BISMARCK – Dec 2/04 - SNS -- North Dakota's Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson is urging the Bush Administration to immediately rescind an order blocking U.S. banks from crediting payments to U.S. exporters for agricultural products sold to Cuba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Dec 3/04 - SNS -- Researchers at Michigan State University's (MSU) Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) have discovered a new type of Soldier bean they call Redcoat and which is available under license from MSU. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/04 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading under mixed conditions in the face of relatively light end-user buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/04 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week with little price movement against relatively light export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/04 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets recovered from the previous week's holiday shortened trading week to end on a firmer note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/04 - SNS -- World field pea markets ended the week's trading mixed on account of conflicting influences in the major production areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/04 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets continue to show strength, despite a large canaryseed crop in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 4/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 145,100 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

REGINA - Dec 4/04 - SNS -- Despite all the problems during the growing season, preliminary grade estimates by Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization show the quality of this year's harvest is somewhat better than that experienced in 2002. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Dec 4/04 - SNS -- Specialty crop production levels in Saskatchewan were up sharply over last year and the recent 10-year average according to the final crop report of the 2004 season by Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 4/04 - SNS -- The focus of major marrowfat pea importers has shifted away from the United Kingdom to Canada and New Zealand, according to the latest market update from the British Edible Pulse Association (BEPA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 7/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission's (CGC) Eastern Standards Committee (ESC) has recommended the CGC adopt standard samples for No 1 Canada yellow soybeans and as a visual guide for "good natural color" in pea beans or navy beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/04 - SNS -- In its final crop report for 2004, Statistics Canada provided some insight into production levels for spices and other minor specialty crops grown in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/04 - SNS -- Canada's specialty crop harvest blasted through old records this year to total 5.24 million metric tons (MT), compared to just 3.68 million MT last year and the previous high of 4.94 million MT produced in 2000. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/04 - SNS -- Bangladesh is expected to import more pulses in the coming season than was the case in 2003-04, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA 2004 Bean Estimates by State . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA 2004 Bean Production by Class . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Dec 10/04 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in the United States ended up at 18.1 million cwt or 821,843 metric tons (MT) for 2004, down 3% from the October forecast and 19% below last year's 1,021,348 MT result, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

WINNIPEG - Dec 10/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 112,300 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 - Dec 10/04 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week's trading on a generally easier note in the face of light end-user demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/04 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading mixed against relatively light demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/04 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets are finally starting to respond to that country's record high production and surprisingly low demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/04 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading mixed under seasonally light demand conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/04 - SNS -- North American dry edible beans eased during the past week, as the industry is becoming more concerned with the question of how they will sell what was grown this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 13/04 - SNS -- Canadian field pea exports through the port of Thunder Bay are well up over last year, according to the latest clearance data from the Canadian Ports Clearance Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 14/04 - SNS -- The Bush administration is making it hard for U.S. companies to export agricultural product to Cuba by strictly enforcing a provision of the "Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000" which requires "allpayment of cash in advance". . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOZEMAN - Dec 14/04 - SNS -- Pulse crop production is rapidly expanding in Montana, with the result researchers at Montana State University predict it will become the second largest pulse producing state in the U.S. after North Dakota. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 14/04 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 26,250 MT, compared to 67,270 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 14/04 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 54,900 MT, compared to 57,370 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 14/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 2,920 metric tons (MT) of lentils and field peas for shipment food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 14/04 - 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 81,150 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 16/04 - SNS -- Canadian specialty crop production output jumped 42% to 5.23 million metric tons (MT) this year, reports Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 16/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is tendering for 6,710 metric tons (MT) of field peas and lentils for shipment in February. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 16/04 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 58,690 MT, compared to 57,370 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 17/04 - SNS -- Strong prices for dry edible beans should prevail across the 2004-05 marketing year, with the result seedings in the United States would be expected to rise sharply in 2005, says Gary Lucier of the USDA's Economic Research Service in the latest USDA Vegetables and Melons Outlook. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 17/04 - SNS -- Use of the farm program by field pea producers in the United States is up sharply this season, with the majority of producers opting to forgo a USDA marketing assistance loan and getting a loan deficiency payment (LDP) instead. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 17/04 - SNS -- The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) in the United States is proposing to remove the special grade designation "off-color" from the U.S. Standards for (dry edible) Beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 17/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 84,100 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 - Dec 17/04 - SNS -- International chickpea markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, as they remain determined to finish the 2004 calendar year on a strong note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/04 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets in North American continued to ease during the past week as the industry started to switch to holiday mode. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/04 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading mixed against seasonally light international demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/04 - SNS -- Markets for birdseed ingredients finished the week's trading on a slightly easier note for the major ingredients. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/04 - SNS -- International field pea and small caliber chickpea markets finished the week on a positive note on account of further delays in the implementation of new rules on imports by India. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Dec 20/04 - SNS -- The Australian barley marketing board, ABB Grain Ltd increased projected returns for the pulse pools it offers growers in South Australian pulse pool as a result of the falling Australian dollar and improved export sales opportunities. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Dec 20/04 - SNS -- Pulse production levels in South Africa remain under pressure, with the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS), further reducing its winter lupin output forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 23/04 - SNS -- International dry edible bean production has maintained a slight upward trend during the past decade, notes Stan Skrypetz, Agriculture Canada's Pulse and Special Crops Analyst in an analysis of that pulse sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 23/04 - SNS -- There is general acceptance in the North American bean industry of the view that seeded area will rise in 2005, but numerous market participants assert planting seed availability will be a limiting factor. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Dec 23/04 - SNS -- The strength of the pound sterling in recent months is having a profound impact on the country's ability to compete on a price basis with marrowfat pea suppliers in other parts of the world, especially Canada, argues the British Edible Pulse Association (BEPA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 23/04 - SNS -- The USDA is making germplasm available to breeders from six new lines of the Great Northern dry bean -- the first lines to have four resistance genes to a key rust pathogen. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 23/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 74,400 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 - Dec 24/04 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week's activity on a mixed note against light demand from commercial and government buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 24/04 - SNS -- International chickpea markets are entering the final days of the calendar year on a mixed note, with limited international trading interest leaving most markets in the hands of local trades. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 24/04 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week unchanged to easier in seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 24/04 - SNS -- Supplies of food grade lupins appear to be tightening on world markets, with the result markets appear to be strengthening. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 24/04 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the holiday shortened trading week with few changes on account of limited trading interest by end users, growers and processors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 24/04 - SNS -- Field pea markers are closing out the year under seasonally quiet trading conditions, though exporters in Canada and the United States continue to pursue business opportunities in central and South America and well as thePacific Rim. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 29/04 - SNS -- USDA plant breeders are keen to isolate genes from wild sunflowers they believe will give their domesticated counterparts improved resistance to insect pests and diseases. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA -- Special Crop Prices Received - Dec 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Dec 31/04 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets are finishing the 2004 calendar year on a quiet note and traders across most of Europe, North and South America took the past week off to celebrate Christmas and New Years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 31/04 - SNS -- International field pea markets ended the week's trading with few changes reported on account of limited participation in markets by exporters in Europe, Australia, Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 31/04 - SNS -- North American lentil markets ended the year on a quiet note, with few buyers active during the week and most growers waiting until the new year to make additional sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 31/04 - SNS -- Chickpea markets retained their firm tone at year's end in the face of tight supplies in all major crop production regions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 31/04 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading mostly unchanged, with both growers and end users showing little interest in business. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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