KANSAS CITY - Mar 2/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking offers of 400 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment to Guatemala. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 3/04 - STAT - The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Mar 4/054 - MFB -- Attendees at the Michigan Farm Bureau's 2004 Trade Forum and Statewide Commodity Conference got a first-hand look at the Bush Administration's foreign trade agenda when a trade representative from Washington addressed the group March 4 at the Lansing Center. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 5/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 155,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 5/04 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets continue to exhibit a firmer undertone despite an absence of buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 5/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading under mixed conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 5/04 - STAT -- Canadian feed pea markets ended the week little changed in Canada or Europe, wit traders in both countries becoming more aware of the coming year's increase in world grain and oilseed output. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 5/04 - STAT -- North American lentil maintained their recent firm note in the face of strong lentil demand from the United States government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 5/04 - STAT -- North American field pea markets ended the week under mixed conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Mar 8/04 - SNS -- Rabi season pulse seedings in India are now estimated at 14.7 million hectares, a substantial improvement on the 10.7 million hectares normally sown. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Mar 8/04 - STAT -- The Mexican government announced the first round of tariff rate quota (TRQ) bean import auctions for 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/04 - STAT -- The end of the oil for food program and the end of trade sanctions against Iraq have created powerful opportunities for exporting regions to sell pulses to the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/04 - STAT -- Iraq offers an interesting, but uncertain opportunity for pulse exporters in the United States and elsewhere, concludes a delegation from the U.S.-based National Dry Bean Council (NDBC) which recently visited Iraq and Jordan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Mar 10/04 - STAT -- Mexican dry edible bean production is expected to remain at above average levels during the 2004-05 marketing year, with the result imports are not expected to grow beyond the normal need for premium quality beans for some of the country's markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Mar 11/04 - SNS -- Birdseed seed ingredients, some types of edible nuts and honey are on the list of products affected by escalating, retaliatory tariffs being imposed by the European Union on U.S. origin goods. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 11/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 180,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- Beans, peas and chickpeas are among the commodities which will be affected by the European Union's imposition of escalating, retaliatory duties on U.S. origin goods. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- In the livestock feed market, hogs are currently the most important outlet for feed peas -- though there is considerable long term potential for using peas in aquaculture because they are less polluting feed ingredient. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- Canada's field pea industry faces a longer term challenge of maintaining production in the face of subsidized output in the United States and efforts by the major importers such as India to encourage bigger domestic crops, suggests a recent analysis of the field pea sector by Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading mostly sideways in light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading under mixed conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were unmoved by the European Union's decision to impose tariffs on U.S. origin chickpeas as part of a package of retaliatory import duties. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- Feed pea export activity at Canada's Port of Vancouver has picked up, with two vessel now nominated to load cargo at the port. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- North American lentils continued to strengthen in the face of tightening stocks in both Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- Canadian field pea markets finished the week's trading with a sideways to weaker tone. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada does not expect to see much change in the supply situation for either Canadian mustard seed or buckwheat in the coming marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- South Africa's dry edible bean industry is optimistic about local market prospects because of quality problems with imported Chinese beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 15/04 - STAT -- Egypt has added lentils and fababeans -- also referred to as fava beans or broadbeans -- to the list of commodities available to the country's poor at subsidized prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 16/04 - STAT -- The U.S. agricultural attache for Spain expects field peas to be incorporated into Spanish livestock feed mixes at a slightly higher rate in 2004-05 as was the case during the past year. Even so, incorporation rates in both marketing years is only around 0.75% of total feed ingredients used. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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KANSAS CITY - Mar 17/04 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 400 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment as food aid to Guatemala. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Mar 17/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean production suffered a steep decline in 2003 on account of a cool, overcast summer which did not deliver enough heat units for crops to realize their full yield potential. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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PRETORIA - Mar 19/04 - SNS -- This season's edible bean crop in South Africa is now expected to total 68,390 metric tons (MT), a solid improvement on initial predictions the crop would end up at 63,370 MT, according to the latest estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 19/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 183,700 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 19/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets appeared to be consolidating recent, small gains, with markets finishing the week little changed to slightly firmer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 19/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets were little changed in a week which saw relatively light end-user buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 19/04 - STAT -- India's agriculture department maintained its prediction rabi season pulse area would reach 14.7 million hectares, up 2.7 million hectares from last year and well above the long term average of 10.7 million hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 19/04 - STAT -- North American lentil markets finished the week on a strong note, with solid price advances recorded for medium and large caliber green lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 19/04 - STAT -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a slightly firmer note on North American inter-dealer markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 23/04 - SNS -- Field pea producers in the Esperance port zone of the state of Western Australia delivered a record 45,000 metric tons (MT) of field peas last season and are expected to increase plantings in 2004. The record harvest exceeded the previous highest delivery of 32,000 MT in 2002. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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KANSAS CITY - Mar 23/04 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the 2003-04 shipping season to 171,610 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 23/04 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 73,540 MT, compared to 36,100 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 23/04 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 98,070 MT, compared to 75,210 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 23/04 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation is seeking offers of 12,730 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid during May. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Mar 23/04 - STAT -- Pulse production levels in Thailand are expected to remain relatively flat in the foreseeable future as tought competition on export markets from Myanmar has discouraged dry edible bean seeding in favor of rice and other crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Mar 26/04 - MFB -- The Michigan Edible Bean Cooperative was awarded a $247,175 USDA grant to help fund a market study about demand for dry bean flour. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MONTREAL - Mar 26/04 - SNS -- The new labor agreement negotiated between CN Rail's CNTL subsidiary and owner/operator truck drivers represented by the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) has been ratified by union members. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Mar 26/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 149,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2003-04 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 26/04 - SNS -- The USDA established loan rates for 2004 crop lentils, field peas and small caliber chickpeas as required by the 2002 Farm Bill. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 26/04 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets started to move during the past week at both the inter-dealer and grower levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 26/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets recorded a mixed performance during the past week. Canadian canaryseed markets were little changed against seasonally light buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 26/04 - STAT -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading on a strong note against improved demand from buyers in the Mediterranean. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 26/04 - STAT -- International field pea markets remain under the influence of the feed sector as the world struggles with tightening supplies of protein meal and other major fed ingredients. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 26/04 - STAT -- North American lentils maintained their recent upward momentum through the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Mar 29/04 - STAT -- Reports compiled by the U.S. agricultural attache here suggest dry edible bean imports from Canada and the United States remain a major irritation for local producers and farm groups. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BUENOS AIRES - Mar 30/04 - SNS -- Venezuela and Argentina have negotiated an oil for food barter, which will see Argentina ship an unspecified basket of agricultural products in exchange for 700,000 tons of fuel oil and 250,000 cubic meters of diesel. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Mar 30/04 - SNS -- Extending the Canadian Grain Commission's (CGC) new Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System (CIPRS) to cover mustard has attracted interest from some industry participants, says Bill Greuel, provincial oilseeds and transgenic crops specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization, despite concerns over cost-sharing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 30/04 - SNS -- The United States intends to carve the amount of money available to the World Food Program (WFP) by $300 million in the coming fiscal year, according to anonymous officials quoted in a news report by Reuters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/04 - SNS -- Prospective 2004 planting of dry beans in the U.S. totals 1.33 million acres, down 5% from last year and 31% below two years ago, according to the USDA seeding intentions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/04 - SNS -- Sunflower growers expect to plant a total of 2.09 million acres in 2004, down 11% from last year, according to the USDA seeding intentions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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KANSAS CITY - Mar 31/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here cancelled its request for offers of whole and split peas as well as lentils under invitation 044. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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