Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for October 2010

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 373,200 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 1/10 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 373,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-10 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Record Start For Pea Exports

VANCOUVER - Oct 1/10 - SNS -- Canadian field pea exporters maintained their record setting pace through September, with export clearances for the first quarter of the 2010-11 marketing year likely to set a new record for the August through October period. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Peas

VANCOUVER - Oct 1/10 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed during the past week, as solid progress with this year's harvest vastly improved the supply of peas available from growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

General Harvest Activity Eases Lentils

VANCOUVER - Oct 1/10 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading with an easier as western Canada's harvest finally got into full swing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseeds Mixed on Weak Grains

VANCOUVER - Oct 1/10 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets posted a mixed finish on the week on account of significant weakness in major grain and oilseeds on account of excellent harvest progress. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Beans

VANCOUVER - Oct 1/10 - SNS -- International dry edible beans markets were little changed on the week in relatively light trading interest outside Latin America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Summary - Oct 2010

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Smaller Than Feared Pulse Estimates

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/10 - SNS -- Statistics Canada's crop production estimates will provide further ammunition to market bulls based on the idea that the survey could not fully account for yield losses because it was taken several weeks before the bulk of the crop be harvested. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Aschochyta Flourishing in Australia

SYDNEY - Oct 7/10 - SNS -- Growing conditions in some of Australia's key chickpea growing areas are allowing aschochyta blight to flourish in crops, raising doubts about this year's quality and yields but next year's crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Harvest Lurches Forward

VANCOUVER - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- Good harvest weather allowed Saskatchewan's farmers to make significant harvest progress, with 60% of all crops now in the bin as of October 4 and another 30% swathed or ready to straight-combine, according to the provincial agriculture department's weekly crop progress report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Sunflower and Canola Area Summary - Oct 2010

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Smaller Sunflower Harvest Expected

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- Sunflower production in the United States is forecast at 2.91 billion pounds, down 4% from 2009, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Third Largest Bean Crop Brewing

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean seeded area in the United States ended up significantly higher than first thought, while yields are on pace to set a new national record, according to the latest USDA crop production esimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State

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USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

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USDA Tenders for 3,470 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Oct 8/10 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 3,470 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 336,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 8/10 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 336,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-10 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Strong Finish For Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/10 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week's trading on a strong note despite forecasts of a record pulse harvest in India in 2010-11. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firmer Finish in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/10 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a firmer note, helped by underlying bullishness in major grains and oilseeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Short Term Selling Pressure

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/10 - SNS -- Short term harvest selling pressure emerged in Canada over the past week, allowing prices for to ease in both inter-dealer and grower markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bigger N.A. Bean Crop

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a slightly firmer note despite a significant increase in estimated seeded area in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chickpea Production Worries

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/10 - SNS -- Chickpea markets ended the week's trading on a firm note against rising concern over the size of crops in Canada and Australia because damp weather in both countries helped diseases flourish. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United Kingdom - Pulses Used in Feed - Aug 2010

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Costa Rica May Cut Bean Duties

WASHINGTON - Oct 11/10 - SNS -- Costa Rica may temporarily reduce its 30% import duty for red beans because of supply problems in the Central American region, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Smaller Russian Sunseed Crop

WASHINGTON - Oct 11/10 - SNS -- Sunflower seed production in Russia will decline as reduced yields caused by this year's drought more than offset a 28% increase in seeded area to 7.15 million hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Nicaragua Zeroes Bean Duties

WASHINGTON - Oct 11/10 - SNS -- Nicaragua eliminated import duties on dry edible beans through the end of November in an attempt to alleviate the impact of a short crop on the domestic supply situation, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Biologists Isolate Pea Flower Color Gene

LONDON - Oct 13/10 - SNS -- Researchers at John Innes Centre have helped discover the key to one of biology's most well-known experiments – the gene that controls pea flower colour, used by Mendel in his initial studies of inheritance. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to October 11, 2010

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Canada - 2010 Special Crop Production Potential

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Saskatchewan Harvest Leaps Forward

VANCOUVER - Oct 14/10 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's harvest leapt forward during the past week, with pea and lentil harvests now in their final stages, according to the latest crop progress report from the provincial agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

French Pea Exports Jump in August

VANCOUVER - Oct 14/10 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France during the first two months of the current marketing year are now more than double last year, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 344,300 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 15/10 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 344,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-10 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea Final Maybe Higher, Lentils Lower

