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

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 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

VANCOUVER - May 14/08 - SNS -- Myanmar recorded its best first quarter pulse export volume on record, helped along by massive import demand from India, which remains the country's most important customer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 167/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a generally firmer tone against ongoing demand for black beans and worries about white bean supplies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 24/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were little changed during the past week, though maintaining a firm tone in the face of declining production in key production areas and generally tight near term supply conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 28/08 - SNS -- No changes were made to this year's pulse production estimates with the release of the fourth summer crop estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 28/08 - SNS -- Greater ethnic diversity seems to be having a positive impact on the volume of pulses being consumed annually in Canada, with per capita consumption of dried and canned beans and dry peas rising from 4.04 kilograms per person in 1981 to 5.14 kilograms in 2007. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 28/08 - SNS -- A controversial patent issued nine years ago to an Colorado man has been rejected now that University of California Davis plant scientist have proven that the yellow bean patented in the United States is identical to a variety grown for decades in Mexico. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 29/08 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 24,520 MT, compared to 27,320 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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VANCOUVER - May 30/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone throughout the past week as demand remained well ahead of an improving supply. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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