Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for March 2012

USDA Tenders for 1,500 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Mar 1/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,500 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 156,700 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 2/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 156,700 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

Pea Export Movement Slow in February

VANCOUVER - Mar 2/12 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada sank to their lowest level since April of 2010, with total shipments plunging 86% from both the previous month and the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Easier Undertone in lentils

VANCOUVER - Mar 3/12 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week's trading with a generally easier undertone as offers from growers and processors moved ahead of the short term needs of consumers and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Strong Finish For Beans

VANCOUVER - Mar 3/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a strong note, helped by increasingly bullish sentiment over this year's production prospects. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Light Trade in Peas

VANCOUVER - Mar 3/12 - SNS -- International field pea markets were little changed against relatively light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Mar 3/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were little changed in light trade during the past week, with the lack of end user demand created a weaker tone in some products. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Limited Chickpea Activity

VANCOUVER - Mar 3/12 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were little changed against relatively light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 6,290 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Mar 7/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office confirmed the purchase of 6,290 metric tons (MT) of peas and lentils for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mustard Oil, Protein Content Slips

WINNIPEG - Mar 8/12 - SNS -- The protein and oil content of Canada's 2011 mustard seed crop was generally lower than the previous 10-year average, according to the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Sets 2012-13 Loan Rates

WASHINGTON - Mar 9/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) set regional pulse crop loan rates for the 2012 crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 177,300 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 9/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 177,300 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 Tenders for 900 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Mar 9/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,500 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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Modest Improvement in lentil Demand

VANCOUVER - Mar 10/12 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note against a modest improvement in export demand for Canadian green lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseeds Unchanged to Easier

VANCOUVER - Mar 10/12 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were unchanged to slightly easier in continued light, end user buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Field Pea Markets Gain Ground

VANCOUVER - Mar 10/12 - SNS -- Limited grower selling interest helped push Canadian field pea markets higher on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Finish For Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Mar 10/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note amid relatively light activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Myanmar Pulse Exports Quicken

WASHINGTON - Mar 14/12 - SNS -- The pace of dry edible bean and other pulse exports from Myanmar improved in January, with shipments rising above both month and year earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

French Pea Exports Still Slowing

VANCOUVER - Mar 14/12 - SNS -- French field pea export movement continued to slow in January, dropping below both year and month earlier levels, according to the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 155,600 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 16/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 155,600 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

Seasonally Light Lentil Trade

VANCOUVER - Mar 16/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed in seasonally light trading activity, helped by a relatively relaxed attitude toward selling among growers in Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firm one in Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Mar 16/12 - SNS -- North American field pea prices maintained their firm tone throughout the past week, with supplies available from exporters closely matching the short term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Mar 16/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets remain little changed in limited trading interest, with offers from growers closely matching the short term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Maintain Mixed Tone

VANCOUVER - Mar 16/12 - SNS -- The world's dry edible bean markets maintained their mixed tone throughout the past week against moderate trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 12,700 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Mar 21/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 12,700 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Turkey Expects Large Sunseed Expansion

WASHINGTON - Mar 22/12 - SNS -- Sunflower seed production is expected to expand this year in Turkey as farmers respond to excellent price prospects for the crop, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Modest Growth in Myanmar Pulses

WASHINGTON - Mar 22/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean and pulse production in Myanmar is expected to increase slightly this year, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 184,100 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 23/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 184,100 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

Mixed Week in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Mar 24/12 - SNS - North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note, with limited end user buying reported by processors and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lentils Unchanged to Easier

VANCOUVER - Mar 24/12 - SNS - North American lentils finished the week's trading unchanged to weaker as offers from growers and processors moved ahead of the short term needs of exporters and end users. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Beans

VANCOUVER - Mar 24/12 - SNS - Dry edible bean markets finished the week little changed against relatively light trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Firm Against Tight Inventories

VANCOUVER - Mar 24/12 - SNS - Field pea markets finished the week's trading mostly unchanged against the general belief that inventories are already depleted. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Finding Room For Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Mar 24/12 - SNS -- Ideas about how many acres of dry edible beans will be planted this year were given a shake earlier this month as analytical firms started to roll out their acreage forecasts for corn, soybeans and wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South African Bean Estimate Drops

PRETORIA - Mar 27/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops are not developing as hoped, with average yields looking lower than first thought, according to the last crop estimates from the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Extends Pulse Export Ban

NEW DELHI - Mar 28/12 - SNS -- The Indian government will extend the ban on general pulse exports for another year, though the private trade can still export kabuli chickpeas and up to 10,000 metric tons (MT) of organic pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Sunseed Area to Jump 17%

WASHINGTON - Mar 30/12 - SNS -- Sunflower seed growers in the United States intend to plant a total of 1.81 million acres in 2012, up 17% from last year, but down from 2010, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Intends 21% Lentil Area Increase

WASHINGTON - Mar 30/12 - SNS -- Lentil growers in the United States intend to boost land in the crop by 21%, according to this year's seeding intentions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Bean Area Below 2010

WASHINGTON - Mar 30/12 - SNS -- Dry edible acreage in the United States will jump 38% to 1.67 million acres if farmer stick with their seeding intentions, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

One Third More Chickpeas in U.S.

WASHINGTON - Mar 30/12 - SNS -- Expected area planted for all chickpeas to be grown in the United States is 184,000 acres, up 38% from last season, according to this year's seeding intentions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Massive Increase in U.S. Peas

WASHINGTON - Mar 30/12 - SNS -- Field pea growers in the United States want to massively increase land in the crop to a 619,000 acres, with most of the increase coming from North Dakota, where farmers could not finish seeding last year's crops, according to this year's seeding intentions report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State

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USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 207,200 MT

WINNIPEG - Mar 31/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 207,200 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

Firmer Undertone in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Mar 31/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets managed a firmer finish on the week, helped by market reaction to the USDA seeding intentions report and slowing grower participation in markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firm Finish in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Mar 31/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a relatively firm note against worries about crops in Brazil and Argentina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chickpea Post Strong Finish

VANCOUVER - Mar 31/12 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading on a strong note against worries about available supplies in 2012-13. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Mar 31/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week little changed against relatively tight trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Mar 31/12 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week little changed in relatively trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Higher Than Expected Bean Intentions

VANCOUVER - Mar 31/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean seedings in the United States will rise 38% is farmers stick with the seeding intentions reported to the USDA this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here