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Specialty Crop market news for Dec 2007


Canadian Field Pea Exports Surge

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/07 - SNS -- Canadian field pea exports surged ahead of last year in November, lifting shipments for the first four months of the 2007-08 marketing year 17% ahead of last year, according to data reported by members of the Canadian Ports Clearance Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Pulse Production Update - Dec 2007

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Modest Hike in Australian Pulses

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/07 - SNS -- Pulse crop production levels in Australia will be lower than initially expected but higher than thought in October, according to the latest crop production estimates from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Error in Australian Fababean Estimate

VANCOUVER - Dec 5/07 - SNS -- The latest crop production update from Pulse Australia added clarity to the week opening crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). . . . Continue or visitors click here


India Remains Active in Pulses

VANCOUVER - Dec 5/07 - SNS -- State owned corporations in India remain active on international pulse markets, holding additional import tenders for December and January shipment; as well as selling product bought on previous tenders. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Buys 9,360 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Dec 5/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 9,360 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada -- 2007 Specialty Crop Production Summary

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Canada 2007 Field Pea Production by Class

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Canada 2007 Mustard Seed Production by Class

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Canada 2007 Canaryseed Production by Class

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Canada 2007 Chickpea Production by Class

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Canada 2007 Dry Edible Bean Production by Class

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Canada 2007 Lentil Production by Class

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Few Surprises in StatsCan Final

VANCOUVER - Dec 6/07 - SNS -- There were no major surprises in Statistics Canada's final crop production estimates for 2007, with the reduction in total field pea output and other tweaks to earlier estimates adding weight to market sentiment about nextsummer's prospective ending stocks. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 223,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Dec 7/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 223,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2007-07 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Birdseed Markets Firm

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/07 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets posted a mixed finish under seasonally light trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Firm Finish For Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/07 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a relatively firm note as grower markets for whole yellow peas established new record trading levels for current and new crop product. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mixed Week On Bean Markets

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/07 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were mixed during the past week, with North American values finishing on a slightly easier note against a firm finish for other origins. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Steady, Canadian Lentils Slip

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/07 - SNS -- North American lentil markets managed a mixed finish on the week in the face of a seasonal decline in trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Desi Chickpeas Busier

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/07 - SNS -- International chickpea markets maintained their value in relatively light trading interest for kabulis and ongoing demand from India for desi chickpeas. . . . Continue or visitors click here


European Feed Peas Advance

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/07 - SNS -- International feed pea markets ended the week on a strong note, with European feed peas leading markets higher. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India -- Rabi Seeding Progress to Dec 7, 2007

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United Kingdom Pulses Used in Livestock Feed - Oct 2007

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French Field Pea Exports Declining

VANCOUVER - Dec 10/07 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France continued to decline in October, slipping below both month earlier levels and sinking to less than half the volume exported last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Chickpea Production Summary - Dec 2007

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U.S. Pink Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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Minor Decrease in U.S. Edible Bean Crop

WASHINGTON - Dec 11/07 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in the United States ended up 100,000 cwt (100 pound units) lower than expected at 25.2 million cwt or 1.144 million metric tons (MT), according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Blackeye Cowpea Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Small White Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Light Red Kidney Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Navy Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Cranberry Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Black Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Small Chickpea Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Pinto Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Edible Bean Production by Class - Dec 2007

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U.S. Dark Red Kidney Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Lima Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Other Class Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Large Chickpea Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Great Northern Production by State - Dec 2007

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U.S. Small Red Bean Production by State - Dec 2007

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Rewriting U.S. Edible Bean History

VANCOUVER - Dec 13/07 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in the United States has been smaller than thought in recent years, judging from grower level data compiled by the USDA's Farm Service Agency, which administers farm support programs in that country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Dry Edible Bean Production by State and 2008 Forecast

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US Dry Edible Bean Production by Class and 2008 Forecasts

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CGC Bonding On Block

OTTAWA - Dec 13/07 - SNS -- Proposed amendments to the Canada Grain Act would no longer require licenses grain dealers in western Canada to post bonds with the Canadian Grain Commission, putting them on an equal footing with their counterparts in eastern Canada, and freeing up capital for trading and other operational costs. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Dry Edible Bean Import Summary - Oct 2007

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 186,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Dec 14/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 186,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2007-07 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Few Changes in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Dec 14/07 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets were little changed in relatively quiet trade. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mixed Finish on Birdseed Markets

