Specialty Crop Market News for Feb 2010 Pea Movement Steady in JanuaryVANCOUVER - Feb 2/10 - SNS -- The pace of bulk conventional loadings at Canadian ports was steady in January, with shipments matching the previous month but matching year earlier levels, judging from port clearances reported by the Canadian Ports Clearance Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here India Tenders for 25,000 MT PeasNEW DELHI - Feb 3/10 - SNS -- India's state trading companies have issued several tenders so far this week to import a wide range of pulses from Myanmar, Australia, Canada, and other origins. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Buys 12,080 MT PulsesKANSAS CITY - Feb 4/10 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 12,080 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here India -- Rabi Seeding Progress to Feb 4, 2010A table about India -- Rabi Seeding Progress to Feb 4, 2010 . . . Subscribers Only Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Field Pea Stocks in All PositionsA table about Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Field Pea Stocks in All Positions . . . Subscribers Only Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Sunflower Seed Stocks in All PositionsA table about Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Sunflower Seed Stocks in All Positions . . . Subscribers Only Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Chickpea Stocks in All PositionsA table about Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Chickpea Stocks in All Positions . . . Subscribers Only Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Lentil Stocks in All PositionsA table about Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Lentil Stocks in All Positions . . . Subscribers Only Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Mustard Seed Stocks in All PositionsA table about Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Mustard Seed Stocks in All Positions . . . Subscribers Only Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Canaryseed Stocks in All PositionsA table about Canada -- Dec 31 2009 Canaryseed Stocks in All Positions . . . Subscribers Only Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 204,500 MTWINNIPEG - Feb 6/10 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 204,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2009-10 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Rising Inventories Pressure PeasVANCOUVER - Feb 7/10 - SNS -- Fear of rising inventories in Canada pressured field pea markets lower during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here No Surprise in On-Farm Stocks Estimates Reds Consumed Faster Than Greens . . . Continue or visitors click here
Lentils Weaken in Light TradeVANCOUVER - Feb 7/10 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on a soft note, with prices falling in both Canada and India. . . . Continue or visitors click here Dry Beans SteadyVANCOUVER - Feb 7/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were generally steady during the past week, with processors in the United States working on filling recent sales to the USDA for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bearish Background Affects BirdseedsVANCOUVER - Feb 7/10 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were generally easier in limited trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Climbing Bean Variety Developed for RwandaLONDON - Feb 9/10 - SNS -- Researchers have developed climbing beans varieties which are better suited to rainy high-altitude areas and which are being distributed in Rwanda, according to a recent article at the Science and Development Network website. . . . Continue or visitors click here French Pea Exports Down SharplyVANCOUVER - Feb 9/10 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France are down sharply during the first half of that country's 2009-10 marketing campaign, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here Modest Improvement in Indian Pulse OutputVANCOUVER - Feb 12/10 - SNS -- The Indian government is less optimistic than the private trade about this season's crop production prospects, expecting only a modest improvement in total pulse production levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here Backgrounder on India's Wholesale Price IndexVANCOUVER - Feb 12/10 - SNS -- India's wholesale price index has been attracting more interest in recent weeks because the apparent disconnection between it and world agriculture markets, especially pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 199,300 MTWINNIPEG - Feb 12/10 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 199,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2009-10 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here United Kingdom -- Pulses Used in Livestock FeedA table about United Kingdom -- Pulses Used in Livestock Feed . . . Subscribers Only Peas and India's Food InflationVANCOUVER - Feb 12/10 - SNS -- India's wholesale price index and pulse price index continue to show the country is experiencing high rates of inflation in its general economy as well as the price of food. . . . Continue or visitors click here Quiet Trading Week for BeansVANCOUVER - Feb 12/10 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets registered a mixed performance during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Lentil Prices Deteriorate FurtherVANCOUVER - Feb 12/10 - SNS -- North American field pea markets managed a mixed performance during the past week, with Canadian markets fading in the face of limited demand and rising stocks. . . . Continue or visitors click here Lentil Prices Deteriorate FurtherVANCOUVER - Feb 12/10 - SNS -- International lentil markets continued to deteriorate in value during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Chickpea Markets Remain QuietVANCOUVER - Feb 12/10 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading on a relatively quiet note. . . . Continue or visitors click here Mixed Week for BirdseedsVANCOUVER - Feb 12/10 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets recorded a mixed performance during the past week, with canaryseed and millet fading while sunflower firmed. . . . Continue or visitors click here India