Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for January 2013

Tepary Bean Development Advances

ALBUQUERQUE - Jan 3/13 - SNS -- More or less in the middle of New Mexico State University's new Student Centered Field Laboratory, nestled among the vegetable garden space, the cover crop research section and several rows of native corn varieties, is a plot of viney, pod-bearing plants that most New Mexicans would be hard-pressed to identify. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India's Rabi Pulse Area Near Average

VANCOUVER - Jan 4/13 - SNS -- Pulse area in India remains behind last year, but almost identical to the recent average for the first week of January. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Little Changed on Week

VANCOUVER - Jan 4/13 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets are starting 2013 on a relatively quiet note, with little change reported in prices from most origins. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chickpeas Open 2013 Under Pressure

VANCOUVER - Jan 4/13 - SNS -- International chickpea markets are starting the new year under significant selling pressure from India, which has forced exporters in Canada and Argentina to revise asking prices lower. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lentils Start Year on Quiet Note

VANCOUVER - Jan 4/13 - SNS -- International lentil markets are starting the new year on a relatively quiet note, with markets showing little movement during the holiday season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Start 2013 Unchanged to Firmer

VANCOUVER - Jan 4/13 - SNS -- International field pea markets unchanged to firmer as January got underway. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 219,800 MT

WINNIPEG - Jan 8/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 219,800 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-13 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

France Pea Export Pace Remains Slow

VANCOUVER - Jan 8/13 - SNS -- Field pea export movement from France managed a modest improvement in November, but total movement since the start of the country's marketing year are down 60.5% from the same five-month period last year, judging from data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada - Marketing Year Pea Export Clearance Summary

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USDA Buys 15,120 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jan 10/13 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 15,120 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Millet Harvest Confirmed Down 66%

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- Production of proso millet in 2012 totaled 3.09 million bushels, down 66% from 2011, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Second Smallest Safflower Crop

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- The 2012 U.S. safflower crop came in at 179 million pounds, is up 6% from 2011 but is the second lowest production since records began in 1991, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Jump in Mustard, Rapeseed Output

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- Production of mustard and rapeseed in the United States increased sharply in 2012, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

37% Advance in U.S. Sunfower Output

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- The 2012 sunflower crop in the United States finished at 2.79 billion pounds, up 37% from 2011, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Navy Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Baby Lima Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Small White Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Pinto Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Light Red Kidney Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Large Lima Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Edible Bean Crops Nears 1.45 MMT

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- Dry edible bean prodicytion in the United States ended up at 31.9 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1,448,109 meric tons (MT), according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012 . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Great Northern Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Cranberry Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. All Chickpea Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Pink Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Black Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Dark Red Kidney Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Small Red Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Not Specified Dry Bean Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Large Chickpea Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Small Chickpea Production Summary For 2012

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U.S. Blackeye Bean Production Summary For 2012

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Wrinkled Pea Seed Output Plunges

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- Wrinkled seed peas production in the United States is estimated at 406,000 cwt (100 pound units) in 2012, down 20% from 2011, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012 . . . Continue or visitors click here

AWP Production Declines

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- Austrian winter pea production in the United States contonued to decline in 2012, with production dropping 7% from the previous year, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Dry Pea Crop Smaller Than Hoped

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- Dry field pea production in the United States ended up smaller than expected, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Lentil Crop Rises 12%

WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- Lentil production in the United States improved slightly over the December forecast, coming in at a final tally of 5.30 million cwt (100 pound units) or 240,497 metric tons (MT), up 12% from last year, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012 . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 168,400 MT

WINNIPEG - Jan 11/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 168,400 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-13 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State

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India - Rabi Seeding Progress to January 11,2013

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U.S. Minor Oilseed Production Summary - Jan 2013

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North American Dry Edible Bean Situation - Jan 2013

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Few Changes in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/13 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed during the past week under seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/13 - SNS -- North American field pea markets posted a mixed finish on the week, with prices nominally easier in the United States but unchanged in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

More Comfortable N.S. Supply Situation

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/13 - SNS -- The North American supply situation for dry edible beans became slightly more comfortable with the final crop estimates for 2012 issued by the USDA on January 11. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Year Starts With Tight Birdseed Stocks

