Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for June 2013

U.S. Bean Seeding Over 20% Complete

WASHINGTON - Jun 3/13 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's dry edible bean crops is just over 20% complete, with limited progress in Michigan offset by better progress in the rest of the growing area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Myanmar - Edible Bean Export Summary - April 2013

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Myanmar Pulse Exports Down on Year

WASHINGTON - Jun 5/13 - SNS -- Myanmar's dry edible bean exports have remained well below year earlier since February, with shipments in April dropping below both month and year earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 1,740 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 5/13 - SNS -- The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,740 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to June 3, 2013

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Small Acreage Crop Seeding Progress Slow

REGINA - Jun 6/13 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's specialty crops in Saskatchewan is advancing at a slower pace than in past years as farmers place a greater emphasis on getting cereal grains and oilseeds in the ground than crops like mustard or canaryseed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

France - Field Pea Export Summary - April 2013

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French Pea Exports Improve

VANCOUVER - Jun 7/13 - SNS -- The pace of field pea export movement from France continued to improve in April, rising above month-earlier, though remaining below year-earlier levels, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 121,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 7/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 121,000 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

Canada - Marketing Year Pulse Export Summary - May 2013

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Last Gasp for Canadian Bulk Pea Exports?

VANCOUVER - Jun 7/13 - SNS -- The pace of field pea exports from Canada managed a significant improvement in May, more than doubling movement in April and jumping 53% above the average monthly pace set between August and April. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 640 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 7/13 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 640 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Maintain Strong Tone

VANCOUVER - Jun 8/13 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the past week against a fundamental shortage of product in Argentina and delays planting this year’s crop in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canaryseed Crisis Helps Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jun 8/13 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading unchanged to firmer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Advance on Limited Grower Selling

VANCOUVER - Jun 8/13 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note as offers from growers fell behind the short term needs of processors and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Easier Tone Remains in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jun 8/13 - SNS -- Lentil finished the week's trading with a moderately easier tone as offers from processors and exporters inched ahead of the short term needs of buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Seeding Wrapping Up in Manitoba

WINNIPEG - Jun 10/13 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops ie entering its final stages in Manitoba, now that planting of all crops is considered 94%, according to the latest weekly crop progress report from Manitoba Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Bean Seeding Pushes Forward

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/13 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's dry edible bean crops made relatively good progress through the past week, though farmers in the most important growing states need drier conditions to ensure they finish seeding this year's crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pulses Inhibit Fat Cell Production

SYDNEY - Jun 13/13 - SNS -- Pulses appear to stop adult mouse stem cells from developing into fat cells and inhibit the absorption of fat during digestion, according to results from a study by Charles Sturt University (CSU) student Kyle Reynolds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Seeding Wrapping Up

REGINA - Jun 13/13 - SNS -- Farmers in Saskatchewan made nearly unprecedented progress seeding this year's crops during the past week, with 96% of all crops down in the ground, identical to last year up from the recent five-year average of 89%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 126,900 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 14/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 126,900 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

United Kingdom Pulse Use in Compound Feed - Apr 2013

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Canada - Contrasting Special Crop Forecasts

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Domestic Demand Helps Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jun 14/13 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were unchanged to firmer against ongoing coverage by North American domestic birdseed packagers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Smaller Canadian Chickpea Crop

VANCOUVER - Jun 14/13 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian chickpeas Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg predicts production will total 120,000 metric tons (MT) from 173,000 acres this year, compared to 158,000 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Lightly Traded Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jun 14/13 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed in seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Demand, Crop Worries Support Beans

VANCOUVER - Jun 14/13 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a strong note against optimism over the demand potential for the commodity in the face of smaller crops in North America and Latin America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Maintain Firm Tone

VANCOUVER - Jun 14/13 - SNS -- Field pea markets maintained their firm tone through the past week against tightening stocks in nearby shipping positions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Ag Canada Sees More Mustard Seed

