VANCOUVER - Dec 2/05 - SNS -- Unofficial field pea exports from Canada eased in November, but remained above year earlier levels and lifted clearances so far this calendar year to a new record. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 2/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 196,200 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 - Dec 2/05 - SNS -- Lentil markets continue to struggle during the past week as they experience a seasonal slow down because of the virtual completion of the fall shipping season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 2/05 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading unchanged to slightly lower as product available from growers and processors inched ahead of the needs of end users. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 2/05 - SNS -- Chickpea markets finished the week mostly unchanged in limited activity, with desi chickpea markets unaffected by harvest progress in the Australia and projections the country will net 125,500 metric tons (MT) of product this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 2/05 - SNS -- International feed pea markets finished the week on a slightly firmer note against optimism about pending demand from Spain and an improvement in U.S. dollar parity levels for European feed peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 2/05 - SNS -- Few changes were noted in North American birdseed ingredient markets, with Canadian canaryseed and U.S. oil sunflower and millet unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 2/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets remain strong in the face of tightening stocks in many parts of the world and good, underlying demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 6/05 - SNS -- The USDA intends to buy up to 30 million pounds of dry edible beans for use in child nutrition and other domestic food assistance programs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Dec 7/05 - SNS -- Total Canadian specialty crop production is up from last year, as declines in field pea, canaryseed and mustard output were offset by gains in lentils, chickpeas and dry edible beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 7/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 19,710 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment in January. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/05 - SNS -- The United Kingdom will likely end the 2005-06 marketing season with a relatively large carryover of marrowfat peas, cautions the British Edible Pulse Association (BEPA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/05 - SNS -- There was nothing especially surprising about Statistics Canada's final crop production estimates for pulses and other specialty crops grown in Canada this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/05 - SNS -- Canadian canaryseed production is trending lower as growers look for prices to show signs they are rebounding. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/05 - SNS -- U.S. dry edible bean production is forecast at 27.2 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.23 million metric tons (MT) for 2005, up 4% from the October forecast and 53% above last year, according to the USDA's final crop production estimates of 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

VANCOUVER - Dec 9/05 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean production ended up much larger than initially expected, with USDA boosting the estimated size of the U.S. crop 3% to 1.233 million metric tons (MT), while Statistics Canada pegged edible bean output in Canada at 329,700 MT, up 11% from October. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 9/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 189,400 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

A table about United Kingdom -- Feed Pulse Usage Summary - Oct 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada reduced its price forecasts for mustard seed for the coming season, even though production ended up smaller than expected. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/05 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week on a mixed note, with greens advancing in value while red lentils slipped. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/05 - SNS -- International feed pea markets ended the week little changed in U.S. dollar terms, though local markets in Europe were down in local currency terms. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/05 - SNS -- Chickpea markets finished the week unchanged to firmer, but with a growing sense that markets are starting to top out. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/05 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week unchanged to slightly easier on dealer markets in the face of an increase in the estimated size of this year's harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/05 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a relatively quiet note, with seasonally light demand reports from North American and European packagers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/05 - SNS -- International field pea markets ended the week on a relatively quiet note, but with some underlying weakness in the face of harvest selling pressure in Australia and seasonal decrease in demand from some markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 14/05 - SNS -- Field pea exports during the first third of France's 2005-06 marketing year are down 26% from the same four month period last year, according to data assembled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

OMAHA - Dec 15/05 - SNS -- ConAgra Foods will market trans fat free microwave popcorn starting in February 2006. The change affects the company's Orville Redenbacher's and ACT II brands. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 15/05 - SNS -- Few changes are expected in the relative mix and percentage of land dedicated to pulses and other specialty crops in Canada in 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 16/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 208,500 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

WASHINGTON - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- The USDA's first estimate of dry edible bean production by class was released earlier this month and confirmed U.S. output for all major classes increased from a year ago, notes Gary Lucier, of the USDA's Economic Research Service in the December edition of the USDA's Vegetables and Melons Outlook. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- The USDA is reporting a significant increase in the amount of money being paid to field pea and lentil growers this season by the Farm Services Agency as posted county prices for dry peas and lentils remain below loan rates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- Field pea and lentils seedings will continue increasing in the United States in 006, notes Gary Lucier, of the USDA's Economic Research Service in the December edition of the USDA's Vegetables and Melons Outlook. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week little changed against seasonally slow buying interest and from both importers and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets remain relatively quiet, with many packagers cover through February. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- Feed pea markets finished the week on a strong note in Europe, supported by stronger feed ingredient markets and strength in the Euro versus the U.S. dollar. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- Lentil markets were little changed to easier in a week which saw trading activity slow as traders in many countries switch into holiday mode. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- World dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note in moderately busy trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 16/05 - SNS -- As usual, chickpea markets were little changed on the week, with kabulis holding firm against tight world supplies, while desis experienced some harvest selling pressure in Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 20/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers for 12,440 metric tons(MT) of pulses for shipment in February. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 23/05 - SNS -- Markets were relatively quiet entering the Christmas and New Year's holiday week, with a large number of participants away from their desks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 26/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 150,200 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

BANGKOK - Dec 29/05 - SNS -- Myanmar exported 35,959 metric tons (MT) of beans and pulses in November 2005, down by 20% from the same period in 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Special Crop Prices Received - Dec 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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