Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for January 2015

Holiday Slowness in Beans

VANCOUVER - Jan 2/15 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets remain relatively quiet as traders in most countries continue their calendar year end holiday celebrations. . . . Continue

Mixed Week For Dry Beans

VANCOUVER - Jan 11/15 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week on a mixed note against relatively good trading interest. . . . Continue

Dry Bean Crop Up 29% Over 2013

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- Production of dry edible beans is estimated at 29.2 million cwt, up 19% from last year, according to the USDA's final crop estimates for 2014. . . . Continue

U.S. Lima Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Small Red Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Great Northern Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Dark Red Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Blackeye Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Cranberry Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Pink Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Navy Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Small White Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Pinto Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Other Dry Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Light Red Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Blackeye Bean Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Black Bean Production - Jan 2015

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USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

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USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State

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Myanmar Pulse Exports Drop in October

WASHINGTON - Jan 16/15 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar fell in October, dropping below month and year earlier levels, according to the latest data from the country's ministry of commerce. . . . Continue

USDA Crop Report Helps Dry Beans

VANCOUVER - Jan 16/15 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets were helped by the final USDA crop report for the year, which did not significantly increase production. . . . Continue

Few Changes in Dry Beans

VANCOUVER - Jan 25/15 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were little changed during a week which saw relatively light trading interest. . . . Continue

Mixed Week in Dry Beans

VANCOUVER - Jan 30/15 - SNS -- The world's dry edible bean markets registered a mixed performance during the week against relatively good demand. . . . Continue

Birdseeds Nominally Unchanged

VANCOUVER - Jan 2/15 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the Christmas and New Year’s holiday period on a quiet note, with markets unchanged to firmer in sympathy with oilseeds. . . . Continue

Birdseed Ingredients Helped by Bad Weather

VANCOUVER - Jan 11/15 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note against as demand pulled ahead of offers from growers. . . . Continue

U.S. Sep 1 Sunflower Stocks in All Positions

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Smaller Proso Millet Harvest

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- Production of proso millet in 2014 totaled 13.5 million bushels, compared with the 18.4 million bushels produced in 2013, according to the USDA's final crop estimates for 2014. . . . Continue

USDA Cuts Final Sunseed Estimate

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- The 2014 sunflower production totaled 2.21 billion pounds in the United States, up 10% from 2013 but down 10% from the October forecast, according to the USDA's final crop estimates for 2014. . . . Continue

USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Jan 15/15 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jan and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue

Birdseeds Unchanged to Easier

VANCOUVER - Jan 16/15 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets registered a mixed performance during the week, with Canadian markets holding steady while U.S. markets fell. . . . Continue

USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Jan 22/15 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jan and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue

Birdseed Tone Turns Firmer

VANCOUVER - Jan 25/15 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a firmer note, helped by strength in white proso millet and oil-type sunflower seed. . . . Continue

USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Jan 29/15 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Jan and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue

Birdseed Tone Turns Firmer

VANCOUVER - Jan 30/15 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were little changed against relatively light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue

Desi Chickpeas Helped by India News

VANCOUVER - Jan 2/15 - SNS -- Desi chickpea markets finished the week on a slightly firmer note against news India has extended the duty free exemption until March 31. . . . Continue

U.S. Small Chickpea Production - Jan 2015

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U.S. Large Chickpea Production - Jan 2015

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Lentils Nominally Easier

VANCOUVER - Jan 11/15 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week unchanged to nominally easier under relatively light trading activity. . . . Continue

33% Drop in U.S. Lentil Harvest

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- Lentil production in the United States is estimated at 3.37 million cwt, down 33% from last year, according to the USDA's final crop estimates for 2014. . . . Continue

Red Lentil Fundamentals Helped by Demand

VANCOUVER - Jan 16/15 - SNS -- International lentil markets maintained their firm tone against steady improvements in underlying world demand. . . . Continue

Lentils Unchanged to Modestly Lower

VANCOUVER - Jan 25/15 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week unchanged to modestly lower, influenced by the collapse of the Canadian dollar on world currency markets. . . . Continue

