Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for April 2012

Pea Export Movement Improved in March

VANCOUVER - Apr 3/12 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada improved in March, though field pea movement during the month was the slowest it has been since 2009. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bulk Pea Export Gap Widens

WINNIPEG - Apr 4/12 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 39,000 metric tons (MT) field pea were exported through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement in February -- widening the gap between this and last season's export movement. The CGC data does not include exports in containers or from non-reporting terminals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys USDA 12,700 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Apr 4/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office confirmed the purchase of 12,700 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 6,750 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Apr 4/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 6,750 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mexico -- Dry Edible Bean Supply-Demand Forecast

WASHINGTON - Apr 4/12 - SNS -- Mexico's drought will continue to affect dry edible bean and othe rpulse crops through at least the beginning of the coming rainy season, believe agricultural officials in Mexico. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United Kingdom - Pulse Use in Livestock Feed - Feb 2012

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French Pea Exports Slowing

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/12 - SNS -- Tight supplies and high prices continued to affect field pea export volumes from French, with movement in February dropping below both year and month earlier levels, according to the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Finish For World Beans

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note against reports Mexico and China have failed to resolve phytosanitary concerns over black beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chickpeas Strengthen

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/12 - SNS -- Chickpea markets finished the week's trading on a strong note, helped by ongoing demand from China and Turkey and a defensive sales posture among Mexico's exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firm Undertone in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading with a firmer undertone against continued improvement in new crop trading levels for grains and oilseeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed in holiday shortened trading activity, with most traders in Europe and the Americas closed both Friday and the coming Monday for the Easter weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Little Change in Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/12 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading unchanged to firmer against relatively light end user demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 175,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Apr 10/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 175,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Myanmar February Pulse Exports Jump

WASHINGTON - Apr 11/12 - SNS -- The pace of dry edible bean and other pulse exports from Myanmar jumped in February, with shipments rising above both month and year earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

France Cuts Pea Plantings

VANCOUVER - Apr 11/12 - SNS -- Field pea plantings in France are expected to reach 160,000 hectares this year, down 12.6% from last year but 1.2% above the previous five year average. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 177,200 MT

WINNIPEG - Apr 13/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 177,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Nervous Most of Week

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading with a nervous undertone against worries about weather in some growing areas and potential oversupply in other areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firmer Finish in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Apr 14/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note as contestants ready for the final round of the battle for acres in the United States and Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Near Record Average Pea Prices

VANCOUVER - Apr 14/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading little changed as limited stocks continues to hamper the ability of processors and exporters to pursue old crop business. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chickpea Markets Strengthen

VANCOUVER - Apr 14/12 - SNS -- International chickpea markets maintained their firm tone during the past week against steep increases in asking prices for Indian origin product. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Limited Trading Interest in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Apr 14/12 - SNS -- Lentil markets posted a mixed finish in a week which saw limited end user buying and grower selling interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Government Creates Challenges for Ag Sector

EUBAI - Apr 19/12 - SNS -- Every year the agriculture industry seems to face a new challenge created by government. Country after country has its own phytosanitary rules, maximum residues limits (MRL) for herbicides and pesticides, individual tolerances for the presence of weed seeds or material from genetically modified (GM) crops, and their own approaches supporting local farmers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 14,080 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Apr 21/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 14,080 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 195,300 MT

WINNIPEG - Apr 21/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 195,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Relatively Quiet

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were relatively quiet during the past week, with traders from many countries travelling to Dubai for this year's annual CICILS conference. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Battle for Acres Helps Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/12 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient market values continue to be strongly influenced by the ongoing battle for acres in the United States and Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in lentils

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed in relatively light trading interest in front of the Canadian seeding intentions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canadian Pea Export Movement Improves

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a relatively quiet note, with Canadian exporters reported to be doing some fill-in buying for vessels currently nominated to lift bulk product from Vancouver. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada -- Specialty Crop Seeding Intentions

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Canada - Seeding Intentions Versus Actual Planted

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StatsCan Surprises Markets

EUBAI - Apr 25/12 -- The Canadian delegation at this year's CICILS conference here entered damage control mode as news of the contents of Statistics Canada's seeding intentions report filtered through the industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Seeding Intentions Support Peas

VANCOUVER - Apr 28/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets were mostly unchanged in light trading activity during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lentil Intentions Surpass Expectations

VANCOUVER - Apr 28/12 - SNS -- The world’s lentil markets were surprised by Canada’s seeding intentions report, which showed farmers only intend to reduce land in the crop by 4.3%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Apr 28/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were little changed in relatively light trading activity during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Markets Surprised by Canary Intentions

VANCOUVER - Apr 28/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week little changed amid relatively light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

High Oleic Acid Safflower

SYDNEY - Apr 30/12 - SNS -- Australia's CSIRO has developed a new safflower variety whose oil contains more than 90% oleic acid. . . . Continue or visitors click here