Lentil market news for May 2006 Industry Expects Smaller Lentil DropVANCOUVER - May 5/06 - SNS -- There is a general belief in Canada that the Statistics Canada seeding intentions estimates will be proven wrong, despite slow planting seed sales to growers this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Export Lentils StrengthenVANCOUVER - May 5/06 - SNS -- International lentil markets continued to strengthen during the past week, helped by an exceptionally strong Canadian dollar. . . . Continue or visitors click here WSC Recommends Lower Red Lentil MoistureWINNIPEG - May 11/06 - SNS -- Few changes were recommended to specialty crop grades at yesterday's meeting of the Western Standards Committee (WSC). . . . Continue or visitors click here Smaller World Lentil CropWINNIPEG - May 12/06 - SNS -- World lentil production could drop to around 3.46 million metric tons (MT) in 2006-07, down 17% from the current marketing year, believes Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Deferred Green Lentils StrengthenVANCOUVER - May 12/06 - SNS -- Spot lentil markets were little changed during the past week, while expectations of a significant decline in green lentil area in Canada added strength to deferred markets for that class. . . . Continue or visitors click here Lentils Trying to Keep PaceVANCOUVER - May 19/06 - SNS -- New crop lentil markets continued to improve through the past week, helped by expectations of a sharp drop in green lentils seedings in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Boosts Pulse TenderKANSAS CITY - May 26/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here amended PL-480 food aid tender invitation 066 to include more field peas and lentils than initially requested. . . . Continue or visitors click here World Markets Watch Canadian SeedingVANCOUVER - May 26/06 - SNS -- Canadian seeding progress remains the focus of international lentil markets, with end users worried about the level of decrease which will be recorded in Canadian green lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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