WINNIPEG - Jan 1/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 125,300 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

BANGKOK - Jan 5/04 - STAT -- Dry edible beans and other pulse exports from Myanmar or Burma totalled 99,008 metric tons (MT) in October, down 2% from September, but up 21% from shipments reported during the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jan 5/04 - SNS -- Pea protein concentrate and flaxseed oil have the potential to become important feed ingredients in the rapidly growing global aquaculture industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 5/04 - STAT -- Specialty crop clearances through the port of Thunder Bay finished the year on a strong note as 70,027 metric tons (MT) of field peas moved through the port in December, nearly doubling the total volume of peas cleared through the port in calendar 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about European Chickpea Area Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about European Lentil Area Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Jan 7/04 - SNS -- Ocean freight rates established new records today and brokers believe freight rates will continue rising at least through the start of the Chinese new year on January 22. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Jan 7/04 - SNS -- Brazilian use of improved planting seed varieties has reached 71% across all the major crops grown in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 7/04 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 7,200 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid during February. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 8/04 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office is seeking offers of 2,180 metric tons (MT) of whole green and/or yellow peas for shipment as food aid during February. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 8/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 106,400 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

KANSAS CITY - Jan 9/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers on 800 metric tons (MT) of buckwheat groats and grits for shipment as food aid between February and April. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 9/04 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,270 metric tons (MT) of lentils and dry edible beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 9/04 - STAT -- North American dry edible beans markets started the new calendar year on a relatively quiet note, with few changes in values noted in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 9/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets are starting the 2004 calendar year with growers and end users hoping the other party with blink. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 9/04 - STAT -- International markets for red split lentils continue to face pressure on account of the Turkish lira revaluation during the last quarter of 2003 and constant food aid demands from Iraq. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 9/04 - STAT -- Field pea markets in the United States opened the 2004 calendar year with mixed news. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - SNS -- Production of Austrian winter peas in Idaho, Montana, and Oregon for the 2003 season is estimated at 174,000 cwt, up 21% from the November 1 forecast and 6% above 2002, according to the USDA's final crop production report for the 2003 growing season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - SNS -- Field pea harvests in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington totalled 5.20 million cwt or 235,962 metric tons (MT) for 2003, up 4% from the November 1 forecast and 23% above 2002, according to the USDA'sfinal crop production report for the 2003 growing season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - SNS -- Growers of wrinkled seed peas in Idaho and Washington produced 673,000 cwt (100 pound units) or 30,527 metric tons (MT) in 2003, up 12% from the revised 2002 production of 599,000 cwt and 5% above 2001, according to the USDA's final crop production report for the 2003 growing season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - SNS -- The USDA boosted its 2003 lentil harvest estimate for the United States 7% in its final crop report for 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - SNS -- U.S. dry edible bean production is estimated at 22.5 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.021 million metric tons (MT) for 2003, down 1% from the December forecast and 25% below last year, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - SNS -- Total 2003 proso millet production is estimated at 11.5 million bushels, up significantly from the drought stricken 2002 production of 2.76 million bushels, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - STAT -- Pulse stocks in all positions in the United States as of December 1 point to an aggressive sales campaign during the opening quarter of the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - STAT -- The 2003 sunflower production totaled 2.67 billion pounds, 7% above the 2002 production but down 22% from 2001, according to the USDA's annual crop production estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - STAT -- There was a general decrease in minor oilseed production levels in the United States in 2003, judging from the final USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about United States - Minor Oilseed Supply Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only

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

KANSAS CITY - Jan 14/04 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,180 metric tons (MT) of whole green peas for shipment as food aid in February. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- Specialty crops will likely generate the most net income for North Dakota producers, with dry edible beans leading the way, according to Andrew Swenson, North Dakota State University Extension Service farm management specialist. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- Carefully selected chickpea and pigeonpea varieties and new approaches to helping farmers market what they produce may hold the key to helping lift Africa out of poverty. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 16/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 83,900 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 - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets continued to move in their recent trading ranges with the spot price index stuck at around 676 points. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- The USDA's final crop production figures for 2003 had little impact on birdseed ingredient markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- North American lentil markets recorded a relatively slow week as market participants continue their conversion from winter holiday to work mode. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- The emphasis on Canadian field pea markets has returned to feed as demand from the Indian subcontinent remains slack and feed pea demand from Europe keen. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Jan 17/04 - STAT -- A new, traditionally bred lentil which is resistant to some herbicides could be available in Canada by the 2005 under an agreement between the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre (CDC) and BASF Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Jan 19/04 - SNS -- French field pea exports continued at a slow pace through November, with just 34,830 metric tons (MT) shipped, down from 41,260 MT during the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Jan 19/04 - STAT -- The Mexican government has set the over-quota import duty for dry edible beans brought into the country in 2004 at 46.9%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Jan 20/04 - SNS -- South Africa's dry edible bean seeded area appears to be lower than initially expected, according to the latest data from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 20/04 - 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 139,660 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 20/04 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 72,120 MT, compared to 21,820 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 20/04 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 67,540 MT, compared to 63,730 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 20/04 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is requesting offers of 15,020 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid during March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/04 - STAT -- As the number of crops which are resistant to the imidazolinone family of herbicides rises, the risks of causing weeds to become resistant to the herbicides could also increase unless growers use proper field management and rotation strategies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/04 - STAT -- The technology behind the development of the Clearfield lentils which are expected to be approved for use by the Canadian government this year dates back to 1922 and efforts by scientists to force the DNA in seeds to mutate in unexpected ways. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 22/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 101,200 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

A table about Canada -- 2003 Crop Mustard Quality . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Jan 23/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 800 metric tons (MT) of buckwheat groats and grits for shipment to Guatemala. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 23/04 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets experienced another generally quiet week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 23/04 - STAT -- Markets for birdseeds and other specialty crops finished the week trading with a somewhat contradictory sentiment. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 23/04 - STAT -- Limited price movement was reported in field pea and chickpea markets during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 23/04 - STAT -- Improved trading interest was noted in international lentil markets during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 23/04 - STAT -- Field market participants reported improved trading interest in the commodity, but remain disappointed with the overall direction of markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 23/04 - STAT -- International popcorn markets finished the week's trading with an easier undertone emerging in both the United States and internationally. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 23/04 - STAT -- Agriculture Canada is looking for total specialty crop production to increase 8% in 2004 to 3.97 million metric tons (MT), even though it believes total seeded area will be down at least 4% as an increase for lentils is more than offset by decreases for dry peas, dry beans, mustard seed and sunflower seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Burma -- Dry Edible Bean Export Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Jan 29/04 - STAT -- As growers struggle to meet cash flow needs in an environment where they are expected to share in the act of lowering retail prices, a rising number believe it is important to extend themselves further into the marketing chain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Jan 30/04 - STAT -- Brazil expects this year's first harvest to end up 13% larger than last year, totalling 1.861 million metric tons (MT), according to crop production estimates released today by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 30/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 180,900 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 - Jan 30/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in North America ended the week's activity unchanged to firmer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 30/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets struggled to maintain value during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 30/04 - STAT -- Canadian lentil markets finished the week's trading on a generally firmer note on follow through trading from interest noted last week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 30/04 - STAT -- Demand from government buyers and the compound feed industry remained the dominant factors on international field pea markets during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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