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Specialty Crop market news for Oct 2006


CGC Details Canada's August Pea Exports

WINNIPEG - Oct 2/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 65,700 metric tons (MT) of field peas were exporters through licensed terminal facilities, which are required to report to it all grain movement. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Modest Decline in Field Pea Exports

VANCOUVER - Oct 2/06 - SNS -- Canadian bulk conventional field pea export clearances are have fallen slightly behind last season during the first two months of the current marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Camelina Oil Produces in Australia

SYDNEY - Oct 2/06 - SNS -- A small quantity of camelina was successfully grown in the state of Western Australia during the past season. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to October 1, 2006

A table about Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to October 1, 2006 . . . Subscribers Only


USDA Buys 2,740 MT Lentils

KANSAS CITY - Oct 4/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,740 metric tons (MT) of lentils for shipment to Sudan. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada -- 2006 Specialty Crop Production Summary

A table about Canada -- 2006 Specialty Crop Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only


StatsCan Cuts Pea and Lentil Estimates

VANCOUVER - Oct 5/06 - SNS -- Canadian specialty crop yields deteriorated as the harvest progressed, resulting in a drop in the estimated size of this year's harvest, according to the latest survey data available from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


United Kingdom -- Pulses Used in Feed - Aug 2006

A table about United Kingdom -- Pulses Used in Feed - Aug 2006 . . . Subscribers Only


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 312,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 6/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 312,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Feed Peas Mixed on Slack Demand

VANCOUVER - Oct 6/06 - SNS -- International feed pea markets ended the week on a mixed note against lackluster demand -- despite strength in markets for some key, competitive ingredients. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Peas Maintain Strength

VANCOUVER - Oct 6/06 - SNS -- International field pea markets continued to strengthen through the past week against steady export demand from the Indian subcontinent. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mixed Finish For Bean Markets

VANCOUVER - Oct 6/06 - SNS -- North American dry edible beans recorded a mixed finish during the past week, as reflected in a modest four point decline in the U.S. spot market index to 798. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Near Record Price Territory for Chickpeas

VANCOUVER - Oct 6/06 - SNS -- Canadian desi and small caliber chickpea markets have been trading in near record price territory so far this month on export markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Lentils Unchanged to Firmer

VANCOUVER - Oct 6/06 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading unchanged to firmer in both the United States and Canada. However, influences on prices were somewhat different in each country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Firm Tone in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 6/06 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets in North America maintained their firm tone during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Improved Dry Edible Bean Yields

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/06 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in the United States is expected to total 23.8 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.079 million metric tons (MT) for 2006, up 2% from the August forecast but 13% below last year, according to theUSDA's crop production report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Sunflower Harvest Down 47%

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/06 - SNS -- Total sunflower production in the United States forecast for 2006 is 2.11 billion pounds or 958,734 metric tons (MT), down 47% from 2005 but 3% above 2004, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State

A table about U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only


U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

A table about U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety . . . Subscribers Only


French Field Pea Exports Down

VANCOUVER - Oct 12/06 - SNS -- French field pea exports continued to lag year earlier levels in August, according to data assembled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 288,900 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 13/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 288,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Firm Finish For Lentils

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/06 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading firm in relatively light activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Edible Beans Unchange to Stronger

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/06 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading unchanged to stronger against relatively steady buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Peas Watch Australian Situation

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/06 - SNS -- North American pulse exporters took note of week ending reports from Australia that the drought and heat have worsened. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Feed Peas Hold Value

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/06 - SNS -- International feed pea markets finished weekly trading firm in sympathy with other base agricultural commodity markets and strength in human consumption markets for field peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chickpeas Finish Steady

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/06 - SNS -- Chickpeas markets finished the week little changed against steady export demand and no rush to market by North American growers and processors. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Strong Finish for Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/06 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a strong note, with values for Canadian canaryseed and white proso millet posting a strong finish. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Special Crop Harvest Down 19%

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/06 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada reckons total specialty crop production in Canada is now down 19% from last year at an estimated 4.3 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Reshaping Pulse Market Fundamentals

VANCOUVER - Oct 16/06 - SNS -- Old masters in the grain business have often quipped that they need to relearn their craft every year. In varying degrees, younger market participants are dumb-founded, mystified and inspired by that observation. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 18,470 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 18/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 18,470 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Buys for 2,690 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 18/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,690 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Dec Tenders Reach 22,340 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 18/06 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-Dec shipping season to 67,240 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 21,950 MT

KANSAS CITY - Oct 18/06 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 57,490 MT, compared to 82,170 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Monthly Bean Invitations Totals 390 MT

KANSAS CITY - Oct 18/06 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 9,750 MT, compared to 21,680 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


South Africa Pulse Production Summary

A table about South Africa Pulse Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 316,300 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 20/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 316,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Lentils Gain Strength

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/06 - SNS -- Lentil markets continued to strengthen throughout the past week, helped by tightening supplies of whole green lentils in Canada and relatively strong buying by the USDA for food aid in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Upward Momentum in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/06 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient market continued to strengthen throughout the past week against limited growing selling and regular demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Food Pea Markets Remain Strong

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/06 - SNS -- Good demand, a tough attitude toward selling among growers, and the fear of the impact drought is having on Australian yields continue to support field pea markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Feed Peas Face Lackluster Demand

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/06 - SNS -- North American feed pea markets were forced higher on the week to keep pace with the demands of the food pea market, but there appears to be little follow through from European importers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chickpeas Holding Firm

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/06 - SNS -- International chickpea markets held firm during the past week, with demand remaining slightly ahead of supplies available from major exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here


White Beans Strong, Colored Mixed

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/06 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note against relatively moderate trading volumes. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Export Licenses for Cuba Under Review

WASHINGTON - Oct 23/06 - SNS -- The United States Bureau of Industry and Security in the Department of Commerce is asking for public feed back on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures for the export of agricultural commodities to Cuba. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Special Crop 2006 Harvest Quality

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/06 - SNS -- The quality of this year's specialty crop harvest in Saskatchewan is significantly better than last year, an observation borne out by reports from Saskatchewan Agriculture's 280 crop reporters around that province. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Optimistic About Final Yields

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/06 - SNS -- Crop estimates by Saskatchewan Agriculture are moving the wrong direction from the perspective of many market participants, who do not expect Statistics Canada to follow the provincial lead and increase yield forecasts when it releases its final 2006 production report on December 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australia Pulse Production Summary

A table about Australia Pulse Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only


Lentils Firm Under Good Demand

VANCOUVER - Oct 27/06 - SNS -- North American lentil markets remain firm in the face of good demand and tightening stocks of whole green lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mixed Performance in Beans

VANCOUVER - Oct 27/06 - SNS -- The world's dry edible bean markets continue to register a mixed performance as China's capacity to market beans in 2006 is better known. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Generally Firmer Finish For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 27/06 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were generally firmer during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Field Peas Unchanged to Firmer

VANCOUVER - Oct 27/06 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading unchanged to firmer, in Canada, the United States and Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Firms Desi Chickpeas

VANCOUVER - Oct 27/06 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week on a strong note against steady demand from the Indian subcontinent for desi type chickpeas and fundamentally tight kabuli chickpea markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here



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