Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for June 2011

Limited Pulse Seeding Progress

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/11 - SNS -- Limited progress was made seeding this year's dry edible bean and field pea crops in the United States during the past week, with many areas reporting conditions remain too wet for farmers to do as much work in fields as needed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea Exports Ease in May

VANCOUVER - Jun 1/11 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada declined in May, dropping both month and year-earlier levels because of a steep reduction in the volume of peas exported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CGC Ending Canaryseed Analysis Service

WINNIPEG - Jun 1/11 - SNS -- When the 2011-12 marketing year gets underway, the Canadian Grain Commission will no longer provide any grading or analysis services for canaryseed and any other grain which is not regulated (non-designated grain) under the Canada Grain Act. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 1,770 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Jun 1/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,770 metric tons (MT) of pinto beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Seeding 70% Complete

VANCOUVER - Jun 2/11 - SNS -- Wet fields and more rain events in eastern and southern Saskatchewan made it hard for farmers in the province to make as much progress seeding this year's crops as they had hoped, with the result the percentage of intended crop planted advanced to just 70% complete as of the end of May, up from 59% at this time last year, but down from the recent five-year average of 81% complete by this time of year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 135,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 3/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 135,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseeds Helped by Outside Markets

VANCOUVER - Jun 4/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a firm note in sympathy with major grains and oilseeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firmer Note For Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jun 4/11 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note against worries about the amount of acres that will be planted in western Canada and the United States this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Peas

VANCOUVER - Jun 4/11 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading mostly unchanged against moderate demand and worries about how much of the Canadian and U.S. crops will finally be planted. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bean Undertone Improves

VANCOUVER - Jun 4/11 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note, as harvest selling pressure in Argentina is relieved and Chinese exporters become more cautious over pricing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

French Pea Exports Steady in April

VANCOUVER - Jun 8/11 - SNS -- Field pea exports remained steady through April, rising above year earlier levels, but dropping below the quantity shipped in March, judging from the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Pulse Seeding Wrapping Up

VANCOUVER - Jun 9/11 - SNS -- Seeding of all crops in Saskatchewan is considered 79% complete, up nine points on the week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report. This compares to the five-year average of 90% seeded by the first week of June and just 70% complete at this time last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Approves Higher Kharif MSPs

NEW DELHI - Jun 9/11 - SNS -- India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for Kharif Crops of 2011-12 Season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 174,900 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 10/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 174,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

New Crop Lentils More Bullish

VANCOUVER - Jun 10/11 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note, with bullish sentiment building in new crop markets even as old crop inventories in Canada weighed on buyer sentiment. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Beans Steady

VANCOUVER - Jun 10/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week little changed, with offers from exporters closely matching emerging buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canaryseed Fundamentals Lift Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jun 10/11 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, helped by tightening available supplies of old crop product and worries about the impact falling area could have on new crop markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Myanmar's Exports Slip in April

WASHINGTON - Jun 13/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean and other pulse exports from Myanmar slipped in April, totalling 81,307 metric tons (MT) of beans and pulses, up 42% from the same period in 2009, but down 6.7% from March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 470 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 13/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 470 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CGC Funding Collapse

WINNIPEG - Jun 14/11 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is looking at severely reducing program spending after August 1, 2012 because of the expected expiration of ad hoc funding from the federal government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Australian Crop Production Estimates - June 2011

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Australian Seeded Area Estimates - June 2011

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USDA Tenders for 12,400 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 15/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 12,400 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to June 13, 2011

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Saskatchewan Seeding Progress Limps Forward

VANCOUVER - Jun 16/11 - SNS -- Seeding of all crops inched forward during the past week in Saskatchewan, with 82% of all crops now planted, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report, up from 73% at this time last year, but below the 10-year average of 93% in the ground by the middle of June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 113,600 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 17/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 113,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Bean Seeding Limps Forward

VANCOUVER- Jun 17/11 - SNS -- Seeding delays in the United States and more rainfall events in Montana and North Dakota added to fears not all intended acreage will be planted this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chickpea Remain Firm

VANCOUVER- Jun 17/11 - SNS -- International chickpea markets maintained their firm tone through the past week against ongoing shortages of large caliber kabuli chickpeas from all origins. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firmer Finish For Lentils

VANCOUVER- Jun 17/11 - SNS -- The world's lentil markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note against fears the drop in North American acreage could result in a fundamental shortage of some classes and grades in the coming marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Firm on Ongoing Demand

VANCOUVER- Jun 17/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, helped by ongoing short covering by exporters and tightening stocks on farms in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Week For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER- Jun 17/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient market posted a mixed performance during the past week as markets respond to general weakness in major grains and oilseeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 8,260 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 22/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 8,260 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada - Intended Dry Bean Area by Class - June 2011

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Canada - Intended Mustard Seed Area by Class - June 2011

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Canada - Intended Chickpea Area by Class - June 2011

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Canada - Intended Canaryseed Area by Class - June 2011

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Canada - Intended Field Pea Area by Class - June 2011

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Canada - Intended Lentil Area by Class - June 2011

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Canada - June Seeded Area Estimate Versus Actual

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Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to June 20, 2011

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June Seeding Intentions Surprising

VANCOUVER - Jun 23/11 - SNS -- Someone forgot to tell farmers what they were supposed to be doing this year. That one of the few conclusion that can be reached about Statistics Canada's seeded area estimates for 2011, which surprised most market participants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 142,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 25/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 142,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Acreage Doubts Support Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jun 25/11 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading on a firm note against continued doubts about how many acres of the crop were actually planted in Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Seeding Worries Keep Birdseeds Firm

VANCOUVER - Jun 25/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a relatively firm note, helped by worries about whether farmers in Canada will finish planting their canaryseed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Surprising Collapse in Canadian Bean Area

VANCOUVER - Jun 25/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were surprised by the collapse in planted area in Canada, where actual and intended area is forecast to drop by half to 160,000 acres this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Plunging Pea Area Worries Market

VANCOUVER - Jun 25/11 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading on an unsettled note against news Canada expects seeded area to plunge from 3.45 to 2.52 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 13,570 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 25/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 13,570 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Dry Bean Area Down One Third

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean plantings in the United States are expected to end up at 1.26 million acres, down 34% from last year United States and just below their original intention to plant 1.3 million acres, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Millet Area Sinks 18%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- Area planted to proso millet in the United States this year is estimated at 320,000 acres, down 18% or 70,000 acres from 2010, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Sunflower Plantings Drop 5%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- Area planted to sunflower in the United States this year totals 1.86 million acres, down 5% from 2010, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saffflower Plantings Sink 21%

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- The United States' planted area of safflower decreased 21% from 2010, to 137,500 acres in 2011, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. -- Minor Oilseed Production Forecast - June 2011

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U.S. Mustard Area Plunges

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS --Farmers in the United States are showing little interest in growing mustard seed this year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Pulse Inventories Jump

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- Unsold inventories of peas and lentils are up sharply over last year in the United States, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety - Jun e 2011

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USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State - June 2011

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 171,300 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 30/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 171,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to June 27, 2011

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