VANCOUVER - Aug 1/05 - SNS -- The Vancouver Port Authority has told trucking companies that they will need to obtain 90-day permits if they intend to work at the port. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 1/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in mostly good condition in the main producing areas, but the state of the crop continues to decline, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 1/05 - SNS -- Sunflower crops remain in mostly fair to good condition, with many producing states reporting an improvement in weather conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 2/05 - SNS -- Some truckers picked up containers at the Port of Vancouver today, but most truck owners are not willing to abide by the ultimatum laid down by the port authority yesterday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 2/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,600 metric tons (MT) of light red kidney beans for shipment to Jamaica and Nicaragua. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 2/05 - SNS -- Canadian field pea and lentil may again set production records this year, judging from provincial level crop production forecasts from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 3/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 31,510 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Aug 4/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 228,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the previous marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 4/05 - SNS -- The 2004-05 marketing year finished on a less spectacular note than hoped, with over 76,000 metric tons (MT) of peas scheduled to be lifted from Vancouver in July delayed until the first week of August. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

VANCOUVER - Aug 5/05 - SNS -- Field pea shipments from France are nearing the end of that country's 2004-05 marketing year on a relatively strong note, with 43,870 metric tons (MT) of field peas exported in May, according to data accumulated by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 5//05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation officer here confirmed the purchase of 1,550 metric tons (MT) of buckwheat groats for shipment as food to Jamaica and Nicaragua. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Field Pea Quarterly Exports . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Aug 5/05 - SNS -- North American lentil markets have completed the transition into new crop pricing as harvest activity advances in the United States are begins in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 5/05 - SNS -- Chickpea markets were mostly unchanged during the past week, with prices remaining firm in both North American and elsewhere. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 5/05 - SNS -- North American field pea markets are becoming more lively as harvest activity advances across the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 5/05 - SNS -- International feed pea markets posted another mixed finish, with internal European markets rising to a premium to North American export markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 5/05 - SNS -- World dry edible bean markets maintained a mixed tone during the past week, with white beans showing more firmness than colored beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 5/05 - SNS -- Canadian canaryseed markets continued to drift lower during the past week, while millet and confectionary sunflower markets were unchanged to firmer in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Aug 8/05 - SNS -- The Canadian government has approved further action under Section 47 of the Canada Transportation Act, clearly directing the Vancouver Port Authority to follow through with its system of licensing for the delivery, pick-up ormovement of containers at the port. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 8/05 - SNS -- Sunflower crops remain in mostly fair to good condition, though some loss in quality was reported during the past week on account of heat stress. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 8/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in generally good condition in the main producing areas, but the state of the crop continues to decline, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 8/05 - SNS -- Relatively good harvest progress was reported in field peas grown in southern Saskatchewan during the past week and the first lentil fields are now in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Specialty Crop Condition to August 7, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Aug 9/05 - SNS -- Changes in program requirements have forced the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here to reduce the quantity of light red kidney beans sought under PL-480 food aid tender invitation 085B from 1,600 to 600 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Aug 11/05 - SNS - The quantity of feed peas and beans used by compound feed manufacturers in the United Kingdom continues to trend lower, judging from the latest data available from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 11/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 36,960 pounds of sunflower seed butter for use in domestic feeding programs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Pulse Production Summary -- August 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- U.S. dry edible bean production is forecast at 25.8 million cwt (100 pound units) in 2005, up 45% from last year and 15% above 2 years ago, according to the latest USDA crop estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Bean Seeding by Class 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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

