Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for May 2013
Another Unprecedented Spring in Beans
VANCOUVER - May 1/13 - SNS -- The spring of 2013 is another in a series of memorable seeding periods in North America and could do as the year where seeding was delayed longer than almost farmer can remember.
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North American Edible Bean Situation
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Bulk Freight Rtaes Under Pressure
WASHINGTON - May 2/13 - SNS -- Bulk conventional ocean freight rates are expected to remain relatively stable as demand for space is expected to remain behind the supply, according to a analysis by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, published in the Grain Transportation Report.
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Mexico Helps Cover 2012 Crop Storage Costs
WASHINGTON - May 2/13 - SNS -- The Mexican government will help bean grower organizations pay for the cost of storing beans grown during the 2012 spring/summer production cycle.
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Canada - Chickpea Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2013
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Canada - Mustard Seed Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2013
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Canada - Canaryseed Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2013
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Canada - Field Pea Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2013
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Canada - Lentil Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2013
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Canada - Sunflower Seed Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2013
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Mixed Special Crop Stocks Picture
VANCOUVER - May 3/13 - SNS -- The quantity of pulses being consumed by Canada's livestock feed industry is smaller than appeared to be the case, but improved export movement since the start of the calendar year has pulled stocks in all positions down from year earlier levels.
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Canada - Special Crop Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31
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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 266,000 MT
WINNIPEG - May 3/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 266,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-13 marketing year.
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Stocks Report Supports Canaryseed
VANCOUVER - May 3/13 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a generally firm note.
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Chickpea Inventory Soars
VANCOUVER - May 3/13 - SNS -- Statistics Canada's March 31 stocks in all positions report inventories of chickpeas in all positions in Canada at 111,000 metric tons (MT), up from 47,000 MT the previous year.
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Lentils Steady in Limited Trade
VANCOUVER - May 3/13 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note as offers from growers and processors fell behind nominal buying interest from exporters and end users.
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Supportive Fundamental News For Peas
VANCOUVER - May 3/13 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets were strongly supported by the latest round of fundamental news to enter markets.
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Argentine Crop Fears Support Beans
VANCOUVER - May 4/13 - SNS -- The world's dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the past week.
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Virtually No U.S. Seeding Progress
VANCOUVER - May 6/13 - SNS -- Pulse producers in the U.S. midwest made virtually no seeding progress during the past week, with seeding progress for all crops falling far behind normal in most states.
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Australia Seeding Intentions for 2013
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Australia Farmers Intend to Reduce Pulse Area
VANCOUVER - May 7/13 - SNS -- Australian farmers intend to reduce the amount of land in pulses this year, with some areas having more potential for the final seeded area to decline further, suggests the latest crop report from Pulse Australia.
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USDA Tenders for 3,550 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - May 7/13 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 3,550 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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India 2012-13 Crop Production Update and Outlook
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USDA Buys 1,570 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - May 8/13 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,570 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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United Kingdom - Pulses Used in Feed - Mar 2013
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Saskatchewan Seeding Progress For Week Ending May 5, 2013
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Limited Seeding in Saskatchewan
REGINA - May 9/13 - SNS -- Virtually no progress was made seeding crops in Saskatchewan during the past week, compared to 5% progress by this time last year, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's first crop progress report of the growing season.
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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 196,800 MT
WINNIPEG - May 10/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 196,800 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-13 marketing year.
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Short Covering Firms Yellow peas
VANCOUVER - May 10/13 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week trading little changed, with Canadian yellow peas helped by short covering in both grower and inter-dealer markets.
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Birdseed Packers Re-Enter Markets
VANCOUVER - May 10/13 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, helped by strength in sunflower seed markets.
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Larger White Beans Strengthen
VANCOUVER - May 10/13 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week;s trading on a relatively firm note, helped by growing interest in white bean markets.
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Limited Grower Selling Supports Lentils
VANCOUVER - May 10/13 - SNS -- North American lentil markets maintained their firm tone through the past week as offers from growers were closely aligned with the short terms needs of the market.
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India Working On Expanding Chickpea Output
VANCOUVER - May 11/13 - SNS -- India is the world's largest producer and consumer of chickpeas, but the country continues to expend effort into expanding production in an effort to limit growth in pulse imports and to rteduce the nutrition gap for its pioorest citizens,
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Canada's Bulk Pea Exports Slow
VANCOUVER - May 13/13 - SNS -- The pace of field pea exports from Canada has slowed after peaking in March, but remains the average monthly pace set between November and February.
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Canada - Marketing Year Bulk Clearance Summary - Apr 2013
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French Pea Exports Improve
VANCOUVER - May 13/13 - SNS -- The pace of field pea export movement from France continued to accelerate in March, rising above month-earlier, but falling below year-earlier levels, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP).
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Seeding Pulses Inches Forward in U.S.
VANCOUVER - May 13/13 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's pulse crops made some progress in some of the key producing areas of the United States during the past week, but the overall pace remains behind last year.
