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By date of publication, 2006

Dec 11, 2006: ANALYSIS: North American Crop Review - US wheat exports limited by reduced crop. US maize supplies tight despite large crop. US soyabean supplies appear more than adequate. Canadian crops are average in size, but exceptional in quality.
Nov 27, 2006: ANALYSIS: Oat Market Outlook - This year's bigger UK oat crop has increased availability on domestic markets for 2006/07, while for the EU-25 as a whole another season of tight supply is anticipated.
Oct 31, 2006: ANALYSIS: US Wheat Exports - The US wheat price outlook, although very favourable, is less certain than normal at this time of year.
Oct 3, 2006: ANALYSIS: US Maize Outlook - generally favourable weather conditions are expected to result in the second largest crop on record, but even this has not prevented a forecast for a sharp decline in US end-season maize stocks.
Sept 19, 2006: ANALYSIS: Canadian Grain and Oilseed Update - After excellent conditions for crop establishment on the Canadian Prairies in spring, yield potential was lost during July, due to hot weather, resulting in generally only average yields.
August 21, 2006: ANALYSIS: Ocean Freight Rates - for grains and oilseeds, are higher than a year ago, but a longer-term downward trend which emerged after rates peaked in 2004 remains.
June 26, 2006: ANALYSIS: North American Crop Update - US winter wheat crop is quite as poor as expected but US and Canadian spring sown crops are generally off to an excellent start.
May 31, 2006: ANALYSIS: USDA Forecasts - tighter global grain supply with lower wheat output and increased coarse grain consumption. World oilseed production is forecast to decline slightly.
May 2, 2006: ANALYSIS: Canadian Seeding Intentions - Wheat area higher, but canola area sharply down
April 19, 2006: ANALYSIS: Emerging US Supply Prospects - Early crop progress reports and prospective planting survey results suggest declining US wheat supplies.
April 3, 2006: ANALYSIS: Energy and Fertiliser Costs - With dramatic increases in energy and fertiliser costs farmers across the globe are looking at ways to economise.
February 6, 2006: ANALYSIS: US Winter Wheat Prospects - area estimates together with crop development reports suggest another relatively modest US winter wheat crop with market prospects not threatened by current harvest expectations.
January 19, 2006: Marketing Organic Produce - increases in box trade should be considered as a very natural development in the sophisticated organic food market. (565 words)
January 17, 2006: Take care about what you ask - The perception amongst the CWB's foreign competitors that it has some kind of unfair advantage could prove costly for them. (600 words)

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