Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for January 2012

Myanmar's Pulse Exports Slow in November

WASHINGTON - Jan 3/12 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar continued to ease in November, though remaining above year earlier shipment volumes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea Export Movement Jumps in December

VANCOUVER - Jan 4/12 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada improved in December, with total shipments rising 39% from the previous month, though dropping 15% from the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India's Rabi Seeding Nears End

VANCOUVER - Jan 6/12 - SNS -- India's farmers are in the final stages of planting this season's rabi or winter season crops, with total seeded area now 1.5% behind last year at an estimated 56.883 million hectares, according to the latest seeded area update from the country's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 142,600 MT

WINNIPEG - Jan 6/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 142,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jan 6/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were unchanged to slightly firmer on the week, with grower selling just meeting the short term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Start 2012 on Quiet Note

VANCOUVER - Jan 6/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets are starting the 2012 calendar year on a relatively quiet note, with exporters reporting limited buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Limited Lentil Trading Interest

VANCOUVER - Jan 6/12 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading generally unchanged against limited end user trading interest and light grower selling. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Beans Remain Firm

VANCOUVER - Jan 6/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the Christmas and New Year's holiday period, helped by problems with crops in Mexico, Brazil and other Latin American countries. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Sharply Smaller Proso Millet Crop

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- Production of proso millet in 2011 totaled 9.15 million bushels, down 21% from 2010, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Smallest Safflower Crop Since 1991

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- Production of safflower in 2011, at 170 million pounds, is down 23% from 2010, and is the lowest production since records began in 1991, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Mustard Crop Plunges 63%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- Mustard seed production for 2011 decreased 63% from last year to 15.6 million pounds, the lowest production in the United States since 1996, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Sunflower Harvest Falls 25%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- Last year's sunflower harvest totaled 2.04 billion pounds, down 25% from 2010, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

45% Drop in U.S. Lentil Harvest

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- The U.S. lentil crop is estimated at 4.73 million cwt or 214,642 metric tons (MT), down 45% from last year, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Bean Harvest Down 38%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in the United States ended up at 19.8 million cwt or 899,616 metric tons (MT), down 38% from 2010, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Pinto Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Great Northern Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Dark Red Kidney Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Navy Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Small White Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Light Red Kidney Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Lima Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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60% Drop in U.S. Pea Harvest

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- Production of dry edible peas in the United States is estimated at 5.63 million cwt or 255,148 metric tons (MT), down 60% from 2010, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Small Red Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Other Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Black Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Blackeye Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Pink Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Chickpea 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Pea and Lentil Stocks in All Positions - Dec 1, 2011

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U.S. Sunflower Seed Stocks in All Positions - Sep 1, 2011

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U.S. Mustard and Minor Oilseed 2010-11 Ending Stocks

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USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State

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USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

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United States -- Minor Oilseed Supply Situation - Jan 2012

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 158,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jan 13/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 158,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lackluster Tone in Peas

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets retained their lackluster tone in light trading during the past week. Market participation is being strongly affected by volatility in currency markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Smallest NA Bean Crop in Decades

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production across North America has been devastated by poor weather in Canada, the United States and Mexico. While Mexico has struggled with drought, its northern neighbors were unable to finish seeding last year's crops because of an unusually wet spring. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Little Change in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week unchanged to easier in unusually quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Little Change in Burdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/12 - SNS -- North American birdseed markets were little changed in light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India's Pulse Seeding Gap Narrows

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 158,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jan 20/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 158,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Light Trade Quiets Pea Markets

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week little changed in light end user and origin trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

New Crop Thinking in Chickpeas

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note, with world markets starting to make the psychological transition in new crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Colored Bean Tone Firms

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone in relatively active trading for colored beans during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

North American Lentils Ease

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week's trading on a generally easier note as offers from growers and processors moved ahead of the short term needs of end users. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Week in Brdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets recorded a mixed performance during the past week, with many processors reporting limited end-user buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South Africa Bean Area Drops

VANCOUVER - Jan 24/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production faces a slight risk of declining for the fourth year in a row because of a significant drop in seeded area, judging from the preliminary seeded area estimates from the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 4,910 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jan 24/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 4,910 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 139,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jan 27/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 139,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India's Farmers Focus on Chickpeas

VANCOUVER - Jan 27/12 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's rabi or winter season crops in India continues to inch toward completion, with farmers continuing to plant small amounts of land. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Russia Harvested More Pulses in 2011

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- Russia's pulse harvest was up significantly in 2011, advancing from 1.4 to 2.45 million metric tons (MT) as yields returned to normal levels and seeded area expanded in response to strong domestic and export markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Stay Firm in Quiet Demand

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, despite a significant decrease in end-used buying activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Little Change in Pea Markets

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets were mostly unchanged in light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Uneasy Finish For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on an uneasy note, with a softer undertone noted in many product because of poor end-user demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Light Lentil Trading Interest

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed in against seasonally light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here