Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for December 2011

Myanmar Pulse Exports Drop in October

WASHINGTON - Dec 1/11 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar faltered in October, though remaining above year earlier shipment volumes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea Export Movement Remains Slow in November

VANCOUVER - Dec 2/11 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada continued to slow in November, with total shipments down 19% from the previous month, though up 13% from the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 242,800 MT

WINNIPEG - Dec 2/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 242,800 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India's Rabi Seeding Pace Slows

VANCOUVER - Dec 2/11 - SNS -- The pace of rabi or winter pulse crop seeding slowed during the past week, with the result total land in pulses is now just 2.4% above last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Beans Unchanged to Firmer

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were unchanged to firmer on the week in the face of relatively quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Week in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets registered a mixed performance during the past week in the face of volatile currency and commodity markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Peas

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/11 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week's trading little changed, with neither grower nor end users pressing markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Seasonally Light Lentil Trading

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/11 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed under seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chickpeas Maintain Firm Tone

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/11 - SNS -- International chickpea markets remain relatively firm during the past week despite the availability of new crop kabuli type product from Argentina and Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Australian Crop Production Estimates - Dec 2011

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Australian Pulse Crop Worsens While Grain Improves

VANCOUVER - Dec 5/11 - SNS -- Pulse production in Australia has ended up smaller than initially expected, dropping 7.4% from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences' September forecast for an over 15% drop from last year's harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada -- Specialty Crop 2011 Summary and 2012 Forecast

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Canada - Lentil Summary by Class - Dec 2011

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Canada - Field Pea Summary by Class - Dec 2011

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Canada - Canaryseed Summary by Class - Dec 2011

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Canada - Edible Bean Summary by Class - Dec 2011

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Little Surprise in Canada's Final Estimates

VANCOUVER - Dec 6/11 - SNS -- Statistics Canada's final production estimates for 2011 offered psychological relief to the various specialty crop markets, with the lentil production estimate slipping, while output of other pulses and specialty crops were higher than original forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Remains Largest Buyer of French Peas

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/11 - SNS -- French field pea export movement continued at a relatively strong pace through October, rising above both year and month earlier levels, according to the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 60 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Dec 8/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 60 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States - Pink Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Small Red Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Light Red Kidney Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Lima Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Blackeye Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Small White Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Dark Red Kidney Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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Modest Improvement in U.S. Bean Harvest

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- The dry edible bean harvest in the United States ended up at 19.7 million cwt (100 pound bags equivalent) or 895,024 metric tons (MT) for 2011, down 38% from 2010, according to the USDA's latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State - Dec 2011

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USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety - Dec 2011

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India's Pulse Area Almost Unchanged

DELHI - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's winter or rabi season crops has fallen behind last year pace, according to the latest seeded area update from India's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 259,100 MT

WINNIPEG - Dec 9/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 259,100 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Small Green Lentils Firm

VANCOUVER - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- Lentil finished the week's trading on a mixed note, despite reports of improved buying interest for small caliber green lentils from Mexico. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Quiet Week For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week little changed in seasonally light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firm Finish for World Beans

VANCOUVER - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week on a firm note against rising demand from Mexico and confirmation of the reduced U.S. crop in the USDA's final crop report of the calendar year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Sluggish Tone in Peas

VANCOUVER - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets maintained their sluggish tone through the past week, with little fresh fundamental news improving the mood of buyers or sellers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 1,000 MT Peas

KANSAS CITY - Dec 13/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,000 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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Mexico Sets Bean Import Quota

MEXICO CITY - Dec 15/11 - SNS -- The Mexican government will allow 100,000 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans to be imported from outside the North American Free Trade (NAFTA) zone under special import quota, extended until 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 216,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Dec 16/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 216,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India's Pulse Area Falls Behind Last Year

VANCOUVER - Dec 16/11 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's rabi or winter pulse crop has slipped behind last year, eliminating most hopes production would increase enough to offset the decline in the size of the summer or kharif season crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Politics Dominate Ag Market Outlook

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/11 - SNS -- Though the calendar year is quickly drawing to an end, it is hard to remember a period when agriculture faced more uncertainty about the coming year's political and economic landscape than it does today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Finish For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets posted a mixed finish in seasonally light trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lentils Unchanged to Easier

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/11 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading unchanged to slightly easier against seasonally light buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Enter Holiday Period on Quiet Note

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets entered the Christmas and New Year's holiday period on a relatively quiet note, with little fresh business reported and end users showing some reluctance to buy. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firm Finish For World Beans

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week on a relatively firm note, with colored beans supported by news Mexico will open import quotas for product from countries other than Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chinese Pulse Output Rises

WASHINGTON - Dec 21/11 - SNS -- Pulse production levels in China 2011-12 are up over last year, as increases in broadbean, mung and Adzuki bean output offset declines in kidney beans and field peas, according to a recent update by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Currency Weakness Slows India's Imports

WASHINGTON - Dec 21/11 - SNS -- Major devaluation of India's rupee since the summer has slowed import demand for pulses and other products even though demand for both domestic and imported product is strong, notes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 60 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Dec 21/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office confirmed the purchase of 60 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 11,270 MT Peas

KANSAS CITY - Dec 22/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 11,270 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 197,400 MT

WINNIPEG - Dec 23/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 197,400 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Indian Expects Smaller Pulse Crop

VANCOUVER - Dec 23/11 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's rabi or winter season crops is winding down, with the India's farmers seeding less land than last year on account of unfavorable weather conditions in some growing areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Quiet For Holiday Period

VANCOUVER - Dec 24/11 - SNS -- International field pea markets were seasonally quiet during the past week, with traders in many countries already starting Christmas celebrations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Cowpea Improving Rural Nigeria

IBADAN - Dec 26/11 - ITTA -- Cowpea production and processing is propelling a silent revolution in Nigeria, as incomes from the crop are improving rural livelihoods in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India's Rabi Area Remains Below Last Year

VANCOUVER - Dec 30/11 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's rabi or winter season crops in India remains behind last year, with land in all crops down 2% from this time last year at 55.348 million hectares, according to the country's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mexican Bean Estimate Plunges

VANCOUVER - Dec 30/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in Mexico will drop to its lowest level since 1989 as a result of drought conditions which led to a reduction in seeded area and slashed forecast yields for those beans that were planted. . . . Continue or visitors click here