Field and Feed Pea Market News for February 2011

Pea Extend Record Export Season

VANCOUVER - Feb 2/11 - SNS -- Canadian field pea exports maintained their record setting pace through the end of January, setting a new individual record for the month and keeping season to date shipments at their highest level in the history of the industry in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CGC Reports Strong December Pea Exports

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/11 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 242,800 metric tons (MT) field pea were exported through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement in December. The CGC data does not include exports in containers or from non-reporting terminals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada - Pea Stocks in All Positions - Dec 31, 2010

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Higher Than Expected Lentil Inventory

VANCOUVER - Feb 4/11 - SNS -- Available supplies of peas, lentils and other specialty crops grown in western Canada as of December 31, 2010 were higher than expected and above year earlier levels because of a massive increase in lentil inventories. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 316,400 MT

WINNIPEG - Feb 4/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 316,400 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Strong Demand Boost Peas

VANCOUVER - Feb 4/11 - SNS -- Canadian yellow pea markets surged higher during the past week against continued, strong demand from exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

French Pea Movement Eased in December

VANCOUVER - Feb 8/11 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France eased in December, ending a lengthy run of posting increases in export volume versus year earlier levels, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Expects 16.51 MMT Pulse Crop

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/11 - SNS -- Total pulse output in India is expected to top 16.5 million metric tons (MT) during the 2010-11 production cycle, according to the second advance estimates issued by the country's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 2,300 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Feb 9/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 2,300 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 15,760 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Feb 9/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 15,760 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 296,300 MT

WINNIPEG - Feb 11/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 296,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Processors Busy, Markets Firm

VANCOUVER - Feb 12/11 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading on a strong note against steady export movement from Canada and ongoing demand from the U.S. government for peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Australian Crop Production Estimates - Feb 15, 2010

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Australian Seeded Area Estimates - Feb 15, 2010

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Australian Pulse Crop Expands

VANCOUVER - Feb 15/11 - SNS -- A dramatic increase in the estimated size of this year's lupin harvest in Australia lifted the estimated size of this season's harvest above those contained in the previous crop report from the Australian Bureau Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Expects Above Normal Spring Runoff

VANCOUVER - Feb 17/11 - SNS -- Spring runoff levels will likely be above normal through much of Saskatchewan's agricultural region, judging from the latest outlook report from the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 1,450 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Feb 17/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,450 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 295,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Feb 18/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 295,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Movement Support Peas

VANCOUVER - Feb 18/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a generally strong note against steady demand from exporters and government food aid buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 342,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Feb 25/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 342,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Little Changed Against Good Demand

VANCOUVER - Feb 26/11 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets were little changed on the week, with exporters and processors providing an undercurrent of strength to markets as they assemble product for movement through Vancouver. . . . Continue or visitors click here