Wrapping Up Rabi SeedingVANCOUVER - Feb 15/10 - SNS -- With initial rabi season harvest activity starting in India, seeding of the winter crop is wrapping up, with total land in pulses rising over last year as land in grains and oilseeds declines. . . . Continue or visitors click here India Tenders for PulsesNEW DELHI - Feb 16/10 - SNS -- India's state trading companies issued tenders this week to purchase whole yellow peas and other pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here Less Certain Increase in Bean SeedingsVANCOUVER - Feb 16/10 - SNS -- It is said that when it comes to commodities, history is two years for farmers and three years for traders. This is clearly expressed when farmers make seeding decisions based on the recent performance of crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here India Stresses PulsesNEW DELHI - Feb 16/10 - SNS -- The Indian government continues to stress the need to improve the availability of pulses and other field peas from local harvests as well as the need to expand consumption of pulses such as yellow peas, which are tpicallythe most economic pulse available on world markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here India May Extend Pulses For Poor SchemeNEW DELHI - Feb 16/10 - SNS -- The Indian government may continue to subsidize the sale of imported pulses to provincial governments for distribution to India's poor, through the end of the 2010-11 fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Aussie Growers Cautioned to Keep Focus on ManagementSYDNEY - Feb 17/10 - SNS -- The availability of a vastly improved chickpea variety for growers in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland is no replacement for good management, warns Pulse Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here India -- Rabi Seeding Progress to Feb 18, 2010A table about India -- Rabi Seeding Progress to Feb 18, 2010 . . . Subscribers Only Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 177,100 MTWINNIPEG - Feb 19/10 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 177,100 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2009-10 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Light Trading Interest in PeasVANCOUVER - Feb 20/10 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed in seasonally light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Little Change in lentilsVANCOUVER - Feb 20/10 - SNS -- Lentil markets were little changed, though grower bids remained under pressure in western Canada for all classes. . . . Continue or visitors click here Easier Undertone in BirdseedsVANCOUVER - Feb 20/10 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets retained their easier undertone during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Modest Decline in NA BeansVANCOUVER - Feb 20/10 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were little changed in relatively light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Burundi Food Aid Needs RiseIRUNDO - Feb 23/10 - IRIN -- Failed rains in northern Burundi have left tens of thousands of people needing food aid and prompted many to seek work in neighbouring Rwanda to earn enough to feed their families. . . . Continue or visitors click here Reduced Bean Harvest in S. AfricaVANCOUVER - Feb 23/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in South Africa is expected to be down over last year as a higher seeded area is offset by lower projected yields, according to the first summer crop production estimates from the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here Politics Remains Factor in Indian PulsesVANCOUVER - Feb 24/10 - SNS -- India's winter or rabi season pulse harvest looks like it will make up for all the reduction in last fall's summer or kharif crop harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Tenders for 12,670 MT PulsesKANSAS CITY - Feb 24/10 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 12,670 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Apr Tenders Reach 12,670 MT PulsesKANSAS CITY - Feb 24/10 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-Apr shipping season to 127,960 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 12,450 MTKANSAS CITY - Feb 24/10 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 101,340 MT, compared to 140,830 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Monthly Bean Invitations Totals 220 MTKANSAS CITY - Feb 24/10 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 26,440 MT, compared to 45,950 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Feb 2010A table about U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Feb 2010 . . . Subscribers Only Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 154,000 MTWINNIPEG - Feb 26/10 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 154,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2009-10 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Mixed Week on Birdseed MarketsVANCOUVER - Feb 26/10 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets managed a mixed finish in light trading activity during the past week, as grower selling interest slipped behind the short term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here Easier Tone in Edible BeansVANCOUVER - Feb 26/10 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week on an easier note, with markets for several major classes easing in the face of seasonally light demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Peas Firm, Canadian EaseVANCOUVER - Feb 27/10 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week's on a mixed note, with markets in the United States supported by ongoing USDA PL-480 food aid tender activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here Softer Tone in LentilsVANCOUVER - Feb 27/10 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on a softer note as buying interest fell behind offers from exporters and processors. . . . Continue or visitors click here Modest Increase in U.S. Bean AreaWASHINGTON - Feb 27/10 - SNS -- The USDA's Economic Research Service sees the potential for dry edible bean area in the United States to post a modest increase this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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