VANCOUVER - May 1/06 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar posted a solid increase during February, jumping around 21,000 metric tons (MT) from January and roughly 27,000 MT above year earlier levels to total 78,276 MT of beans and pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 2/06 - SNS -- Canadian field pea exporters continue to set new shipping records, with more field peas leaving Canada in April that had happened at any time in the past, judging from data available from the Canadian Ports Clearance Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about South Africa Production Summary - May 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - May 5/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 316,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2005-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/06 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets continued their upward trek during the past week against strong export movement and a normal tightening of offers from growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/06 - SNS -- Chickpea markets were somewhat easier during the past week in the face on ongoing export activity by Mexico and the proximity of new crop merchandise from parts of the United States and Turkey. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/06 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets recorded a mixed performance during the past week, with prices easing for Latin American origins, while remaining relatively firm in North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/06 - SNS -- International feed pea markets continued to firm during the past week, helped by the strength of the Euro and Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. greenback. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/06 - SNS -- There is a general belief in Canada that the Statistics Canada seeding intentions estimates will be proven wrong, despite slow planting seed sales to growers this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/06 - SNS -- International lentil markets continued to strengthen during the past week, helped by an exceptionally strong Canadian dollar. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/06 - SNS -- Canaryseed growers in Canada appear to have lost interest in selling, forcing inter-dealer and export asking prices sharply higher as available supplies fall below the needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ISLAMABAD - May 8/06 - IRIN -- A severe drought is likely in Pakistan in the coming months, weather experts at the national meteorological department in the capital, Islamabad, warned on Monday, with reservoir levels in some areas already dangerously low after a dry winter and little rain expected in the next two months. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canadian Stocks by Commodity - Mar 31, 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Canadian Stocks by Season - Mar 31, 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - May 10/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 4,520 metric tons (MT) of wheat for delivery to ports during June and July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 10/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 450 metric tons (MT) of pinto beans for shipment to Nicaragua. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 10/06 - SNS -- Statistics Canada's specialty crop March 31 stocks in all positions estimates are still something of a work in progress, with the relationship between those numbers and the final ending stocks sometimes yielding surprising results. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 10/06 - SNS -- Statistics Canada's stocks in all positions report for specialty crops did not come in as expected for all crops covered. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/06 - SNS -- Available supplies of specialty crops in Canada on March 31 soared to record levels this year, with growers and companies holding 2.906 million metric tons (MT) of peas, lentils, canary, mustard and sunflower seed in inventory. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 11/06 - SNS -- Few changes were recommended to specialty crop grades at yesterday's meeting of the Western Standards Committee (WSC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 12/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 308,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2005-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 12/06 - SNS -- World lentil production could drop to around 3.46 million metric tons (MT) in 2006-07, down 17% from the current marketing year, believes Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/06 - SNS -- Spot lentil markets were little changed during the past week, while expectations of a significant decline in green lentil area in Canada added strength to deferred markets for that class. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/06 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets remain relatively quiet, with limited trading interest noted for both spot and new crop shipping positions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/06 - SNS -- Statistics Canada's stocks in all positions report pegged the March 31 supply of peas at a higher than expected level. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/06 - SNS -- An improved fundamental outlook for the world's feed ingredient markets for the 2006-07 season and a strong Euro helped lift international feed pea markets higher during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/06 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week mostly unchanged in light trade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/06 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets ended the week on a relatively firm note, with prices for most ingredients unchanged on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 14, 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - May 16/06 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France remained below year earlier levels in March, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 19/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 251,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2005-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/06 - SNS -- The competitive situation in Spain's and the rest of Europe's feed pea industry will remain unchanged in the coming season following a decision by the European Union to withdraw a 14% punitive import duty of a wide range of U.S. origin products effected May 16. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/06 - SNS -- New crop lentil markets continued to improve through the past week, helped by expectations of a sharp drop in green lentils seedings in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/06 - SNS -- International chickpea markets are expected to remain firm across the 2006-07 marketing campaign, reflecting tight stocks in all major exporting markets, according to speakers at this year's CICILS convention in Goa, India. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/06 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were little changed on the week, as many market participants were in India for the annual CICILS international pulse conference. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/06 - SNS -- Canadian canaryseed markets ended the week on a strong note as supplies available to the market fell far short of the needs of processors and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/06 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a relatively firm note against steady import demand from the Indian subcontinent and the resumption of feed pea shipments to Spain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 24/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 9,660 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 24/06 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 162,650 MT, compared to 153,820 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 24/06 - 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 193,890 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 24/06 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 31,240 MT, compared to 36,810 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 24/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 450 metric tons (MT) of pinto beans for shipment to Nicaragua. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/06 - SNS -- Problems with this year's pulse harvests in Pakistan will result in a significant increase in total imports in 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 26/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here amended PL-480 food aid tender invitation 066 to include more field peas and lentils than initially requested. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 26/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 187,400 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2005-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 26/06 - SNS -- International chickpea markets remain firm against ongoing demand and a tight supply situation until Turkish and Syrian crops are harvested in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 26/06 - SNS -- Canadian seeding progress remains the focus of international lentil markets, with end users worried about the level of decrease which will be recorded in Canadian green lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 26/06 - SNS -- Field peas ended the week's trading on a firm note against steady export demand and tightening stocks in major producing areas in the world. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 26/06 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were little changed under holiday shortened trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 26/06 - SNS -- International feed pea markets ended the week on a firm note against underlying strength in major feed ingredient markets and a tightening fundamental picture as the 2005-06 marketing year drives toward its conclusion. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 26/06 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were little changed on the week, with growers remaining reluctant sellers as they worry about planting this year's crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Grower Prices for Special Crops - May 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - May 31/06 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar posted a massive recovery during March, with export clearances jumping 62.5% from February and 78% above year earlier levels to reach 127,220 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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