WASHINGTON - May 4/04 - STAT -- Seeding this year's dry edible bean crops is barely underway in the United States, with little progress reported in most of the key production areas, while states such as Washington report rapid progress. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 4/04 - SNS -- Seeding this year's crops is underway in most regions of Manitoba, with pulses and sunflower being planted. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 5/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) office here is seeking offers of 350 metric tons (MT) of yellow peas and pinto beans for shipment as food aid in June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 5/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) office here confirmed the purchase of 12,660 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid in June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - May 6/04 - SNS -- The British Edible Pulse Association (BEPA) says field pea area in the United Kingdom ended up down from last year, with growers placing more emphasis on winter beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - May 6/04 - SNS -- Mustard seed production in Bangladesh is expected to advance from 246,000 metric tons (MT) last year to a possible 246,000 MT this year, assuming normal weather conditions across the growing season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Special Crop Stocks-Use Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - May 7/04 - STAT -- The March 31 stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada should not come as a particular surprise to the Canadian specialty crop industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 7/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 133,500 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

KANSAS CITY - May 7/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 350 metric tons (MT) of peas and beans for shipment as food aid in June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 7/04 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week mostly sideways in light trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 7/04 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets managed a mixed performance during the past week against a slight improvement in demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 7/04 - STAT -- Chickpea markets finished weekly trading mostly unchanged to firmer as market demand remained ahead of available supplies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 7/04 - STAT -- North American lentil markets finished the week's trading little changed in both current and new crop shipping positions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 7/04 - STAT -- Good progress was made seeding this year's field pea crops in Saskatchewan during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 10/04 - SNS -- Good progress seeding this year's dry edible beans was reported in most producing states during the past week, despite widespread concern about soil moisture conditions and its potential impact on germination in fields. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/04 - STAT -- The USDA's latest round of crop production and international supply and demand forecasts did not consider specialty crops, but some industry participants see the reports as having a potentially bullish impact over the coming months. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 13/04 - SNS -- North America's pulse industry is pleased that the U.S. Senate passed a bill which would close a tax loophole deemed illegal under the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and which allowed the European Union to establish escalating punitive duties on a wide range of U.S. products. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 13/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,000 metric tons (MT) of buckwheat groats for shipment as food aid to Jamaica. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 14/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 104,200 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 - May 14/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week on a generally firmer note against supply worries in North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 14/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets registered a mixed performance on both domestic and export markets during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 14/04 - STAT -- VANCOUVER - May 14/04 - STAT -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading sideways to unchanged in relatively light trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 14/04 - STAT -- International lentil markets finished the week on a mixed note with sellers outnumbering buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 14/04 - STAT -- Seeding of this year's field pea crops is advancing a faster than normal pace, but last week's snow fall events in western Canada slowed grower activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 17/04 - SNS -- Drought will not be an opening season problem for the majority of dry edible bean producers in the United States, with moisture in North Dakota and Minnesota mostly adequate, while growers in Michigan are struggling withtoo much water. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - May 17/04 - STAT -- Field pea exports by France continued at a lackluster pace through March, judging from data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 18/04 - 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 185,870 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 18/04 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 78,650 MT, compared to 59,670 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 18/04 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 107,220 MT, compared to 99,150 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 18/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 2,560 metric tons (MT) of pulses fort shipment as food aid during July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JAKARTA - May 19/04 - SNS -- Demand for pulses in snacks in Indonesia has remained relatively steady in recent years, allowing the import of roughly 12,000 metric tons (MT) per year of various classes of field peas, 10,000 MT of food grade soybeans andpeanuts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JAKARTA - May 19/04 - SNS -- Popcorn has enjoyed considerable growth in the Indonesian snack food market in recent years, according to a report on the sector prepared by the U.S. agricultural attache here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - May 20/04 - SNS -- Pulse production levels will be bigger than initially expected this year and have the potential to increase during the coming 2004-05 marketing year, judging from the latest crop and seeding intentions estimates by the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 21/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 114,300 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 - May 22/04 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week mostly unchanged to slightly easier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 22/04 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets were mainly unchanged to weaker in relatively light domestic and export trade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 22/04 - STAT -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading with a slightly easier tone in spot markets, while new crop was mainly unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 22/04 - STAT -- Field pea seeding slowed in parts of western Canada during the past week on account of rain and snowfall events in parts of the growing region. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 25/04 - SNS -- Seeding this year's dry edible bean crops was delayed in some of the major producing areas in the north and northeastern United States on account of wet weather. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - May 27/04 - SNS -- The Mexican government hopes to engineer a net increase in dry edible bean seedings of 200,000 hectares in San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas and Durango. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 28/04 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 88,100 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 - May 28/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading mainly unchanged, but with a mostly firmer undertone. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 28/04 - STAT -- International birdseed ingredient markets finished trading on an easier note, influenced by weakness in major commodity markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 28/04 - STAT -- General reluctance to pay premiums for old crop merchandise on international agricultural commodity markets influenced demand for lentils during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 28/04 - STAT -- Field pea markets finished the week mostly easier in sympathy with weaker soybean meal markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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