VANCOUVER - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States are showing the stress of slack demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week mostly unchanged to slightly easier in relatively light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/05 - SNS -- Little change is expected in dry edible bean production levels in Japan this year, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Japanese Pulse Import Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets continued to soften as efforts to move old crop stocks kept available supplies just ahead of the needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 22/05 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 32,840 MT, compared to 73,690 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 23/05 - SNS -- The USDA has two new varieties of blackeye cowpeas available for growers in the southeastern United States, including one that resists a troublesome nematode. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Mar 23/05 - SNS -- South African dry edible bean crops are doing marginally better than initially expected, with this year's summer bean harvest now expected to total 68,820 metric tons (MT), up 80 MT from initial estimates, but down sharplyfrom last year's 80,000 MT result. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 24/05 - SNS -- Projected increase in dry edible bean production in Argentina will be more than offset by forecast declines in the size of this year's bean crop in Brazil, resulting in a net decline in bean output in the two primary producing nations in Latin America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week under mixed conditions, though prices in North America showed an overall improvement. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in Thailand is expected to slip slightly this year in response to expectations of drier weather conditions and relatively unattractive returns versus crops such as tapioca and sugar cane. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/05 - SNS -- Exports of pulses from Myanmar or Burma crashed in January, totalling just 35,728 metric tons (MT), according to official data available from the country's government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ISLAMABAD - Mar 29/05 - SNS -- There is no change in this year's kharif season pulse production targets in Pakistan, according to a discussion paper developed by the country's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean area in the United States will jump 23% above last year and 18% above 2003 if growers follow through on this year's seeding intentions, says the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- The Brazilian Census Bureau (IBGE) reduced the forecast size and seeded area for this year's dry edible bean crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety . . . Subscribers Only

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