KANSAS CITY - Jan 3/05 - SNS -- Two changes came into effect, affecting prices which the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will pay under USDA PL-480 food aid and other purchases tenders. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Record World Pulse Crop in 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Jan 5/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 6,710 metric tons (MT) of pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 7/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 83,400 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

VANCOUVER - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- International field pea markets are starting the new year mostly unchanged against seasonally light demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- North American chickpea markets are starting the 2005 calendar year unchanged as supplies remain well short of prospective demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were mostly unchanged in seasonally light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets are starting the new year mixed, with grower selling interest appearing to closely match the near-term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 7/05 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week with few changes against relatively light international trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Jan 10/045 - SNS -- Producers attending this year's meeting of the Canaryseed Association of Canada approved creation of a refundable check-off for market development and agronomic research. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about United Kingdom -- Pulses Used By Feed Manufacturers . . . Subscribers Only

SASKATOON - Jan 11/05 - SNS -- BASF will contribute CDN $125,000 over 5 years toward the new pulse field lab research addition being built at the University of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Production of Austrian winter peas in Idaho, Montana, and Oregon for the 2004 season is estimated at 264,000 cwt or 11,975 metric tons (MT), down 3% from the November 1 forecast but 52% above 2003, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Production of lentils in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington is estimated at 4.18 million cwt or 189,604 metric tons (MT) for 2004, up 2% from the November 1 forecast and 71% above 2003, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- U.S. dry edible bean production is estimated at 17.8 million cwt or 807,403 metric tons (MT) for 2004, down 2% from the December forecast and 21% below last year, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Production of dry edible peas in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington is estimated at 11.4 million cwt or 517,101 metric tons (MT) for 2004, up 5% from the November 1 forecast and 120% above 2003, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Growers of wrinkled seed peas in Idaho and Washington produced 899,000 cwt or 40,778 metric tons (MT) in 2004, up 34% from 2003 production of 673,000 cwt and 50% above 2002, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. 2004 Bean Production by Class . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Production of minor oilseeds dropped sharply in the United States in 2004 on account of a steep drop in the size of the safflower and rapeseed crops, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- The 2004 sunflower production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, 23% below the 2003 production and down 16% from 2002, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Total 2004 proso millet production in the United States is estimated at 15.1 million bushels, up 32% from the 2003 production of 11.5 million bushels, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- The quantity of pulses on hand in the United States as of December 1 is well above year earlier levels, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . 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

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

A table about U.S. Dry Edible Bean 2005 Forecast by Class . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Minor Oilseed Production Summary and 2005 Forecast . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. -- Pea and Lentil Output Summary and 2005 Forecast . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Jan 14/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 89,500 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 14/05 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading under mixed conditions. Canadian canaryseed traders appeared to be somewhat anxious, with importers in South America reporting asking prices and trading levels have declined over the past month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 14/05 - SNS -- International trading activity in lentils is starting to improve, with processors and both Canada and the United States becoming keener to move available supplies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 14/05 - SNS -- International chickpea markets continued to hold steady, with supplies available to the market remaining in line with short term demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 14/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week little changed as exporters and resellers adopt a tougher attitude toward asking prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 14/05 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week mostly unchanged, but an easier undertone in North America on account of concerns about the quantity of peas left to be marketed this season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 17/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is seeking changes to the way the Canadian government buys primary agricultural commodities for shipment as food aid -- switching from buying 100% Canadian to at least 25% of shipments from developing countries. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 18/05 - SNS -- The Mexican government has clarified the timing of the distribution of NAFTA Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for dry edible beans for the 2005-2007 period. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 18/05 - SNS -- The Canadian government could end up hurting dry edible bean growers in that country in an effort to teach the U.S. a lesson, wryly notes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 19/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 23,620 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 19/05 - 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 108,560 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 19/05 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 28,910 MT, compared to 72,120 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 19/05 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 79,650 MT, compared to 72,380 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Jan 20/05 - SNS -- Total pulse production levels across the 2004-05 season look to be sharply lower in South Africa on account of reduced summer dry edible bean seeded area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Mustard Seed Quality Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Canada -- Average Annual Grower Bid Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Thunder Bay -- Export Clearance Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- Canadian canaryseed markets finished the week sharply lower as all processors and exporters returned to their desks with the end of the Christmas and New Year's holiday and annual meeting schedule. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian chickpeas, Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg noted Statistics Canada estimates last year's harvest fell 25% to 51,000 MT. Agriculture Canada also predicted production in Canada would rise in 2005 to 60,000 MT, with harvested area forecast to rise 28.2% to 124,000 acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- North American lentils markets finished the week mixed, with Canadian and U.S. lentils diverging on the basis of U.S. government food aid demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week mostly unchanged in seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada is looking for specialty crop plantings in western Canada to drop from 7.78 million acres in 2004 to a forecast 7.16 million acres based on expectations of reduced field pea, lentil, mustard and canaryseed plantings in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada is looking for production of mustard and buckwheat to decline in 2005 as growers abandon mustard in favor of other crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- Field pea markets registered a mixed performance against normal demand for this time of year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 24/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here reduced the quantity of lentils being sought under terms of the latest PL-480 food aid tender. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 26/05 - SNS -- Some dry edible bean market participants in North America are working to extend the current bullish market situation into the coming marketing year, arguing there is a possibility seeded area in Canada and the United States will decline instead of increase. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 26/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 90,400 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

NEW DELHI - Jan 27/05 - SNS -- Plant breeders at the National Pulses Research Centre (NPRC) released a new, short season red gram variety, named Vamban-3, which they say has both better agronomic and quality characteristics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 27/05 - SNS -- The Indian government expects this season's total pulse harvest to decline from last year, but this is not expected to result in much change in import activity unless landed costs for pulses decline further. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about India -- Pulse Output and Usage Summary 2004-05 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- Canadian specialty crop production and primary processing capacity is expected to continue to trend upward over the coming decade, believes Stan Skrypetz of Agriculture Canada's Market Analysis Branch in Winnipeg. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- Canadian pulse and special crops production more than quadrupled since 1991-1992 but growth in the coming decade is expected to be slower, according to an review of the industry by Stan Skrypetz of Agriculture Canada's Market Analysis Branch in Winnipeg. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading firmer in North America but mixed on the world stage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on an easier tone as the number of sellers outnumbered buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- Feed pea markets finished the week on a softer note, with European markets slightly easier on the week and Canadian unchanged at the grower level, though firmer on track markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished a relatively quiet week with few changes reported on North American markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- Field pea markets were unchanged to slightly easier despite efforts by some exporters to build positions in anticipation of fresh buying by the Indian subcontinent in February and March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 31/05 - SNS -- North American chickpeas finished the week mainly unchanged, with little interest being shown in markets by sellers or buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Jan 31/05 0 SNS -- Grower input is being sought into efforts by the newly founded Canaryseed Association of Canada to implement a levy on all canaryseed they sell. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jan 31/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 105,400 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

BANGKOK - Jan 31/045 - SNS -- Poor Indian demand for pulses from Burma or Myanmar contributed a low level of export activity in November and allowed China to emerge as the most important buyer of pulses -- the first time in many months that India did not dominate the country's pulse trade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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