Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News for September 2014

Bearish Sentiment in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Sep 6/14 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week trading with a generally easier undertone, with exporters in Argentina becoming increasingly restless. . . . Continue

U.S. Bean Harvest Pushing Forward

WASHINGTON - Sep 8/14 - SNS -- This year's dry edible bean harvest is off to a slower than normal start, with progress during the past week lagging both last year and the recent five-year average in most states, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports from USDA NASS reporters. . . . Continue

United States Small Red Bean Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Small Red Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 6% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Cranberry Bean Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Cranberry Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers soaring 22% above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Light Red Kidney Bean Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Light Red Kidney Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers inching 1% above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Pinto Bean Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Pinto Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 13% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Large Lima Beans Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Large Lima Beans markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers soaring 18% above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Dark Red Kidney Bean Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Dark Red Kidney Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers rising 3% above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Blackeye Bean Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Blackeye Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 4% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Pink Bean Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Pink Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 6% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Black Bean Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Black Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers creeping 2% above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Baby Lima Beans Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Baby Lima Beans markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers soaring 18% above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Navy or Pea Bean Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Navy or Pea Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers creeping 2% above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Great Northern Beans Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Great Northern Beans markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers leaping 10% above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Grower Bean Index Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- The grower price index for dry edible beans grown in the United States at the close of the 2013-14 marketing year easing 3% below the recent three year average. . . . Continue

United States Pink Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Pink Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices falling 5% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Small Red Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Small Red Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices falling 6% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Pinto Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Pinto Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices falling 11% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Blackeye Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Blackeye Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices falling 7% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Dealer Bean Index Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- The spot market dealer price index for dry edible beans grown in the United States at the close of the 2013-14 marketing year easing 2% below the recent three year average. . . . Continue

United States Great Northern Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Great Northern Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices rocketing 29% above the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Black Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Black Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices rising 4% above the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Light Red Kidney Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Light Red Kidney Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices rising 2% above the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Cranberry Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Cranberry Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices soaring 21% above the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Baby Lima Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Baby Lima Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices rocketing 26% above the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Pea Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Pea Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices advancing 6% above the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Large Lima Bean Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Large Lima Bean markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers soaring 23% above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

Imports Supply Half Croatia's Been Needs

WASHINGTON - Sep 10/14 - SNS -- Croatia will continue to rely on imports to satisfy its needs for dry edible beans, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue

USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

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Weak Undertone Remains in Dry Beans

VANCOUVER - Sep 13/14 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their weaker undertone during the past week against increased selling pressure from Argentine exporters and growers. . . . Continue

Weather Slows U.S. Bean Harvest

WASHINGTON - Sep 16/14 - SNS -- Dry edible bean harvest activity is behind normal throughout much of the Unioted States, with progress in the most important producing states slowed by last week's frost evenjts and rainfall activity, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports from USDA NASS reporters. . . . Continue

Dry Beans Transitioning to New Crop Prices

VANCOUVER - Sep 21/14 - SNS -- Trading activity increased on dry edible bean markets during the past week as North American prices began to transition into new crop pricing against good harvest progress in parts of the growing area. . . . Continue

U.S. Bean Harvest 38% Complete

WASHINGTON - Sep 22/14 - SNS -- Dry edible bean harvest activity remains behind normal throughout much of the United States, but national harvest progress is similar to last year, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports from USDA NASS reporters. . . . Continue

Brazilian Pulse Imports Plunge

Sep 23/14 - SNS -- Pulse imports by Brazil were down sharply during the first eight months of this year, with official data from Scavage, Foreign Trade Statistics, reporting a 62% drop from last year to just over 101,000 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue

Beans Tame World Pulse Price Index Gains

VANCOUVER - Sep 28/14 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their relatively active trading tone through the past week, with buyers attracted to lower average prices. . . . Continue

U.S. Bean Harvest Half Complete

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/14 - SNS -- Dry edible bean harvest activity remains behind normal throughout much of the United States, but national harvest progress is similar to last year, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports from USDA NASS reporters. . . . Continue

USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Sep 4/14 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Sep and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue

Statistics Canada Snubs Canaryseed

VANCOUVER - Sep 6/14 - SNS -- Canadian canaryseed markets were disappointed with Statistics Canada's stocks in all positions report for July 31 because the crop was dropped from the report. . . . Continue

