Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for October 2011

Pea Exports Approach 2010-11 Levels

VANCOUVER - Oct 3/11 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada picked up the pace in September, with total shipments just slightly behind last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Summary - Oct 2011

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Canada's October Numbers Subject to Change

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/11 - SNS -- The October crop production estimates from Statistics Canada are never the final word on the size of the crop and the actual seeded area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

StatsCan Forgets About Chickpeas

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/11 - SNS -- The biggest disappointment for markets is that the latest crop production report from Statistics Canada did not try to estimate the size of this year's chickpea crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lack of Change More Surprising

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/11 - SNS -- The biggest surprise in the latest crop production estimates from Statistics Canada was that there were no changes to this year's seeded area for pulses and specialty crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Export Containers Tightening

WASHINGTON - Oct 6/11 - SNS -- Exporters in the United States should have few problems meeting container needs during the peak shipping season, but that could become harder once it ends, warns the USDA's April Taylor in the latest Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Pea and Lentil Harvest Complete

VANCOUVER - Oct 6/11 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's pulse and specialty crop harvest is virtually complete, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 6,000 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 6/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 6,000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 314,400 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 7/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 314,400 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Seasonal Improvement in French Pea Sales

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/11 - SNS -- French field pea export movement was seasonally stronger in August, though falling well short of last year, according to the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Onfarm Pea Stocks Dropping Rapidly

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a firm note against good export movement and slowing offers from growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Finish For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/11 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets posted a mixed finish in a week which featured relatively light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

North American Beans Stay Strong

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/11 - SNS -- Problems with this year's harvest in some key producing regions in North America continue to add strength to that region's arkets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lentil Markets Hold Steady

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/11 - SNS -- Markets were little affected by the latest crop production estimates from Canada, even though it did little to improve the fundamental outlook for the commodity in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chickpea Market Tensions Rise

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/11 - SNS -- Chickpea markets finished the week's trading with rising tension between buyers, shorts and growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Sunflower Crop Sinks 24% on Year

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/11 - SNS -- The first U.S. sunflower production forecast for 2011 is 2.09 billion pounds, down 24% from 2010, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

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USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State

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U.S. Edible Bean Crop Down 38%

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/11 - SNS -- This year's dry edible bean crop in the United States is forecast at 19.6 million cwt (100 pound units) or 888,744 metric tons (MT) for 2011, down 38% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United Kingdom Pulses Used in Feed - Aug 2011

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United States -- Minor Oilseed Production Summary - Oct 2011

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 321,400 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 14/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 321,400 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Maintain Firm Tone

VANCOUVER - Oct 14/11 - SNS -- North American field pea markets maintained their firm tone through the past week as the proportion of peas available to markets continued to quickly decline relatively to prospective demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Strong Exports Support Lentils

VANCOUVER - Oct 14/11 - SNS -- Canadian lentil markets finished the week's trading on a positive note, with sentiment helped by the realization exports started the marketing year at an unusually strong pace. . . . Continue or visitors click here

New Crop Bean Availability Improves

VANCOUVER - Oct 14/11 - SNS -- The pace of the 2011 harvest has improved in the United States, following the pattern seen in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Finish For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 14/11 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

North American Bean Supplies Down 40%

VANCOUVER - Oct 14/11 - SNS -- Available supplies of dry edible beans are down sharply in North America, with the latest USDA crop production estimates helping add some clarity to the depth of the decline in this year's harvests in Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Tight Truck Outlook

GRAPEVINE - Oct 17/11 - SNS -- The U,.S. trucking industry is facing softening demand and rising costs, but fleet capacity will remain relatively tight, cautions the American Trucking Associations' Chief Economist Bob Costello. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 1,800 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Oct 17/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,800 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lupins Included in SA Feed Subsidy List

SYDNEY - Oct 18/11 - SNS -- Saudi Arabia has added lupins to its animal feed subsidy list, creating the potential for the country to import up to 100,000 metric tons (MT) of the pulse annually. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bean Genetic Markets "Open Sourced"

TEXCOCO - Oct 18/11 - SNS -- Plant breeders in developing nations have gained access to important genetic markets for dry edible beans with the public release of information on more than 1,575 SNPs or genetic, molecular markers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Tenders For Lentils

DELHI - Oct 20/11 - SNS -- Lentils are on the menu in the latest round of tenders issued by India's state trading companies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 1,300 MT Peas

KANSAS CITY - Oct 20/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,300 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 12,910 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 21/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 12,910 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 322,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 21/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 322,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Governments Infect Markets

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/11 - SNS -- Once again, governments have become one of the biggest factors in pulse and specialty crop markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Easier Finish in Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a slightly easier note as supplies available to spot markets lifted ahead of the short term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Maintain Firm Tone

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/11 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the past week against limited availability of product from North and South American suppliers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bearish Tension in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/11 - SNS -- Markets for birdseeds and other specialty crops finished the week's trading sharing in the bearish tension evident among consumer buyers in other specialty crop markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lentil Buying Interest Eases

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/11 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on a somewhat easier tone, with supplies available from origin suppliers pulling ahead of the short term needs of buyers in some destinations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CGC Reviews September Pea Export Movement

WINNIPEG - Oct 24/11 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 380,700 metric tons (MT) field pea were exported through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement in September. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South Africa Cuts Intended Bean Area

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/11 - SNS -- Interest in growing dry edible beans in South Africa is continuing the deteriorate, with farmers intended to further reduce land in the crop in favor of corn, judging from the latest crop report from the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Boosts Rabi Season MSPs

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/11 - SNS -- Minimum support prices (MSP) for pulses and other crops grown during India's winter or rabi season crop cycle increased dramatically over last year as the country tries to encourage farmers to grow enough rabi season pulses to offset the drop in summer or kharif season production. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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Canadian Acreage Competition to Stiffen

VANCOUVER - Oct 27/11 - SNS -- Competition for land use among crops will stiffen once western Canadian farmers and other market participants are certain the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) monopoly is over. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 560 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Oct 27/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 560 metric tons (MT) of dark red kidney beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 297,100 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 28/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 297,100 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Bean Area Should Rise in 2012

WASHINGTON - Oct 28/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean acreage is at its lowest level since 1921, contributing to higher average grower bids and asking prices for most classes, notes Gary Lucier of the USDA's Economic Research Service in the latest Vegetables and Melons Outlook report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Maintain Firm Tone

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/11 - SNS -- International field pea markets maintained heir firm tone through the week, with European markets lifting now that any remaining harvest selling pressure has ended. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Bean Market Tension

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week with tensions building in markets over the question of whether North American prices are overdone on the upside. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/11 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week little changed in relatively light inter-dealer and export trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseed Ingredients Firm

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/11 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week on a mostly firmer note against higher prices for white proso millet and black sunflower seed in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mexican Bean Crop Forecast Cut

WASHINGTON - Oct 31/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production will be down in Mexico again this year, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here