Field and Feed Pea Market News for February 2012

Pea Export Movement Sinks in January

VANCOUVER - Feb 3/12 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada sank to their lowest level since April of 2010, with total shipments plunging 86% from both the previous month and the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Expects 17.28 MMT Pulse Harvest

DELHI - Feb 3/12 - SNS -- Higher minimum support prices (MSP) helped retain farmer interest in plantings pulses during India's rabi or winter cropping cycle, with the result total pulse production in 2011-12 will not fall as much as initially feared. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada - Field Pea Stocks in All Positions - Dec 31, 2011

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 154,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 154,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canadian Stocks Lower Than Expected

VANCOUVER - Feb 3/12 - SNS -- Statistics Canada's December 31 stocks in all positions report paints a tighter supply picture than markets were expected, with farmers seeming to have sold many more off-grade lentils and field peas to local livestock feeders than markets expected. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Stocks Numbers Surprise Peas

VANCOUVER - Feb 4/12 - SNS -- North American field pea markets were caught off-guard by the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United Kingdom - Pulse Usage by Compound Feed Industry - Dec 2011

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 164,800 MT

WINNIPEG - Feb 10/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 164,800 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Light Pea Trading Interest

VANCOUVER - Feb 10/12 - SNS -- North American field pea markets were little changed in relatively light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

French Pea Sales Slow In December

VANCOUVER - Feb 14/12 - SNS -- French field pea export movement slowed considerably in December, dropping below both year and month earlier levels, according to the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Australian Seeded Area Estimates - Feb 2012

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Australian Crop Production Estimates - Feb 2012

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USDA Tenders for 4,360 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Feb 15/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 4,360 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 164,100 MT

WINNIPEG - Feb 16/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 164,100 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Feb 17/12 - SNS -- International field pea markets were mostly unchanged against limited current and new crop buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 4,190 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Feb 23/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 4,190 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Drought Fears Build in Spain

VANCOUVER - Feb 25/12 - SNS -- Concern is building in Spain about the risk of a sharp reduction in crop output on account of drought like conditions in key agricultural areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 145,900 MT

WINNIPEG - Feb 25/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 145,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Underlying Optimism in Pea Market

VANCOUVER - Feb 25/12 - SNS -- International field pea markets were little changed in relatively light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India May Extend Pulse Policies

VANCOUVER - Feb 29/12 - SNS -- India may extend current policies affecting the trade in pulses for another year, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here