Dry Pea Market News for February 2015

India's Pulse Imports Surge

VANCOUVER - Feb 3/15 - SNS -- Pulse imports by India are up significantly over last year, while exports are down almost 120,000 metric tons (MT) at just over 197,000. . . . Continue

Canadian Field Pea Stocks - Dec 31, 2014

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Pea and Lentil Stocks Down 39%

OTTAWA - Feb 4/15 - SNS -- Inventories of all grains, oilseeds and special crops included by Statistics Canada in its December 31 stocks in all position report were down 14.5% from the same date in 2013. However, pea and lentil inventories were down 39% on lower production and strong export movement for the August through December period. . . . Continue

USDA Buys 13,860 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Feb 4/15 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 13,860 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue

Rail Car Fulfillment Falling Behind

VANCOUVER Feb 4/15 - SNS -- Canadian railways are steadily falling behind in supplying cars ordered by shippers, according to the latest transportation review by the Ag Transport Coalition. . . . Continue

India - Rabi Seeding Progress to Feb 6, 2015

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Demand Rationing Seen For Yellow Peas

VANCOUVER - Feb 6/15 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets registered a mixed performance on the week in response Statistics Canada's latest stocks in all positions report. . . . Continue

Canada - Pea Protein and Cooking Times - 2014 Crop

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Rail Car Fulfillment Falling Behind

VANCOUVER Feb 10/15 - SNS -- Canadian railways continue to fall behind in supplying cars ordered by shippers, according to the latest transportation review by the Ag Transport Coalition. . . . Continue

Australian Pulse Crop Down 20%

VANCOUVER - Feb 10/15 - SNS -- Australia's 2014 pulse harvest ended up bigger than initially expected, with the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) boosting estimated production of the country's five major pulses 13% to 1.87 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue

United Kingdom Pulses Use in Livestock Feed

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India Rabi Seeding Progress to Feb 13, 2015

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French Pea Exports Improve

VANCOUVER - Feb 13/15 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France improved in December, but remain well below the quantity shipped the same month the previous year, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue

Mixed Week For Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Feb 13/15 - SNS -- North American field peas markets were unchanged to easier with markets in the United States hurt by logistical issues and Canadian markets experiencing a short term slowing in movement. . . . Continue

Unintended Consequences of Government Mandates

VANCOUVER Feb 17/15 - SNS -- The biggest issue facing exporters is the unwillingness of Canadian railways to supply cars for movement to the United States and Mexico, according to data contained in the latest transportation review by the Ag Transport Coalition. . . . Continue

USDA Tenders for 4,570 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Feb 18/15 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 4,570 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue

China's Net Pulse Trade Deficit Grows

VANCOUVER - Feb 19/15 - SNS -- China experienced a dramatic decline in pulse exports between January and October, with net imports of pulses rising to record levels, according to data published in the platinum version of STAT. . . . Continue

India - Rabi Seeding Progress to February 20, 2015

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Little Change in Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Feb 20/15 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week little changed under relatively light trading conditions. . . . Continue

Canada - Marketing Year Bulk Export Cleances

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Bulk Pea Export Pace Improves

VANCOUVER - Feb 24/15 - SNS -- The pace of field pea exports showed improvement in January, with unofficial data from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) showing a solid increase from the port clearances in December and the same month last year. . . . Continue

Unsupplied Cars Remains Around 10%

VANCOUVER Feb 25/15 - SNS -- Railways have not supplied over 19,000 cars ordered since the start of the 2014-15 marketing year, but shippers think the railways will only supply 10,816 after accounting for rejected cars, denied orders and railway cancellations. . . . Continue

Logistics Still Haunting Peas

VANCOUVER - Feb 27/15 - SNS -- Logistics and transportation remained a significant concern for North American field pea exporters during the past week. . . . Continue