U.S. Pulse Inventories Jump
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- Unsold inventories of peas and lentils are up sharply over last year in the United States, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates.
Most of the increase is accounted for by lentils, which more than offset modest declines in field pea inventories.
Pulse crops stored in all positions on June 1, 2011 in the United States and the change from June 1, 2010 are: dry edible peas, 3.71 million cwt (100 pound units), down 8%; lentils, 1.74 million cwt, up 353%; Austrian winter peas, 90,000 cwt, up 50%; all chickpeas, 329,000 cwt, up 16%; small chickpeas, 95,000 cwt, up 10%; and large chickpeas, 234,000 cwt, up 18%. Small chickpeas are defined as peas that will pass through a 20/64 inch round hole screen.
Pea, Lentil, and Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Crop Stocks by Position - United States:
June 1, 2010 and 2011
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: 2010 : 2011
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Crop : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all
: farms : farms : positions : farms : farms : positions
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: 1,000 cwt
Dry Edible Peas .........: (D) (D) 4,034 (D) (D) 3,705
Lentils .................: (D) (D) 384 (D) (D) 1,738
Austrian Winter Peas ....: (D) (D) 60 (D) (D) 90
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Chickpeas (Garbanzo Bean): (D) (D) 284 (D) (D) 329
Small 1/ ..............: (D) (D) 86 (D) (D) 95
Large 2/ ..............: (D) (D) 198 (D) (D) 234
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Chickpeas that will pass through a 20/64 inch round hole screen.
2/ Chickpeas larger than 20/64 inches.
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