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/10 - SNS -- Unofficial yield estimates from Saskatchewan Agriculture suggest this year's field pea and mustard seed harvests may end up bigger than expected, while lentil, canaryseed and chickpea production in Canada could be lower than Statistics Canada's October estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Little Changed in Light Participation

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were little changed during the past week despite improved availability of new crop North American product. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Outside Markets Support Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/10 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets maintained their firm tone through the past week as markets worked to keep grower bids at competitive levels with other grains and oilseeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Record Export Pace Supports Peas

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/10 - SNS -- A record start to Canada's 2010-11 field pea export program continues to support asking prices for product from that origin. . . . Continue or visitors click here

AgCanada Sees Bigger Chickpea Crop

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/10 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian chickpeas Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg reports seeded area totals 150,000 acres this year, compared to 104,000 acres last year. This has the potential for production to total 81,000 MT, versus 76,000 last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Smaller Special Crop Harvest

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/10 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada reports total specialty crop production in Canada looks to total 5.1 million metric tons (MT) this year, down 10% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Uneasiness Pervades Lentil Market

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/10 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading under uneasy trading conditions, with significant differences in asking prices among exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Tenders for 50,000 MT Peas

NEW DELHI - Oct 18/10 - The State Trading Corporation of India will tender October 25 to buy 53,000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment during the closing quarter of the calendar year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Rabi Season MSPs Jump 20%

NEW DELHI - Oct 20/10 - SNS -- Minimum support prices (MSP) for pulse crops to be grown during the coming rabi or winter season are up sharply from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

September Pea Shipments Surge

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/10 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 291,300 metric tons (MT) field pea were exported through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement in September. The CGC data does not include exports in containers or from non-reporting terminals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 3,770 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 20/10 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 3,770 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 17,050 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 20/10 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 17,050 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Monthly Bean Invitations Totals 1,100 MT

KANSAS CITY - Oct 20/10 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 23,410 MT, compared to 9,430 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Sep-Dec Tenders Reach 17,050 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 20/10 - 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 70,290 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Monthly Bean Invitations Totals 1,100 MT

KANSAS CITY - Oct 20/10 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 23,410 MT, compared to 9,430 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 15,950 MT

KANSAS CITY - Oct 20/10 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 46,880 MT, compared to 44,020 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 15,950 MT

KANSAS CITY - Oct 20/10 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 46,880 MT, compared to 44,020 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South Africa Production Summary - Oct 2010

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Saskatchewan Harvest Wrapping Up

VANCOUVER - Oct 21/10 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's lengthy harvest is finally wrapping up after another week of warm and sunny weather, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to October 18, 2010

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 340,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 22/10 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 340,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-10 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Maintaining N.A. Bean Area a Challenge

VANCOUVER - Oct 23/10 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean production is up significantly over last year because of a massive increase in seeded area in the United States because last year's market gave farmers better average returns per acre than other crops which were competing for the use of their land. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firm Finish in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 23/10 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets once again finished the week's trading on a strong note as markets strove to maintain competitive bids with markets for major grains and oilseeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Short Term Factors Pull Peas

VANCOUVER - Oct 23/10 - SNS -- Short term demand factors continued to dominate thinking in field pea markets through the past week, with the result potentially bearish developments in India had little impact. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firm Undertone in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Oct 23/10 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading with a somewhat firmer undertone. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Grade Discounts Disconcert Growers

VANCOUVER - Oct 23/10 - SNS -- Markets for high grade lentils finished the week on a strong note, while discounts for lower grade merchandise remain at record high levels in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan - Harvest Complete As Of October 25, 2010

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U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Oct 2010

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 282,300 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 29/10 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 282,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-10 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseeds Continue to Firm

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/10 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets remain firm in the face on strong markets for corn and oilseeds in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Tension Over Canada's Quality Building

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/10 - SNS -- International lentil markets are showing signs of greater tension as end users start complain more loudly that asking prices for Canadian lentils are getting out line with other pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Demand Props Peas

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/10 - SNS -- North American field pea markets maintained their firm tone against good export movement from Canada and ongoing PL-480 food aid demand from the U.S. government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Performance in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/1 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets posted a mixed performance during the past week, with white beans generally firmer and colored beans mixed. . . . Continue or visitors click here