Field and Feed Pea Market News for June 2011

Pea Exports Ease in May

VANCOUVER - Jun 1/11 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada declined in May, dropping both month and year-earlier levels because of a steep reduction in the volume of peas exported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Seeding 70% Complete

VANCOUVER - Jun 2/11 - SNS -- Wet fields and more rain events in eastern and southern Saskatchewan made it hard for farmers in the province to make as much progress seeding this year's crops as they had hoped, with the result the percentage of intended crop planted advanced to just 70% complete as of the end of May, up from 59% at this time last year, but down from the recent five-year average of 81% complete by this time of year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 135,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 3/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 135,000 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

Few Changes in Peas

VANCOUVER - Jun 4/11 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading mostly unchanged against moderate demand and worries about how much of the Canadian and U.S. crops will finally be planted. . . . Continue or visitors click here

French Pea Exports Steady in April

VANCOUVER - Jun 8/11 - SNS -- Field pea exports remained steady through April, rising above year earlier levels, but dropping below the quantity shipped in March, judging from the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Pulse Seeding Wrapping Up

VANCOUVER - Jun 9/11 - SNS -- Seeding of all crops in Saskatchewan is considered 79% complete, up nine points on the week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report. This compares to the five-year average of 90% seeded by the first week of June and just 70% complete at this time last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Approves Higher Kharif MSPs

NEW DELHI - Jun 9/11 - SNS -- India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for Kharif Crops of 2011-12 Season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 174,900 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 10/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 174,900 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

USDA Tenders for 470 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 13/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 470 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Australian Crop Production Estimates - June 2011

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Australian Seeded Area Estimates - June 2011

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USDA Tenders for 12,400 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 15/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 12,400 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to June 13, 2011

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Saskatchewan Seeding Progress Limps Forward

VANCOUVER - Jun 16/11 - SNS -- Seeding of all crops inched forward during the past week in Saskatchewan, with 82% of all crops now planted, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report, up from 73% at this time last year, but below the 10-year average of 93% in the ground by the middle of June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 113,600 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 17/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 113,600 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 Firm on Ongoing Demand

VANCOUVER- Jun 17/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, helped by ongoing short covering by exporters and tightening stocks on farms in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 8,260 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 22/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 8,260 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada - Intended Field Pea Area by Class - June 2011

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Canada - June Seeded Area Estimate Versus Actual

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Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to June 20, 2011

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June Seeding Intentions Surprising

VANCOUVER - Jun 23/11 - SNS -- Someone forgot to tell farmers what they were supposed to be doing this year. That one of the few conclusion that can be reached about Statistics Canada's seeded area estimates for 2011, which surprised most market participants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 142,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 25/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 142,500 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

Plunging Pea Area Worries Market

VANCOUVER - Jun 25/11 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading on an unsettled note against news Canada expects seeded area to plunge from 3.45 to 2.52 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 13,570 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jun 25/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 13,570 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Pulse Inventories Jump

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- Unsold inventories of peas and lentils are up sharply over last year in the United States, according to the USDA's latest stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 171,300 MT

WINNIPEG - Jun 30/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 171,300 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

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to June 27, 2011

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