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Adequate Kharif Planting Seed
NEW DELHI - May 14/13 - SNS -- India's agriculture department reports that the country has enough certified and quality seed available to meet forecast needs for this year's monsoon or kharif season crop cycle.
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USDA Buys 3,550 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - May 15/13 - SNS -- The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 3,550 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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Saskatchewan Seeding Progress for Week Ending May 13, 2013
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Saskatchewan Seeding Pushes Forward
REGINA - May 16/13 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops made excellent progress in some of Saskatchewan's key lentil growing areas, though farmers in other parts of the province struggled to plant much of this year's intended acreage.
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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 177,100 MT
WINNIPEG - May 17/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 177,100 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-13 marketing year.
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Birdseeds Unchanged To Firmer
VANCOUVER - May 17/13 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were little changed during the past week, reflecting tight stocks of some seeds and a minor shift in emphasis from old crop supply concerns to new crop prospects.
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Few Changes in Edible Beans
VANCOUVER - May 17/13 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were little changed in light trade on the week, with worries about seeding progress in the United States and problems with Argentina's crops on the minds of buyers and sellers.
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Lentil Seeding Progress Better Than Expected
VANCOUVER - May 17/13 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week little changed under relatively light trading interest.
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Pea Movement Slows As Farmers Seed Crops
VANCOUVER - May 17/13 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week little changed in relatively light trading interest.
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U.S. Pulse Seeding Pace Quickens
VANCOUVER - May 20/13 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's pulse crops accelerated in some of the key producing areas of the United States during the past week, but the overall pace remains behind both last year and the ecent five-year average.
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CGC Fees Changes Opposed
SASKATOON - May 23/13 - SNS -- Both the Western Grain Elevator Association and the Inland Terminal Association of Canada are opposed to the fee increases which will be enacted by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) effective August 1.
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South Africa Bean Yield Improve
VANCOUVER - May 23/13 - SNS -- Average yields for South Africa's 2012-13 summer crops continues to decline, with the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS) reducing forecast production levels for a wide range of crops.
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Seeding Jumps Forward in Saskatchewan
REGINA - May 23/13 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's farmers made excellent progress seeding this year's crops, with 27% of all intended acreage now planted in the province, up from 8$% last week, but down from the recent five-year average of 44%.
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Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 20, 2013
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USDA Tenders for 2,590 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - May 23/13 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 2,590 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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United States - Actual and Prospective PL-480 Food Aid Purchases
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Actual and Pending USDA PL-480 Purchases
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Larger World Pulse Crop Likely in 2013-14
VANCOUVER - May 24/13 - SNS -- Global pulse production is expected to rise at least 3.4% or roughly 2.2 million metric tons (MT) to 67.1 million in 2013 on account of solid gains in the size of India's desi chickpea harvest and North American field pea crops.
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World Pulse Production Summary Through 2013
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Millet Soars to New Record High
VANCOUVER - May 24/13 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note in quieter trading activity.
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Few Changes in Beans
VANCOUVER - May 24/13 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week virtually unchanged under light trading conditions.
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Chickpeas Little Changed
VANCOUVER - May 24/13 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were little changed in limited trading interest during the past week.
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Seeding Activity Slows Lentils
VANCOUVER - May 24/13 - SNS -- Lentil markets were little changed in relatively light trading activity resulting from the fact northern hemisphere farmers are busy with seeding and other spring fieldwork.
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Growers Pea Sales Slow
VANCOUVER - May 24/13 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading little changed under seasonally quiet trading conditions.
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Manitoba Seeding Three-Quarters Complete
WINNIPEG - May 27/13 -- Manitoba farmers made excellent progress seeding this year's crops, with seeding now more than three-quarters complete for all crops across the province.
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Canada's Pea Exports Soar in March
VANCOUVER - May 29/13 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 323,200 metric tons (MT) field pea were exported through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement in March. The CGC data does not include exports in containers or from non-reporting terminals.
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Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 27, 2013
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Saskatchewan May Not Finish Seeding
VANCOUVER - May 30/13 - SNS -- Seeding advanced at what may be a record pace in Saskatchewan during the previous week, with the overall pace of planting jumping to 67% complete, compared to the recent five-year average of 70% in the ground by the fourth week of May.
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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 84,200 MT
WINNIPEG - May 31/13 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 84,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-13 marketing year.
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Argentine Woes Support Beans
VANCOUVER - May 31/13 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a firm note in response to ongoing problems with South American production.
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Weaker Undertone in Lentils
VANCOUVER - May 31/13 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading with a weaker undertone as offers from growers and processors moved ahead of the short term needs of the market.
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Few Changes in Pea Markets
VANCOUVER - May 31/13 - SNS -- North American field pea markets were little changed in the face of tightening supplies on farms and ongoing efforts to finish planting this year's crops.
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Birdseed Ingredient Demand Slows
VANCOUVER - May 31/13 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were little changed under relatively quiet trading conditions.
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