Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for July 2012

Pea Export Movement Down in June

VANCOUVER - Jul 3/12 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada declined in June, dropping below both year earlier levels and month earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Market Driven Red Lentil Grade Changes

WINNIPEG - Jul 6/12 - SNS -- Major, market-driven changes will come into place for red lentils with the start of the new marketing year, according to the Canadian Grain Commission(CGC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

French Exports to India Soar

VANCOUVER - Jul 6/12 - SNS -- India has emerged as the most importer buyer of peas from France during the 2011-12 marketing campaign on account of surging demand following a disappointing rabi or winter season pulse harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 100 MT Peas

KANSAS CITY - Jul 6/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 100 metric tons (MT) of peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 69,200 MT

WINNIPEG - Jul 6/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 69,200 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

Doubts Build Over India's Summer Crop

VANCOUVER - Jul 6/12 - SNS -- This year's monsoon got off to a slower than normal start and the precipitation outlook through July 13 suggests that it will continue to develop slowly across the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lentils Continue to Ease Into New Crop

VANCOUVER - Jul 7/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets continued to soften in the face of relatively light end user buying interest and increased optimism about crop conditions in lentil growing areas of North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Market Spreads Narrow

VANCOUVER - Jul 7/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets registered a mixed performance during the past week, with European prices rising to close the gap with Canadian spot markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Unchanged in Light Trade

VANCOUVER - Jul 7/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week little changed in against relatively light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Dryness Pulls U.S. Birdseeds Higher

VANCOUVER - Jul 7/12 - SNS -- North American birdseed markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bags To India Must be Marked

DELHI - Jul 8/12 - SNS -- Information about the shipper must now be printed on all shipments of bagged pulses destined for India. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 1,610 MT Peas

KANSAS CITY - Jul 9/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,610 metric tons (MT) of peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Lentil Acreage Up 12%

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/12 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States plabted 12% more lentils than last year, according to the USDA's latest crop report, falling short of the 21% increase they planned to undertake in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Pea Area Soars

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/12 - SNS -- Field pea plantings in the United States ended up at 600,000 acres, just shy of the 619,000 farmers planned to seed this year, according to the USDA's latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

More Austrian Winter Peas Sown

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/12 - SNS -- Planted area of Austrian winter peas in the United States is estimated at 19,000 acres, up 6% from a year ago, according to the USDA's latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Lentil Acreage Up 12%

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/12 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States planted 12% more lentils than last year, according to the USDA's latest crop report, falling short of the 21% increase they planned to undertake in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to July 9, 2012

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India - Kharif Seeding Progress to July 13, 2012

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 94,700 MT

WINNIPEG - Jul 13/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 94,700 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

USDA Buys 1,610 MT Peas

KANSAS CITY - Jul 13/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,610 metric tons (MT) of peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Transitioning Into New Crop

VANCOUVER - Jul 14/12 - SNS -- North American field pea markets have started the transition into new crop pricing as processors and exporters become more confident about developing crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Outside Markets Influence Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jul 14/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a mixed note, influenced by outside market conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Seasonally Light Lentil Trade

VANCOUVER - Jul 14/12 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week mostly unchanged in seasonally light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Little Changed in Mixed Week

VANCOUVER - Jul 14/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week little changed under mixed trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Myanmar Exports Surge in May

WASHINGTON jul 14/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean and other pulse exports from Myanmar surged in May, jumping 33% over last year to 209,040 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to July 16, 2012

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India - Kharif Seeding Progress to July 20, 2012

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 102,100 MT

WINNIPEG - Jul 20/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 102,100 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

U.S Drought Expands

VANCOUVER - Jul 20/12 - SNS -- For the third week in a row, the United States set a record for the amount of land experiencing a drought in the 12-year history of the USDA's Drought Monitor project. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseed Market Calmer

VANCOUVER - Jul 20/12 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were calmer during the past week, with markets less willing to follow grains and oilseeds higher. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Lentil Market

VANCOUVER - Jul 20/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed with grower selling interest remaining slightly ahead of the short term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Field Pea Markets Quiet

VANCOUVER - Jul 20/12 - SNS -- International field pea markets remained relatively quiet during the past week, with markets waiting to see if bullish market conditions for grains and oilseeds affect grower selling attitudes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Bean Finish on Easier Note

VANCOUVER - Jul 20/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week’s trading on a slightly easier note as the widening drought in the United States has yet to penetrate deeply in edible bean country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South African Bean Future Worrisome

PRETORIA - Jul 24/12 - SNS -- There was not change in the dry edible bean production forecast for the summer crop of the 2011-12 season, according to the latest crop estimates from the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to July 23, 2012

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Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to July 23, 2012

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USDA Tenders for 13,390 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jul 26/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 13,390 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 66,400 MT

WINNIPEG - Jul 27/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 66,400 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

Pace of Pulse Seeding Stays Slow

VANCOUVER - Jul 27/12 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's kharif or summer monsoon season pulse crops continued at a slower pace than normal during the past week, according to India's Agriculture Department's weekly seeding progress update. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea Prices Surge Upward

VANCOUVER - Jul 27/12 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week's trading on an unusually strong note, with the gap between spot and new crop markets closing as prices surged higher on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lentils Become Cheapest Pulse

VANCOUVER - Jul 27/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading with a generally softer undertone, with origin sellers becoming more aggressive in their efforts to obtain business. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Finish For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jul 27/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredients posted a mixed finish on the week, with markets in the United States steady to firmer, while Canadian canaryseed weakened. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Beans Remain Quiet

VANCOUVER - Jul 27/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were little change against seasonally light end user buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here