VANCOUVER - Dec 14/07 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were mixed against a seasonal slow down in domestic trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Busy Pre-Holiday Week For Lentils

VANCOUVER - Dec 14/07 - SNS -- International lentil markets managed a mixed finish under relatively busy, pre holiday trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Feed Pea Remain Mixed

VANCOUVER - Dec 14/07 - SNS -- International feed pea markets managed a mixed finish in Europe, while North American markets remain generally inactive in the face of stiff trading levels for human consumption peas and forecasts by traders those marketswill continue strengthening in the new year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Slow Seeding Progress in India

VANCOUVER - Dec 14/07 - SNS -- International field pea markets are starting to pay closer attention to the rabi or winter pulse seeding progress in India this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


AgCanada Raises Chickpea Price Forecast

VANCOUVER - Dec 14/07 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian chickpeas Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg said production in Canada in 2007 rose from last year's 163,000 metric tons (MT) to 225,000, up 10,000 from last month. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Lower Supplies of Specialties in Canada

VANCOUVER - Dec 14/07 - SNS -- Canada's specialty crop harvest ended up 10% higher than last year at 4.51 million metric tons (MT), based on Statistics Canada's (STC) November production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Fababean Production Sets Recent Low

WINNIPEG - Dec 18/07 - SNS -- Broadbean and fababean production around the world has dropped to its lowest level of the most recent five year period according to a recent report by Agriculture Canada pulse and special crop market analyst Stan Skrypetz. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Buckwheat Crops Decline

WINNIPEG - Dec 18/07 - SNS -- World buckwheat production is estimated at 2.25 million metric tons (MT) this year, down from 2.363 million last year, but ahead of the 2.078 million grown in 2005, according to a recent report by Agriculture Canada pulse and special crop market analyst Stan Skrypetz. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Are Edible Beans Complacent?

VANCOUVER - Dec 18/07 - SNS -- The 2007 calendar year is wrapping up on as challenging a footing for specialty crops for the coming year as was the case one year ago even thought thinking in those markets has undergone a major shift. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Expects Fewer Beans in 2008

WASHINGTON - Dec 18/07 - SNS -- Dry edible bean acreage will likely decrease in 2008 because of stiff competition for land resources from wheat, soybeans, and corn, according to USDA economist Gary Lucier. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Farm Bill Seeks More Chickpea Coverage

VANCOUVER - Dec 19/07 - SNS -- Long term, underlying changes in U.S. chickpea markets could come about if the Senate version of the U.S. Farm Bill wins out in negotiations between U.S. Congress and Senate over the final version which will be presented for signing by President George Bush. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 19,630 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Dec 19/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 19,630 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Monthly Bean Invitations Totals 120 MT

KANSAS CITY - Dec 19/07 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 14,310 MT, compared to 10,740 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Feb Tenders Reach 19,520 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Dec 19/07 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-Feb shipping season to 110,410 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 19,400 MT

KANSAS CITY - Dec 19/07 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 96,100 MT, compared to 84,600 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada 2007 Crop Mustard Quality Summary

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 203,700 MT

WINNIPEG - Dec 21/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 203,700 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2007-07 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chickpea Area at Issue for 2008

VANCOUVER - Dec 21/07 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week on a quiet note, with numerous market participants fully engaged in Christmas and New Years holiday celebrations by Friday. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Rabi Season Crop Worries

VANCOUVER - Dec 21/07 - SNS -- Field pea and chickpea markets continue to pay close attention to the evolving rabi or winter crop seeding situation in India and Pakistan. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Christmas Gift For Lentils

VANCOUVER - Dec 21/07 - SNS -- North American lentil markets were buoyed by the latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender, which delivered an early Christmas present to processors in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Holiday Season Trading in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Dec 21/07 - SNS -- International birdseed ingredient markets were generally quiet during the past week with buyers and sellers at an impasse over price in many parts of the world. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Few Changes in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Dec 21/07 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were little changed in light pre holiday season trade in Canada and the United States. Most traders will be off week much of the period through January 3. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Bio-Fuel Factor Getting Bigger

VANCOUVER - Dec 21/07 - SNS -- European feed pea markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note, with inter-dealer and grower values rising on the Continent in local currency terms, while grower bids in the United Kingdom eased on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Dec 2006

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