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Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for May 2011


Pea Exports Soar in April

VANCOUVER - May 2/11 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of field peas from Canada soared in April, jumping past 300,000 metric tons (MT) for the first time this season and only the third time in the history of bulk conventional pea movement from Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Seeding Progress Limited in Canada

VANCOUVER - May 6/11 - SNS -- Pulse producers in western Canada made little progress seeding this year's crops during the week ending May 2, though growers in several areas expect to get busier in the coming week if they do not receive any more snow or rain. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada - Mustard Seed Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011

A table about Canada - Mustard Seed Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011 . . . Continue

Canada - Lentil Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011

A table about Canada - Lentil Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011 . . . Continue

Canada - Dry Pea Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011

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Canada - Sunflower Seed Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011

A table about Canada - Sunflower Seed Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011 . . . Continue

Canada - Chickpea Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011

A table about Canada - Chickpea Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011 . . . Continue

Canada - Canaryseed Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011

A table about Canada - Canaryseed Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011 . . . Continue

Lentil Inventory Soars, Peas Sink

VANCOUVER - May 6/11 - SNS -- Available supplies of specialty crops in Canada on March 31 were little changed from last year as massive declines in field pea stocks were offset by soaring lentil inventories, according to Statistics Canada's stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 201,700 MT

WINNIPEG - May 6/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 201,700 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 9,390 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - May 7/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 9,390 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Uneasy Finish For Pea Markets

VANCOUVER - May 7/11 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week's trading on an uneasy note against easing demand from India and slightly higher than expected pea stocks in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Light Trade in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - May 7/11 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets managed a mostly firm finish in light trade during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Birdseeds Manage Firmer Finish

VANCOUVER - May 7/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a firmer note against smaller than expected canaryseed stocks estimates for Canada and worries about seeded area for millet and sunflower in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Lentil Undertone Easier

VANCOUVER - May 7/11 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading on a generally easier note against confirmation stocks in Canada are not easing because of the poor quality of the crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here


France - Field Pea Export Summary - March 2011

A table about France - Field Pea Export Summary - March 2011 . . . Continue

Australian 2011 Pulse Crop Forecast

A table about Australian 2011 Pulse Crop Forecast . . . Continue

Only 5% Saskatchewan's Crop Seeded

VANCOUVER - May 12/11 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops is advancing at the same rate as last year in Saskatchewan, falling far behind the recent five year average for this time of year, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pakistan's Pulse Output Chronically Lags Needs

WASHINGTON - May 12/11 - SNS -- The gap between the amount of pulses Pakistan consumes each year and what it produces is likely to widen, argues the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Getting U.S. Food Aid Right

JOHANNESBURG - May 13/11 - IRIN -- Changing the food the US government supplies as aid could deliver better results and still save money, a new study says. The review for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) by researchers at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy has been welcomed by NGOs and US food aid experts, but the findings have also come in for some criticism. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 1,120 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - May 13/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,120 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 212,700 MT

WINNIPEG - May 13/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 212,700 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Slowing Export Pace Worries Pea Market

VANCOUVER May 13/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed in light trading interest on the week, though Canadian market participants are somewhat worried about slowing pace of export movement. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Seeding Delays May Boost Sunseed Area

VANCOUVER May 13/11 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were little changed in seasonally light trade during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Easier Undertone in World Beans

VANCOUVER May 13/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were mixed, with a slightly easier undertone during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Few Changes in lentil Markets

VANCOUVER May 13/11 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed in relatively quiet trading interest over the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Tension in Chickpea Markets

VANCOUVER May 13/11 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading under tense trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Seeding Progress Lags Last Year

VANCOUVER - May 19/11 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops fell behind last year's pace through the middle of May, largely because fields in the eastern part of the province were still too wet for armers to enter them, according to the latest weekly crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chile Dependent on Lentil Imports

WASHINGTON - May 120/11 - SNS -- Chile is almost entirely dependent on lentil improts to meet its consumption neds, with Canada the dominant supplier, notes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country in a recent report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 202,600 MT

WINNIPEG - May 20/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 202,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chickpeas Firm in Tough Week

VANCOUVER - May 21/11 - SNS -- Chickpea markets maintained their firm tone throughout the past week in light trade because of tight supplies and the need for some buyers to re-enter markets to cover in merchandise bought earlier. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 9,680 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - May 21/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 9,680 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Peas Firm on Good Movement

VANCOUVER - May 21/11 - SNS -- Better than expected movement of field peas from Canada this month and additional vessel nominations helped boost asking prices on world markets for the commodity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mixed Finish in Lentils

VANCOUVER - May 21/11 - SNS -- North American lentils markets managed a mixed finish on the week against relatively light buying industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Fews Changesd in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - May 221/11 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were little changed under relatively quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Birdseeds Unchanged to Firmer

VANCOUVER - May 21/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were unchanged to firmer largely because of the firmer week over week performance in oilseed and grain markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


South Africa Bean Estimate Unchanged

VANCOUVER - May 24/11 - SNS -- This season's dry edible bean production estimate for South Africa was left unchanged in the latest summer crop report from the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 23, 2011

A table about Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 23, 2011 . . . Continue

Bullish Seeding Progress Reports

VANCOUVER - May 26/11 - SNS -- Seeding progress reports for the United States and Canada are increasingly viewed as bullish by markets because farmers are expected to soon switch their focus from pulses to crops which are less risky to seed at the end of May and early June. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 172,800 MT

WINNIPEG - May 27/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 172,800 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 910 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - May 27/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 910 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Movement Keeps Peas Firm

VANCOUVER - May 27/11 - SNS -- Fresh tenders for field peas combined with moderate demand from the Indian subcontinent and other destinations to keep field pea markets firm on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Lentil Market Tension Rises

VANCOUVER - May 27/11 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week with an increased sense of tension even though trading interest remained seasonally light. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mixed Finish For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - May 27/11 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note, with Canadian markets easing as available supplies lifted above the short term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Few Changes in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - May 27/11 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets were unchanged to slightly firmer in limited trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Special Crops Face Paradigm Shift

VANCOUVER - May 29/11 - SNS -- Fundamental changes in the business environment in Canadian agriculture seem likely now that the Conservative Party has won a majority in Parliament. . . . Continue or visitors click here



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