VANCOUVER - May 9/08 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week with a firm undertone against tight availability of product from both growers and processors. Both remain convinced markets will remain strong through new crop because of poor coverage by domestic canners and packagers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 6/08 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's dry edible bean crops is just getting underway in most parts of the United States, though excellent progress has been reported planting dry edible bean and chickpea crops in Washington state. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 2/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets remained relatively firm in light trading interest, partly because it was a short trading week in many countries, where May 1 is a holiday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 30/08 - SNS -- North America's dry edible bean industry has found it increasingly difficult to maintain grower interest in recent years. Field crop markets were in a general downtrend through the summer of 2006, resulting in a steady rise in the amount of land in summerfallow in western Canada along with reduced investments in both crop inputs and farming operations in general. Beans more or less held their own during this period. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 25/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a slightly firmer note, helped by confirmation Canadian growers intend to reduce planted area almost 16%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 23/08 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 24,170 MT, compared to 16,190 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 18/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week with a softer tone as processors in the United States and Argentina were most active sellers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 17/08 - SNS -- Per capita consumption of dry edible beans will likely remain flat through 2008 in the face of a smaller U.S. domestic harvest and higher average prices, suggests the USDA's Gary Lucier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 11/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were mostly unchanged in moderate trading activity during the past week, which saw fresh demand for new crop white alubia beans from Argentina and current crop black beans from China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 4/08 - SNS -- The world's dry edible bean markets were little changed in light trade during the past week, with markets getting good news from Argentina and less bullish news than feared from the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 1/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean growers in the United States do not intend to slash seeded area by as much as feared, with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) predicting seeded area will be down 8.4% from last year at just under 1.4 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean area in the United States will not fall as much as feared, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 28/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a firm, but quiet note with most processors and exporters waiting for more clarity about this year's crops before making more sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 27/08 - SNS -- Pulse production levels in South Africa should end up higher than initially expected if a forecast improvement in summer yields holds trues, according to the latest crop production estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 21/08 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week on a strong note after the latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender. Edible beans accounted for 61.7% of the pulses sought for May shipment from origin, with the USDA seeking offers of 5,460 metric tons (MT) of navy beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Mexico -- Dry Edible Bean Supply-Demand Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Mar 20/08 - SNS -- The U.S. agricultural attache for Mexico is optimistic dry edible bean production in that country will expand at least 100,000 metric tons (MT) in 2008-09 to a forecast 1.2 million because of greater harvested area with the assumption of more favorable weather conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 19/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 10,740 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 14/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week on a firm note despite relatively light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Mar 12/08 - SNS -- The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation Of India Ltd. (NAFED) is tendering to buy an unspecified quantity of dry edible beans for shipment between the middle of April and the end of May in staggered lots. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 7/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week on a bullish note, with the U.S. spot market index setting a new record high value by week's end. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 29/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the weeks trading on a firm note as many of the world's exporters withdrew from markets over worries about current crop supplies and new crop production prospects. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Feb 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

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