VANCOUVER - Jun 14/13 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian mustard seed Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg predicts production will total 130,000 MT from 346,000 acres this year, compared to 119,000 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 580 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 19/13 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 580 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to June 17, 2013

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Third of Pulse Crop Behind Normal

VANCOUVER - Jun 20/13 - SNS -- Seeding of Saskatchewan's pulse and specialty crops is essentially complete, with farmers hoping their fields become dry enough to plant short season crops such as oats or green feed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India - Kharif Seeding Progress to June 21, 2013

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Year of Pulses Passes Second Stage

ROME - Jun 21/13 - SNS -- The proposal to have 2016 declared the International Year of Pulses passed the second stage of approval at the United Nations today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Celiac Disease Patients Can Eat Canaryseed

VANCOUVER - Jun 21/13 - SNS -- Efforts by the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan (CDCS) to get canaryseed recognized as a food will be helped by recent research which found that glabrous canaryseed could serve as an alternative source of gluten-free cereal grain that would be ideal for people with celiac disease. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 86,200 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 21/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 86,200 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

Mixed Week in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Jun 22/13 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note despite ongoing buying by domestic birdseed mixers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Currency Dips Freeze Demand

VANCOUVER - Jun 22/13 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading on an easier tone as buyers in several key destinations withdrew from markets on account of fast moving currency markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea Markets Tense Before StatsCan Report

VANCOUVER - Jun 22/13 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed during the past week as shippers filled in outstanding sales commitments and markets readied themselves for the contents of Tuesday's seeded area estimates from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bullish Undertone in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Jun 22/13 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week on a bullish note in light trade against worries about supply fundamentals in white beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada - June Seeded Area Versus Final Area

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Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Summary

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Canada Mustard Seed Planted Area Summary - Jun 2013

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Canada Chickpea Seeded Area Summary - Jun 2013

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Canada Field Pea Seeded Area Summary - Jun 2013

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Canada Lentil Seeded Area Summary - Jun 2013

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Canada Dry Bean Seeded Area Summary - Jun 2013

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Canada Canaryseed Seeded Area Summary - Jun 2013

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Dramatic Shifts From March Intentions

VANCOUVER - Jun 25/13 - SNS -- Canada's first seeded area report of the 2013 season discovered that farmers made some dramatic changes to their original seeding intentions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canaryseed Collapse

VANCOUVER - Jun 25/13 - SNS -- If Statistics Canada's seeded area estimate is correct, interest in growing canaryseed has collapsed in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 640 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 25/13 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 9,210 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USA - Pl-480 Food Aid Tender Summary - Aug 2013

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India Minimum Support Prices for 2013

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India -- Kharif Seeding Progress to June 28, 2013

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U.S. Millet Plantings Recover

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/13 - SNS -- Area planted to proso millet in 2013 is estimated at 530,000 acres, up 195,000 acres from 2012, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2013. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Mustard Area Drops 12%

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/13 - SNS -- Planted area of mustard seed is estimated at 45,000 acres, down 12% from 2012, and the third-lowest planted area since 1996, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2013. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Oil Sunflower Area Down, Confection Up

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/13 - SNS -- Area planted to sunflower in 2013 totals 1.57 million acres, down 18% from 2012, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2013, with oil-type sunflower falling even as confectionary sunflower seedings rose. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Safflower Plantings Drop 11%

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/13 - SNS -- Planted area of safflower decreased 11% from 2012, to 151,000 acres in 2013, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2013. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Edible Bean Area Down 16%

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/13 - SNS -- United States growers planted fewer dry edible beans than originally planned, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2013. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 85,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 28/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 85,000 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

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 85,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 28/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 85,000 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

U.S. Dry Edible Bean Area by Class - June 2013

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U.S. Dry Edible Bean Area by State - June 2013

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Few Changes in Peas

VANCOUVER - Jun 29/13 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed under relatively light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Underlying Nervousness in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Jun 29/13 - SNS -- International lentil markets were mostly unchanged in light trading during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here