United States Large Confection Sunflower Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Large Confection Sunflower markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers slipping 3% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Small Confection Sunflower Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Small Confection Sunflower markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers slipping 3% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Oil Sunflower Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Oil Sunflower markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 15% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Millet Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Millet markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 55% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Millet Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Millet markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices falling 53% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Dark Red Kidney Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Dark Red Kidney markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices leaping 10% above the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Sep 11/14 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Sep and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue

Mixed Week in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Sep 13/14 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets registered a mixed performance during the past week, reflecting the competing influences of bearish grain and oilseed markets and worries about harvest delays in Canada's canaryseed crop. . . . Continue

USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Sep 18/14 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Sep and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue

Little Change in Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Sep 21/14 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were unchanged to slightly weaker on increased deliveries of new crop product. . . . Continue

USDA National Sunflower Market Summary

MINNEAPOLIS - Sep 25/14 - SNS -- The USDA's weekly national sunflower seed market review was released today. The report covers the period ending Sep and covers U.S. seed, oil and meal markets for regular and mid-oleic acid sunflower seed. . . . Continue

Canaryseed Remains Relatively Firm

VANCOUVER - Sep 28/14 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week unchanged to easier against an increase in availability of new crop millet and canaryseed. . . . Continue

Soybean Inventory Plunges 35%

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/14 - SNS -- Sunflower inventories in the United States plunged 41% from last year to 201 million pounds as of September 1, 2014 totaled 201 million pounds, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue

U.S. Minor Oilseed Supply - Sep 2014

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United States California 9mm Chickpeas Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States California 9mm Chickpeas markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 16% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Pacific Northwest 9mm Chickpeas Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Pacific Northwest 9mm Chickpeas markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 21% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Chickpeas Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Chickpeas markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices falling 21% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

Higher Chickpea Bids Seen For Canada

VANCOUVER - Sep 21/14 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian chickpeas Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg updated forecasts for 2014. . . . Continue

Frosts and Rain Leave Lentils Nervous

VANCOUVER - Sep 6/14 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on a nervous note against frost warnings in Canada and recent frosts in Australia. . . . Continue

United States Regular Lentil Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Regular Lentil markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 18% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Pardina Lentil Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Pardina Lentil markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 10% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Small Green Lentil Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Small Green Lentil markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 19% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Red Lentil Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Red Lentil markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 16% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Pardina Lentil Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Pardina Lentil markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices falling 11% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Regular Lentil Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Regular Lentil markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices falling 16% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

Bullish Mood In Lentils

VANCOUVER - Sep 13/14 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading on a bullish note against news Canada's harvest is advancing at its slowest pace since 2010. . . . Continue

Poor Quality Bulls Lentils

VANCOUVER - Sep 21/14 - SNS -- International lentil markets maintained their bullish tone through the past week, fueled by confirmation that Canada was probably looking at an FAQ No 3 grade crop. . . . Continue

Lentils Maintain Bullish Tone

VANCOUVER - Sep 28/14 - SNS -- Lentil markets maintained their bullish tone through the past week, with premiums for top two grades in Canada moving to a bigger premium to Extra 3 and No 3 Canada product. . . . Continue

Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to September 1

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India Kharif Seeding Progress to Sep 5, 2014

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Stocks Report Disappoints Special Crops Sector

VANCOUVER - Sep 5/14 - SNS -- Canada's special crop industry was extremely disappointed with the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada because of the decision to drop inventory estimates for chickpeas, canary, mustard and sunflower seed. The report only covered field peas and lentils. . . . Continue

Stocks Report Does Not Hurt Peas

VANCOUVER - Sep 6/14 - SNS -- Field pea markets were unaffected by Canada's July 31 stocks in all positions report and an upward revision to the size of the 2013 crop. . . . Continue

United States Green Pea Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Green Pea markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers inching % above the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Yellow Pea Grower Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- United States Yellow Pea markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices offered to growers falling 14% below the recent three year average annual price offered to growers in that country. . . . Continue

United States Yellow Pea Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Yellow Pea markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices falling 5% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United States Green Pea Dealer Price Review