Firm Tone in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jan 30/15 - SNS -- International lentil markets maintained their firm tone through the past week as offers from growers slipped behind the short terms needs of the market. . . . Continue

India - Rabi Seeding Progress to Jan 2, 2015

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India Presses Toward Food Self Sufficiency

VANCOUVER - Jan 2/15 - SNS -- India's government is pressing toward greater self sufficiency in food production in more ways than programs targeting farmers. . . . Continue

USDA Buys 9,690 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jan 7/15 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 9,690 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue

France Aims To Boost Pulse Output

VANCOUVER - Jan 8/15 - SNS -- Direct subsidies to farmers are a key element in France's plan to significantly increase domestic production of protein crops used to produce livestock feed. . . . Continue

India - Rabo Seeding Progress to January 9, 2015

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Slow Rabi Plantings Help Mood in Peas

VANCOUVER - Jan 11/15 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's rabi season pulses in India continued to advance at an unusually slow pace during the past week, with total area falling further behind both last year and the recent average. . . . Continue

U.S. Pulse Inventory Summary Dec 1

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- Pulse crops stored in all positions on December 1, 2014 are: dry edible peas, 8.28 million cwt (100 pound units); lentils, 2.26 million cwt; Austrian winter peas, 94,000 cwt; all chickpeas, 1,741,000 cwt; small chickpeas, 569,000 cwt; and large chickpeas, 1,172,000 cwt, according to the latest stocks in all positions report from the USDA. . . . Continue

Little Change in AWP Harvest

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- Austrian winter opea outpt was little changed in 2013 despite a 33% jump in planted area to 24,000 acres, according to the USDA's final crop estimates for 2014. . . . Continue

Wrinkled Seed Pea Output Doubles

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- Wrinkled seed pea production is estimated at 618,000 cwt in 2014 in the United States, up 125% from 2013, according to the USDA's final crop estimates for 2014. . . . Continue

U.S. Field Pea Output Up 10%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- Production of U.S. dry edible peas is estimated at 17.2 million cwt, up 10% from last year, according to the USDA's final crop estimates for 2014. . . . Continue

India - Rabi Seeding Progress to Jan 16, 2015

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Strong Week for Yellow Peas

VANCOUVER - Jan 16/15 - SNS -- Yellow pea markets finished the week's trading on a firm note as available supplies from growers fell behind the medium term needs of the market. . . . Continue

USDA Tenders for 5000 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jan 22/15 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 5000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue

Ocean Freights Remain Low

WASHINGTON - Jan 22/15 - SNS -- Ocean freight rates could not get any upward traction in 2014, suggesting they should remain relatively stable for at least the first half of 2015, suggests a recent analysis by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. . . . Continue

USDA Tenders for 13,080 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jan 22/15 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 13,080 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue

India - Rabi Seeding Progress to Jan 23, 2015

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Seeded Area Expansion Seems Certain

VANCOUVER - Jan 25/15 - SNS -- Dry edible beans and other pulses have performed well versus other crops this season, with prices continuing to trend upward despite some underlying bearish sentiment in grains and oilseeds lower. . . . Continue

Canada and United States Pulse Situational

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Field Peas Hold Steady But Firm

VANCOUVER - Jan 25/15 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed during the past week, helped by efforts by exporters to do fill-in buying and meet pending vessels. . . . Continue

USDA Buys 500 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jan 29/15 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 500 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue

India -- Rabi Seeding Progress to Jan 30, 2015

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French Pea Exports Collapsing

VANCOUVER - Jan 30/15 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France remained at low level in October, falling well below year earlier levels, though rising above the previous month, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue

France - Field Pea Export Summary - Nov 2014

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Steady Movement Supports Peas

VANCOUVER - Jan 30/15 - SNS -- North American field pea markets were unchanged to slightly easier against relatively good movement of product into port positions to meet outstanding sales commitments. . . . Continue

Peru Becoming Top Quinoa Exporter

WASHINGTON - Jan 9/15 - SNS -- Peru will likely become the world's largest quinoa exported this year, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue

U.S. Sep 1 Minor Oilseed Stocks in All Positions

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