WASHINGTON - Apr 1/04 - SNS -- USDA Researchers have developed a new variety of pinto bean which is resistant to soilborne fungi that cause root rot, including Fusarium solani, Rhizoctonia solani, and Pythium species. It's also moderately resistant to common bacterial blight. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 1/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 148,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

VANCOUVER - Apr 2/04 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets continued to strengthen during the past week against expectations of smaller harvests in the United States and Argentina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 2/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets were not entirely surprised by the USDA's seeding intentions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 2/04 - STAT -- International chickpea markets continued to advance as demand remains ahead of available supplies from North American shippers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 2/04 - STAT -- International green lentil markets maintained their strength through the past week as demand remains ahead of supplies available to markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 2/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean production in the United States stands a good chance of falling below the one million ton mark for only the second time in the past decade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 2/04 - STAT -- Field pea markets finished the week with few changes reported in a relatively quiet trading environment. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 5/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here continued to fine tune, invitation 044, reinstating and amending additional quality requirements for peas and lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 6/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) office here is seeking offers of 660 metric tons (MT) of light red kidney beans for shipment as food to Jamaica. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 7/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 8,220 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid during May. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 9/04 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continued to strengthen during the past week on account of tight current crop supplies and an expected decline in this year's harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 9/04 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets recorded another mixed performance during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 9/04 - STAT -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading on a firm note against continued export demand and tightening stocks in Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 9/04 - STAT -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a strong note, as trading in Canadian origin product gathered momentum and government demand for U.S. origin product remained strong. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 13/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) office here is seeking offers of 3,100 metric tons (MT) of whole or split peas for shipment as food aid in May. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 14/04 - SNS -- The USDA fine-tuned the latest PL-480 food aid tender invitation by moving a small portion of the invitation total to pinto beans and yellow split peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Apr 16/04 - STAT -- Field pea sales by French exporters are nearly half of what they were a year earlier, as high internal feed pea values and demand diverts product from export sales channels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 16/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,560 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid during May. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 16/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 138,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 16/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets continued to strengthen, with the spot market index for U.S. origin product inching up four points on the week to close 731. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 16/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a mostly easier note under the influence of generally easier markets for major grains and oilseeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 16/04 - STAT -- International lentil markets finished the week mostly unchanged against relatively light international demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 16/04 - STAT -- Field pea markets remained firm under relatively quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 19/04 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the 2003-04 shipping season to 183,310 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 19/04 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 77,930 MT, compared to 54,380 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 19/04 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 105,380 MT, compared to 93,510 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 19/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking offers of 13,110 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid in June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Apr 20/04 - SNS -- This season's edible bean crop in South Africa is now expected to total 70,090 metric tons (MT), up from last month's 68,390 MT estimate, according to the latest estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS) . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Apr 23/04 - SNS -- Canadian specialty crop seedings are expected to increase 3.7% this year to just under 7.2 million acres -- the third largest seeded area for this commodity sector in that country's history. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 24/04 - STAT -- North American dry edible beans markets were supported by a tangible increase in current crop demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 24/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading little changed amid light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 24/04 - STAT -- North American lentils managed a mixed performance during the past week on both spot and new crop markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 24/04 - STAT -- North American field pea markets strengthened during the past week in the face of improved demand for human consumption quality product and ongoing demand for feed peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 24/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 140,800 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 26/04 - STAT -- Pulse Australia is looking for a slight increase in seeded area for the major classes of pulses grown in that country when crops are seeded later this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/04 - STAT -- As seeding of this year's pulse crops got underway in Canada and the United States it was clear the winter's bullish soybean market was having a significant impact on the mix of crops going in the ground. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 28/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 660 metric tons (MT) of light red kidney beans for shipment as food aid during last half May. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 30/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 138,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Apr 30/04 - STAT -- Pulse production in China this year could reach six million metric tons(MT), up from 5.7 million MT last year, according to data assembled by the U.S. agricultural attache here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 30/04 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets started responding to projections seeded area for many classes will decline this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 30/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredients markets finished the week's trading mostly unchanged in seasonally light activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 30/04 - STAT -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading on a strong note, based on tight supplies of kabuli chickpeas in all major exporting regions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 30/04 - STAT -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on a slightly easier note in Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 30/04 - STAT -- Seeding of this year's field pea crop got underway in Saskatchewan during the past week, focussing more attention on soil moisture conditions in the region. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 30/04 - STAT -- Canada is not expected to experience much change in stocks and values for mustard seed and buckwheat in the coming year, according to a recent market analysis by Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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