Dry Pea Market News for April 2014
USDA Buys 10,610 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Apr 2/14 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 10,610 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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Drought Now Hurting in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO - Apr 4/14 - IRIN -- Sri Lanka has had six months of drought and could face severe crop losses and electricity shortages if the coming monsoon is as weak as forecasts predict, experts say.
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Peas Helped by Fresh Demand
VANCOUVER - Apr 5/14 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading little changed as fresh buying from the Indian subcontinent restored optimism about overall demand from that region.
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Overall Drop in French Pulse Area
PARIS - Apr 8/14 - SNS -- Field pea seedings in France have managed a modest increase this year, rising from 119,000 to an estimated 122,000 hectares, according to the country's agriculture ministry.
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France Export Pace Slowing
VANCOUVER - Apr 9/14 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France continued to slow in February, dropping below the previous month but remaining above year earlier levels, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP).
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Slow Rail Service Improvement Expected
WASHINGTON - Apr 10/14 - SNS -- The good news is rail service will improve in the United States. The bad news, according to the USDA, is this may not be until 2015 than railway movement fully recovers.
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Transportation Blame Game
VANCOUVER - Apr 10/14 - SNS -- Rail transportation problems and an unusual severe winter were the two most significant events affecting North American pulse and specialty crop markets over the past few months.
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USDA Tenders for 3,000 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Apr 10/14 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 3,000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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India's Election Slows Peas
VANCOUVER - Apr 11/14 - SNS -- The world's field pea markets were little changed against the backdrop of relatively light trading interest.
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U.S. Food Aid Reform Underway
NEW YORK - Apr 14/14 - IRIN -- Efforts to change the way the US government distributes roughly US$2 billion in international food aid each year achieved some successes in the recently enacted Agriculture Act of 2014 -- commonly referred to as the Farm Bill -- but the food aid mechanism used by the world's largest donor continues to prioritize the needs of US commercial interests.
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United Kingdom Pulses Used in Livestock Feed - Feb 2014
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Historical Seeding Progress in Saskatchewan
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Most of Canada's Pulses Sown in May
VANCOUVER - Apr 18/14 - SNS -- In recent years, Saskatchewan farmers have made little progress planting pulses and special crops during April, though there have been years in the past when a large part of the crop could be sown.
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El Nino Forecasts Worry Peas
VANCOUVER - Apr 18/14 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed against relatively quiet market conditions, with some fill in trading reported by exporters in both Canada and the United States.
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More Peas and Soybeans, Less Wheat and Canola
OTTAWA - Apr 24/14 - SNS -- Canadian farmers expect to plant less wheat than last year, while planting more field peas and their sixth consecutive record quantity of soybeans.
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Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Summary
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Canada Seeding Intentions Versus Actual Area
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USDA Tenders for 10,480 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Apr 24/14 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 10,480 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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U.S. Prospective Food Aid Purchases to June 2014
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Canadian Area Shifts From Grains, Canola
VANCOUVER - Apr 24/14 - SNS -- This year's seeding intentions estimates for Canada offered an unexpected look into the thinking of farmers, with less enthusiasm shown for lentils and more for peas than most market participants thought would be the case.
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Some Surprise in Pea Intentions
VANCOUVER - Apr 26/14 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note, with market participants reported a modest improvement in export trading activity for green and yellow peas.
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Canada's Bulk Pea Exports Trend Lower
VANCOUVER - Apr 28/14 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 31,800 metric tons (MT) field pea were exported through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement in March.
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U.S. Pea Seeding Makes Good Progress
VANCOUVER - Apr 28/14 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's field pea crops is making relatively good progress in the United States.
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