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Growers > Marketing > Daily Market News Daily Market News This is the Sunflower Market News for 4/17/2014. Click here to view sunflower price averages. Sunflowers are priced per hundred weight (CWT). NuSun Prices Location April Change May Change New Crop 2014 Change Fargo ND 21.85 -.10 21.90 -.10 21.65 Cash/21.15 AOG -.10 Enderlin ND 21.85 -.15 21.85 -.15 21.55 Cash/21.05 AOG -.15 Goodland KS 19.60 -.15 19.60 -.15 20.55 Cash/19.55 AOG -.15 Prices recorded here are believed to be reliable at the time of posting. All prices are subject to change. Contact these facilities for complete market details. CBoT   Trading Range Nearby Close Change Soybean Oil -.23 to -.32 43.41 -.30 Soybean Meal -2.70 to +3.00 488.30 -2.70 Market Comments The rally in sunflower prices continued this week. Since the release of the USDA March planting intentions report old crop prices have increased $1.40 per cwt. New crop sunflower prices have added $1.25 per cwt. USDA's March planting intentions report was bullish for sunflowers with acreage intentions below expectations. Keep in mind oils also receive a 2% price premium for each 1% of oil content that is over 40%. Using historical average oil contents of 43%, oil premiums coupled with current new crop prices has the total new crop price hovering around $23.00 at most crush plants. In addition, USDA's March Grain Stocks Report showed sunflower stocks down 33 percent from last year. Given this level of stocks the bins will be empty come September and processors will be in need of new crop deliveries at harvest. As a result crushers and confection plants are still offering new crop contracts that have cash and or Act of God (AOG) production clauses. Farmers nationwide are being hurt by rail congestion spurred by massive movement of crude petroleum oil by rail. You can spread out your market risk by planting crops such as sunflowers that can be delivered by trucks directly to processing plants this fall. Confection Sunflower Seed Prices as of 4/17/2014 Processor This Week Last Week Last Year New Crop Advanced Sunflower         Huron, SD 32.00 32.00 na 32.00 Onida, SD 31.00 31.00 na 31.00 Redfield, SD 32.00 32.00 na 32.00 CHS Inc.         Grandin, ND Ask Ask Ask Ask Hazel, MN Ask Ask Ask Ask Erker Trading Company         Fort Morgan, CO Ask Ask Ask 35.00/23.00 *Call for details Alice, TX Ask Ask Ask Ask Proseed         Karlstad, MN Ask Ask Ask Ask RR Commodities         Colby, KS 35.00/25.00* *Call for details 35.00/25.00* *Call for details Ask 36.00/25.00* *Call for details Fargo, ND 32.00* *Call for detail 32.00* *Call for detail Ask Ask Lubbock, TX 35.00/25.00* *Call for details 35.00/25.00* *Call for details Ask 36.00/25.00* *Call for details SunOpta         Breckenridge MN 32.00 Ask Ask Ask Crookston, MN 32.00 Ask Ask Ask Fargo, ND Ask Ask Ask Ask Goodland KS Ask Ask NQ NQ Grace City, ND 32.00 Ask Ask Ask (Dollars per 100 Lbs.) Legend # NQ - No Quote # NA - Not Available # Split price (X/Y) is for: X for seeds remaining over a 20/64 and Y for seeds falling through a 20/64 round hole screen Prices recorded here are believed to be reliable at the time of posting. All prices are subject to change. Contact these facilities for complete market details. copyright ©2014 National Sunflower Association