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

WINNIPEG - Aug 12/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 178,100 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2005-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- International feed pea markets were mainly unchanged in U.S. dollar terms, with most changes in domestic markets simply maintaining peas at parity levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada further reduced its price forecasts for mustard seed for the coming season and said last season's prices finished at the bottom end of their forecast range. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- International lentil markets were relatively quiet during the past week, reflecting the fact many European buyers are now taking their summer holidays and most Latin Americans have a three-day weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets ended another week , registering a mixed performance. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- International popcorn markets remained depressed during the past week, with light trading reported despite aggressive pricing by Argentine exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- Chickpea markets were unaffected by the latest USDA crop production report, which confirmed a significant expansion in total plantings in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- North American field pea markets were unchanged to slightly easier as harvest activity spread from the United States into southern Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 15/05 - SNS -- Frost warnings issued Friday did not result in killing frosts over the weekend, according to reports from Environment Canada and other regional sources. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 15/05 - SNS -- The forced end to the container truckers strike in Vancouver has diverted attention away from the port, but it seems it will take many weeks longer than expected to clear the backlog because of a lack of interest by all participants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 15/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in generally good condition in the main producing areas, with three states reporting initial harvest activity, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 15/05 - SNS -- Sunflower crops remain in mostly fair to good condition in the main producing states in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 15/05 - SNS -- Specialty crop harvest activity is lagging the recent five-year average pace, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 17/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 600 metric tons (MT) of light red kidney for shipment to Nicaragua. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 18/05 - SNS -- France managed a modest improvement in the volume of field peas exported during the 2004-05 marketing year, shipping 549,275 metric tons (MT), up 5% from the previous season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 18/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,440 metric tons (MT) of lentils for shipment to Afghanistan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Aug 18/05 - SNS -- Field peas require minimal processing to be an effective protein supplement in diets for feedlot heifers, a North Dakota State University (NDSU) study shows. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 18/05 - SNS -- The first forecast for the 2005 dry edible bean crop indicates a 45% increase from the small crop of a year ago as growers in the United States responded to depleted stocks and stronger dry bean prices in 2004-05 by increasing planted area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 18/05 - SNS -- The growth in black bean usage is slowing, making it more difficult for acreage to be expanded in the United States without hurting prices, suggests Gary Lucier in the USDA's Economic Research Service August, 2005 Vegetables and Melons Outlook report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- Recent changes to BNSF Railway car ordering policies are expected to increase rates and decrease railcar supply for North Dakota field pea and lentils shippers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MONTREAL - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- CN plans to increase intermodal train capacity 20% between the Port of Vancouver and Montreal and Toronto, while boosting capacity for domestic container moves between Toronto and Montreal and major Western Canada centers by more than 10%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- North American field pea markets experienced a quiet week, with only limited export enquiry reported by traders in the United States and Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- International feed pea markets ended the week mostly unchanged in local currency terms, but weaker in U.S. dollar terms. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a mixed note in North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- International chickpeas markets remained firm during the past week, with little trading reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- Lentil markets in the United States are finishing the week on a relatively good note, with processors emboldened by the another USDA tender. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a slightly easier note, with consumer buyers unwilling to pursue product from any origin. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Aug 22/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 197,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2005-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 22/05 - SNS -- This year's specialty crop harvest has fallen well back of the average for Saskatchewan, judging from the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to August 21, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Aug 22/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in generally good condition in the main producing areas, though showing signs of deterioration, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 22/05 - SNS -- Sunflower crops remain in mostly fair to good condition in the main producing states in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 23/05 - SNS -- South Africa's Grain Information Service (SAGIS) painted a more optimistic picture about winter pulse crop prospects for the 2005-06 season, predicting lupin yields will be above their recent average. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Australia Pulse Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Aug 24/05 - SNS -- Australian pulse crops are in good conditions, though timely rains are still needed in the August through October period to ensure good yields, cautions Pulse Australia in its latest review of conditions in that country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 25,670 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid in October. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/05 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 9,330 MT, compared to 17,330 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/05 - 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 59,220 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/05 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 49,890 MT, compared to 22,250 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canadian Specialty Crop Production Summary - Aug 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Aug 26/05 - SNS -- The first official estimate of Canadian specialty crop production is not sitting well with several members of the industry, who wanted to see Statistics Canada release smaller numbers to better reflect doubts about yieldsthat have emerged since the beginning of August. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Aug 26/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 182,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2005-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 26/05 - SNS -- Field pea processors in the United States are looking at a strong finish to the USDA's 2004 fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 26/05 - SNS -- Bigger numbers for prospective chickpea harvests in Canada and the United States will have little to no impact on international markets for the commodity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 26/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets in North America are making the transition into new crop pricing as harvest slowly advances across the growing area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 26/05 - SNS -- International feed pea markets ended the week with a slightly weaker tone as markets worked to keep in line with those for competing ingredients. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 26/05 - SNS -- North American markets finished the week little changed against increasingly bearish crop production news. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 26/05 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week unchanged to slightly easier in light trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 29/05 - SNS -- Sunflower crops remain in largely good condition in the main producing states in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 29/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in generally good condition in the main producing areas, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to Aug 28/05 . . . Subscribers Only

REGINA - Aug 29/05 - SNS -- This year's specialty crop is advancing at a slow pace, with another week of wet weather keeping many of Saskatchewan's farmers out of their fields. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Farm Prices for Special Crops - August 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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