VANCOUVER - Jan 14/13 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets are starting the new year with confirmation of a steep decline in key ingredients in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canadian Food Soybean Quality Analysis

WINNIPEG - Jan 15/13 - SNS -- Last year's food-type soybean harvest in Canada expeienced an average decrease in protein content and an average increase in oil content, according to and analysis of 183 generic food-type and 5 Natto-type soybean samples tested by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. EPA Considers Pesticide Applications

WASHINGTON - Jan 16/13 - SNS -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the United States has received petitions to establish maximum residue levels (MRL) for pesticides for use on pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

University of Delaware Studying Lima Beans

NEWARK - Jan 17/13 - SNS -- The University of Delaware has received a $1.5 million from the USDA's Specialty Crop Research Initiative to study various aspects of plant disease on lima beans grown in both California and Delaware, the second largest producer of this class of bean in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Crop, Chemical Rotation Criticial to Limiting Blight

BOZEMAN - Jan 17/13 - MSU -- Growers generally appreciate moisture, but wind-driven rain and hail have spread blight through Montana's lentil, chickpea and dry pea fields. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India - Rabi Seeding Progress to January 18, 2013

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 174,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jan 18/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 174,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-13 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Maintain Strong Tone

VANCOUVER - Jan 18/13 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week;s trading on a relatively quiet note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseeds Hold Firm

VANCOUVER - Jan 18/13 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were mostly unchanged in hand-to-mouth buying by birdseed packagers and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Supply Uncertainty in Chickpeas

VANCOUVER - Jan 18/13 - SNS -- International chickpea pea markets finished the week with rising uncertainty about prospective supplies for the coming year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Little Change in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jan 18/13 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week unchanged to easier against seasonally light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Jan 18/13 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were little changed on the week against improved buying by Brazil and a somewhat defensive posture among exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South African Production Summary - Jan 2013

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South Africa Intends to Raise Bean Area

VANCOUVER - Jan 24/13 - SNS -- Farmers in South Africa will plant more beans this year, according to the first summer crop cycle seeded area estimates released by the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Myanmar's Exports Drop in November

WASHINGTON - Jan 24/13 - SNS -- Dry edible bean and pulse exports from Myanmar dropped in November, falling 27% from October to 80,369 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

2012 Pea Harvest Cooks Quicker

WINNIPEG - Jan 25/13 - SNS -- Peas harvested in 2012 cook much faster than those harvested in 2011, according to tests conducted by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) on samples submitted for analysis by western Canadian farmers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 215,100 MT

WINNIPEG - Jan 25/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 215,100 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-13 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Weaker Undertone in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jan 25/13 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week’s trading with a generally weaker undertone even though origin prices were little changed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Brazil Demand Supports Beans

VANCOUVER - Jan 25/13 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week unchanged to firmer against improved demand from Brazil and tightening stocks among most origin shippers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Green Peas Maintain Record Prices

VANCOUVER - Jan 25/13 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week’s trading on a relatively strong note, with whole and split green peas leading markets upward. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Millet Posts New Record High

VANCOUVER - Jan 25/13 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a strong note, helped by continued strength in U.S. white proso millet markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 14,720 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jan 26/13 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 14,720 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA PL-480 Food Aid Tender Summary - Mar 2013

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Chickpea Genome Sequenced

NEW DELHI - Jan 28/13 - SNS -- A team which inclused researchers from India, Canada, Australia, the United States, China, and Mexico mapped the full genetic sequence for the CDC Frontier chickpea variety and published in Nature Biotechnology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lower Special Crop Area in Canada

WINNIPEG - Jan 29/13 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada thinks farmers will reduce this year's pulse and specialty crop area by 7.6% to 6.55 million acres from last year's 7.09 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Pea Exports Improve in December

VANCOUVER - Jan 30/13 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 85,900 metric tons (MT) field pea were exported through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement in December. The CGC data does not include exports in containers or from non-reporting terminals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Molecular Breeding Expanding in Pulses

VANCOUVER - Jan 31/13 - SNS -- Molecular breeding technology is being brought to bear on pigeon peas and will be applied to chickpeas now that researchers have sequenced its genome. . . . Continue or visitors click here