STAT Miscellaneous Commodity NewsAgNews that matters for growers processors and tradersU.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey- (Found July 8, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 2608 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/323686.phtml 2% Drop in U.S. Hay Area- (Found July 8, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 3008 - SNS --American producers expect to harvest 60.4 million acres of all hay in 2008, down 2% from 2007, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324352.phtml Ethiopia Needs More Food Aid- July 8, 2008 ADDIS ABABA - Jul 208 - IRIN Donor pledges to cover food and non-food items were insufficient to tackle the massive food shortages the country is facing, the government has said.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324760.phtml Weekly U.S. Rail Loadings Jump- (Found July 8, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jul 208 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending June 25 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing ProgramsTransportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324882.phtml U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey- (Found July 8, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jul 208 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324884.phtml |