Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for October 2012

Canada - Special Crop Production Summary - Oct 2012

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Canada - October Crop Estimates Versus Final

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Statistics Canada Worries Pea Users

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/12 - SNS -- Mixed weather conditions throughout the growing season had a clear impact on yields for some pulse and specialty crops grown in western Canada, judging from the latest crop production estimates released by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 265,200 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 5/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 265,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to October 1, 2012

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Mixed Week in Dry Beans

VANCOUVER - Oct 5/12 - SNS -- The world's dry edible bean markets recorded a mixed performance during the week . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bigger Canadian Chickpea Crop

VANCOUVER - Oct 5/12 - SNS -- Canadian chickpea production is expected to reach 116,100 MT from 180,000 acres, up from the 90,800 MT produced last year on 125,000 acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Softer Undertone in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Oct 5/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading with a softer undertone, with Canadian exporters becoming more aggressive on markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseeds Hold Firm

VANCOUVER - Oct 5/12 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, with Canadian canaryseed little affected by the latest production estimates from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Peas

VANCOUVER - Oct 5/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading little changed, helped by a reduction in the forecast size of the Canadian harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

France Pea Export Pace Remains Slow

VANCOUVER - Oct 9/12 - SNS -- The pace of field pea exports from France remained slow through August, with shipments up from August's revised total but down sharply from last year, according to the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 2,310 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 10/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 2,310 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

4th Smallest Sunflower Crop Expected

WASHINGTON - Oct 11/12 - SNS -- Total sunflower seed output is expected to reach 2.46 billion pounds in the United States this year, up 21% from 2011, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Bean Output Jumps 56%

WASHINGTON - Oct 11/12 - SNS -- This year's dry edible bean crop in the United States is expected to total 31 million 100 pound bags or 1.408 million meric tons (MT), 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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Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to October 8, 2012

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Canada - Pea Protein and Starch - Oct 2012

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Canada Lentil Protein and Starch Cintent Oct 2012

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United States Minor Oilseed Production Forecast - Oct 2012

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North American Beans Remain Under Pressure

VANCOUVER - Oct 11/12 - SNS -- North America's dry edible bean outlook is starting to become more balanced from a supply and demand perspective, though there is a underlying fear high prices may have changed the demand fundamentals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 284,900 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 12/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 284,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Maintain Firm Tone

VANCOUVER - Oct 12/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, reflecting the combined impact of a slow down in grower deliveries and the strength of the Canadian dollar. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Beans

VANCOUVER - Oct 12/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were little changed during the week, with a large number of market participants attending this year's SIAL food show in Paris. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Lentil Growers Remain Reluctant

VANCOUVER - Oct 12/12 - SNS -- Lentil markets were little changed under relatively light trading interest, with offers from growers remaining just behind the short term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mixed Week in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 12/12 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets registered a mixed performance on the week as millet seed growers in the United States started to take advantage of record bids for their product. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United Kingdom Pulse Used to Manufacture Feed - Aug 2012

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FAQ No 2 Pea and Lentil Crop in Canada

VANCOUVER - Oct 18/12 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's harvest is essentially complete, with 97% of all crops seeded this year in the bin, according to the final crop report of the year from Saskatchewan Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 263,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 19/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 263,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Large Caliber Chickpeas Tight

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/12 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading under mixed conditions against reports of problems with Argentina's winter pulse crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Birdseed Ingredient Supplies Improve

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/12 - SNS -- North American birdseed markets finished the week’s trading on a mixed note against improved availability of new crop product from the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Easier Tone in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week’s trading on an easier note against moderately quiet trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

N.A. Pea Values Improve

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/12 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week’s trading on a mixed note, with North American values improving while European markets closed out the week with an easier undertone. . . . Continue or visitors click here

N.A. New Crop Adjustment Continues

VANCOUVER - Oct 20/12 - SNS -- Dry edible beans registered a mixed performance on the week, with North American markets continuing to move more in line with world markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Faster Pea Weevil Gene Isolation

SYDNEY - Oct 24/12 - SNS -- Researchers at the University of Western Australia have found a method for speeding up the process of selecting seeds which are resistant to pea weevil. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States - PL-480 Food Aid Tender Summary - Dec 2012

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USDA Tenders for 11,730 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Oct 24/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 11,730 metric tons (MT) of peas and lentils for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 2,290 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Oct 24/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,290 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South Africa Strives to Boost Bean Area

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/12 - SNS -- Farmers in South Africa intend to plant more dry edible beans during the summer cropping cycle in hopes of taking advantage of unusually strong prices for the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 260,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Oct 25/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 260,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2012-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Selling Pressure Evident in Lentils

VANCOUVER - Oct 28/12 - SNS -- Lentil markets maintained their easier tone through the past week, reflecting the dual impact of weakness in the Canadian dollar and increased selling pressure. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Argentine Green Pea Crop Fails

VANCOUVER - Oct 28/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, despite evidence the pace of exports from Canada is slowing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Beans Remain Firm

VANCOUVER - Oct 28/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a relatively firm note against ongoing worries about exportable surpluses in South America and defensive pricing by North American shippers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Harvest Pressure in U.S. Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Oct 28/12 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading with a easier undertone in the face of harvest and post-harvest selling in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Competition For 2013 Acres Underway

VANCOUVER - Oct 28/12 - SNS -- Competition for acreage could be more intense in 2013 than was the case in the months heading up to seeding the 2012 crop, with an increasing risk total land in pulses could decline. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mexican Bean Crop Rebounds

WASHINGTON - Oct 31/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean traders in Canada and the United States have been getting increasingly worried the market reaction to last year's crop failure in Mexico could end up destabilizing markets through the remainder of the marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here