MEXICO CITY - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- The Mexican government will auction the first third of this year's dry edible bean import permits on March 1. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets exhibited a softer tone during the past week as exporters lost patience with the unwillingness of importers to enter markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- South Korea is imposing emergency import duties on 44 agricultural products, including mung beans, red beans, soybeans, and buckwheat to "prevent surges in imports from hurting local industries." . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Feb 10/05 - SNS -- Plant breeders with the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics have developed the technology to produce hybrid pigeonpea varieties suitable for conditions in India. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were slightly easier against light domestic and export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Average Annual Bean Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Feb 15/05 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 30,990 MT, compared to 72,120 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Burma finished the 2004 calendar year with pulse exports inching 1.4% ahead of 2003 to finish the year at 902,871 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 19/05 - SNS -- Edible bean values were mixed in a week which saw limited trading interest for the various origins. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Feb 21/05 - SNS -- The first production forecast for summer beans and final estimate for winter lupin output in South Africa confirms this year's crops will decline from last season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) is looking for dry edible bean seedings in the United States to range between 1.62 million and 1.76 million acres this year as growers in that country respond to this season's significantly higher average market values. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Edible beans finished the week on a slightly easier note as some processors try harder to move old crop product before prices are influenced by new crop seeding prospects. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Feb 28/05 - SNS -- Work by researchers at the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) has contributed to the development of new products based on an improved bean flour. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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