VANCOUVER - Sep 9/14 - STAT -- U.S. Green Pea markets finished the 2013-14 marketing year with prices easing 2% below the recent three year average annual price on inter-dealer markets in that country. . . . Continue

United Kingdom - Pulses Use in Livestock Feed - Jul 2014

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France - Field Pea Export Summary - July 2014

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Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to September 8, 2014

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Canada - Official and Unofficial Crop Forecasts

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India - Kharif Seeding Progress to Sep 12, 2014

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Markets Moved By Crop Progress Reports

VANCOUVER - Sep 12/14 - SNS -- Interim crop progress reports are not normally as anticipated as have been those of the past week, with importers, exporters and competing traders eager to see the contents of this week's crop progress reports for Saskatchewan and India. . . . Continue

Little Change in Field Pea Markets

VANCOUVER - Sep 13/14 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets finished the week largely unchanged on inter-dealer markets, reflecting the fact that harvest is further advanced than other pulses. . . . Continue

India's FH 2014 Pulse Imports Rise

VANCOUVER - Sep 18/14 - SNS -- India's net pulse imports were up 5.7% during the first half of the 2014 calendar year, reaching 1.5 million metric tons (MT), according to trade data available in the Platinum edition of STAT. . . . Continue

Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to September 15, 2014

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Slow Harvest Progress in Saskatchewan

REGINA - Sep 18/14 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's harvest made slow progress during the week ending August 15 because of cold and wet conditions across much of the province, according to the latest update from the Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly Crop Report. . . . Continue

FAQ Qualities Drop From 2013

VANCOUVER - Sep 18/14 - SNS -- Initial harvest results suggest the fair average quality (FAQ) of this year's lentil harvest will be No 3 Canada while the pea crop is No 2 Canada. . . . Continue

India's Kharif Pulse Crop Down 14%

VANCOUVER - Sep 19/14 - SNS -- India's monsoon or kharif season pulse harvest will be down sharply from last year, sinking 14% to 5.2 million metric tons (MT) for the smallest crop since 2009, according to the first advance estimates for 2014-15 from the country's Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. . . . Continue

China Experiences Pulse Trade Deficit

VANCOUVER - Sep 20/14 - SNS -- China is reporting a growing trade deficit for pulses in the face of rapidly growing domestic demand for field peas by the country's food manufacturing industry. . . . Continue

Field Pea Harvest Should Jump Forward

VANCOUVER - Sep 21/14 - SNS -- Field pea markets were unchanged to firmer during the past week against relatively steady export buying interest. . . . Continue

India -- Kharif Seeding Progress to Sept 19, 2014

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India's Pulse Area Passes 10 Million Hectares

VANCOUVER - Sep 22/14 - SNS -- Farmers in India made modest progress planting pulses during the past week, but total area remains behind last year and the recent five-year average. . . . Continue

India Returning to Protectionist Policies

VANCOUVER - Sep 24/14 - SNS -- The Indian government has signalled its intention to return to protectionist policies aimed at discouraging imports to help boost domestic pulse production. . . . Continue

Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to September 22, 2014

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Canada - Production Forecast Comparisons - Sep 2014

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USDA Tenders for 8,530 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Sep 25/14 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 8,530 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue

Good Harvest Progress in Saskatchewan

REGINA - Sep 25/14 - SNS -- Saskatchewan farmers made good progress harvesting this year's crop during a week of warm and relatively dry weather. . . . Continue

India Pulses Duty Exemption

VANCOUVER - Sep 26/14 - SNS -- The Indian government extended the duty-free exemption for peas, dry edible beans and lentils until March 31, 2015. The exemption for chickpeas was only extended until December 31, 2014. . . . Continue

Duty Extension A Relief to Peas

VANCOUVER - Sep 28/14 - SNS -- Field pea markets were mostly unchanged in relatively light trade during the past week. . . . Continue

U.S. Rail Problems To Persist Through 2015

WASHINGTON - Sep 28/14 - SNS -- Rail service in the United States is not expected to return to normal until later in 2015 and possibly not until 2016. . . . Continue

India - Kharif Seeding Progress to Sep 26, 2014

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Mustard Seed Bids Seen Easing

VANCOUVER - Sep 21/14 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian mustard seed Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg updated forecasts for 2014. . . . Continue