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 3008 - SNS -- Canola producers in the United States planted 1.01 million acres in 2008, down 15% from 2007, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324356.phtml U.S. Flaxseed Reduced 4%- (Found July 8, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 3008 - SNS -- U.S. flaxseed area in 2008 totaled 340,000 acres, down 4% from last year's total of 354,000 acres, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324369.phtml Soybean Stocks Sink 38% On Year- (Found July 8, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 3008 - SNS -- Soybeans stored in all positions in the United States on June 1, 2008 totaled 676 million bushels, down 38% from June 1, 2007 and slightly above trade expectations, according to the USDA.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324396.phtml USDA National Sunflower Market Summary- (Found July 8, 2008 ) MINNEAPOLIS - Jul 308 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jul and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/325095.phtml Weekly Canadian Crush Drops- (Found July 8, 2008 ) WINNIPEG - Jul 408 -- STAT -- The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) reports weekly crush in that country totalled 76,264 metric tons (MT) of canola and 22,572 of soybeans during the week ending June 25.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/325154.phtml CFTC CBOT Mini Soybeans Futures Commitments- (Found July 8, 2008 ) NEW YORK - Jul 708 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by mini soybeans traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/325423.phtml CFTC CBOT Soybean Options and Futures Commitments- (Found July 8, 2008 ) NEW YORK - Jul 708 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/325427.phtml CFTC CBOT Soybean Meal Options and Futures Commitments- (Found July 8, 2008 ) NEW YORK - Jul 708 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by soybean meal traders on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/325470.phtml |