WASHINGTON - Aug 2/04 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops in the United States are in mostly good condition, but behind average development, judging from crop reports from individual states. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Aug 3/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) believes it has solved a significant problem in the area of pulse quality testing by automating a method for determining cooking time and modifying the device used in the test. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 4/04 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's agriculture department expects some specialty crop production records to be broken this year as field pea, lentil and canaryseed crops reach their highest levels on record in the province. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Historic Harvest Progress . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Aug 4/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 6,030 metric tons (MT) of field peas and dry edible beans for shipment as food aid to various countries in September. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Aug 5/04 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France totalled 42,570 metric tons (MT) in May, down 22% from the volume shipped in April and nearly matching the quantity exported in May of 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Aug 6/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 38,300 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

VANCOUVER - Aug 6/04 - SNS -- Spot markets for North American lentils were generally lower as reports of harvest activity in Canada and ongoing harvests in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 6/04 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading mixed, with nearby markets generally stronger than those for September forward. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 6/04 - STAT -- Scandals which shocked stock markets in recent years and the obvious conflicts of interest which exist at major brokerage firms -- between analysts and investment banking branches -- have forced major changes in the way stock markets are discussed and analyzed in public forums. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 6/04 - SNS -- Few changes were noted in North American birdseed ingredient markets during a week of relatively quiet trade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 6/04 - SNS -- North American chickpea markets finished the week's trading on a firm note, with kabulis steady and desi chickpeas stronger. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 6/04 - SNS -- Specialty crop production levels in Canada tare expected to be up this year, with Agriculture Canada forecasting a 30% in total output to 4.79 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 6/04 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their mixed tone during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about India -- Pulse Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Aug 9/04 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops in the United States are in fair to good condition, and behind average development, judging from crop reports from individual states. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Specialty Crop Condition to August 8, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Aug 10/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 740 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for shipment as food aid the various African countries. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 12/04 - SNS -- The USDA lowered the estimated size of this year's dry edible bean harvest, reducing the seeded area 4% below the June acreage report as part of its latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Dry Bean Area by Class -- August 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

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

A table about U.S. Edible Bean Area by Class 2000-2004 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Aug 13/04 - SNS -- North American chickpea markets finished the week mostly unchanged to firmer for large caliber kabuli chickpeas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 13/04 - SNS -- North American lentil markets were generally easier as premiums for spot market merchandise evaporated in front of increased harvest activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 13/04 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week mostly easier in seasonally light trading conditions in the face of optimism about millet and canaryseed crops in the U.S. and Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 13/04 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were mostly sideways in limited trading activity during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 13/04 - SNS -- North American field pea markets were generally easier during the past week in the face of modest import demand and anticipation of impending harvest selling pressure in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to August 15, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Aug 17/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 54,000 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

PRETORIA - Aug 19/04 - SNS -- This season's pulse harvest in South Africa looks better than initially expected, judging from the latest crop estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 19/04 - SNS -- Production of all major classes of beans except black, navy and dark red kidney beans is expected to decline in the United States this year, argues the USDA's pulse market analyst Gary Lucier in the current edition of Vegetables and Melons Outlook published by the Economic Research Service (ERS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Aug 19/04 - SNS -- France finished the 2003-04 marketing year with field pea exports down a third at 523,050 metric tons (MT), according to data assembled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP) based on reports from French customs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Aug 20/04 - SNS -- Most of the planting seed imported by South Africa are for grasses, followed by forage plants, vegetables and Lucerne in 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 20/04 - SNS -- Chickpea markets finished the week on a relatively quiet note, though some concern was expressed about the potential for damage to some Canadian crops on account of a light frost at week's end. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 20/04 - SNS -- North American dry edible beans markets were little changed in light domestic and export trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 20/04 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets remain under pressure in North America because of expectations of large canaryseed harvests in Canada and millet in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 20/04 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading little changed in seasonally quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 20/04 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's activity, managing a mixed performance amid seasonally light export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 23/04 - SNS -- Frost and rainfall over the weekend had a powerful impact on this week's opening markets, with some processors and exporters lifting both export asking prices and grower bids for No 2 or better lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 23/04 - SNS -- The condition of dry edible beans generally declined in the United States during the past week, with frost damage reported to crops in both North Dakota and Minnesota. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 23/04 - SNS -- This year's specialty crop harvest has fallen well behind normal in Saskatchewan, matching the slow pace established in 1992 and 1993 when significant harvest progress was not recorded until the middle of September. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 23/04 - SNS -- Field pea exports from the Ukraine finished the country's 2003-04 marketing campaign on a stronger note, with shipments jumping from just 600 metric tons (MT) in May to 2,400 MT in June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- 2004 Special Crop Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

OTTAWA - Aug 24/04 - SNS -- Canadian field peas production could "skyrocket by 60% to a record 3.4 million metric tons (MT) in the Prairies," according to Statistics Canada preliminary crop production estimates for 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Aug 24/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 55,200 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

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/04 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 16,440 MT, compared to 17,310 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here has requested offers on 24,850 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid during October. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/04 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 15,120 MT, compared to 23,300 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/04 - 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 31,560 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 25/04 - SNS -- The USDA is donating 9,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. agricultural commodities to Food for the Poor, a private voluntary organization, for a mother/child health and education program in Guatemala. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Aug 25/04 - SNS -- Poor weather the first half of August has left at least a third of this year's field pea crops in the United Kingdom at risk of quality damage, according to the British Edible Pulse Association (BEPA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 25/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 740 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for shipment as food aid to several African nations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Aug 26/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 80,400 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 - Aug 27/04 - SNS -- Canadian canaryseed helped lift North American birdseed ingredient markets to a strong finish on the week against persistent worries about weather conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 27/04 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week’s trading mixed to firmer against ongoing worries about the impact recent frosts and rains will have on yields and quality in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 27/04 - SNS -- Dry edible bean trading came to a virtual standstill in North America during the past week in response to a major frost in Manitoba, North Dakota and Minnesota. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 27/04 - SNS -- North American chickpea markets finished the week;s trading unchanged to stronger on worries about the extent of damage to Canadian crops from recent cold and wet weather in Saskatchewan and Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 27/04 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week on a bullish note, propelled by frost events in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 30/04 - SNS -- This year's field pea and lentil harvests in Saskatchewan are the third slowest on record, judging from Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization's latest weekly crop progress report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 30/04 - SNS -- The condition of dry edible beans generally declined in the United States during the past week on account of the previous week's frost events in North Dakota and Minnesota. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 31/04 - SNS -- Government intervention in field pea and lentil markets in the United States on account of the income security offered by the USDA's marketing loan program and relatively strong USDA food aid purchase demand combined to boost seeded area this year, suggests the USDA in its annual report on pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 31/04 - SNS -- Dry edible bean seedings in the United States are having difficulty keeping pace with prior years on account of lethargic bean prices, compared to opportunities for other agricultural commodities, suggests the USDA in its annual report on pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Specialty Crop Prices Received -- August, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

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