Field and Feed Pea Market News for March 2011
USDA Tenders for 15,220 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Mar 2/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 15,220 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 13,340 MT
KANSAS CITY - Mar 2/11 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 100,370 MT, compared to 100,790 MT last year.
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USDA Apr Tenders Reach 15,220 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Mar 2/11 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-Apr shipping season to 115,010 MT.
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Pea Extend Record Export Season
VANCOUVER - Mar 3/11 - SNS -- Canadian field pea exports maintained their record setting pace through the end of February, for the third month in a row setting a new record and keeping season to date shipments at their highest level in the history of the industry in Canada.
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CGC Reports Reduced January Pea Exports
WINNIPEG - Mar 3/11 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 151,600 metric tons (MT) field pea were exported through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement in January. The CGC data does not include exports in containers or from non-reporting terminals.
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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 281,900 MT
WINNIPEG - Mar 4/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 281,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year.
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Mixed Finish For Field Peas
VANCOUVER - Mar 5/11 - SNS -- North American field pea markets ended the week's trading on a mixed note, with markets in the United States supported by the latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender.
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USDA Tenders for 2,330 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Mar 8/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 2,330 metric tons (MT) of pulses for prepotioning at Jacinto Port for eventual shipment as food aid.
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USDA Sets 2011-12 Pulse Loan Rates
WASHINGTON - Mar 9/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) set regional pulse crop loan rates for dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas for the 2011-12 marketing year.
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French Pea Movement Improved in January
VANCOUVER - Mar 9/11 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France improved in January, rising from December and jumping above year earlier levels, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP).
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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 280,300 MT
WINNIPEG - Mar 11/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 280,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year.
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Mixed Finish For Field Peas
VANCOUVER - Mar 13/11 - SNS -- North American field pea markets ended the week on a mixed note, with Canadian values easing in the face of slower export demand and U.S. values holding firm against tight processing capacity.
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Markets Fragile During Battle For Acres End Game
VANCOUVER - Mar 13/11 - SNS -- Markets finished the week with a powerful reminder of how fragile our human infrastructure can be as Japan experienced its strongest earthquake in recorded history. The 8.9 magnitude quake about 400 kilometers north of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean triggered a 2,000 kilometer wide tsunami with waves of up to 10 meters high sweeping several kilometers inland across agricultural areas in northeastern Japan.
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USDA Buys 15,150 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Mar 17/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 15,150 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 285,800 MT
WINNIPEG - Mar 18/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 285,800 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year.
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Uncertainty ... Uncertainty ... Uncertainty
VANCOUVER - Mar 18/11 - SNS -- Japan has dominated the conversation in commodity markets for much of the past week, partly because of the impact damage to its nuclear reactors in Fukushima may have on the world energy sector.
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Short Term Easing in Pea Prices
VANCOUVER - Mar 18/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a slightly easier note as grower selling interest remains slightly ahead of the short term needs of processors and exporters.
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USDA Buys 2,330 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Mar 19/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,330 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
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USDA Tenders for 2,300 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Mar 23/11 - 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.
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USDA May Tenders Reach 11,900 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Mar 23/11 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-May shipping season to 129,170 MT.
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Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 11,110 MT
KANSAS CITY - Mar 23/11 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 112,950 MT, compared to 107,000 MT last year.
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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 273,900 MT
WINNIPEG - Mar 25/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 273,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year.
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Government Activitity Dominates Peas
VANCOUVER - Mar 25/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed against continued demand for yellow split peas from the U.S. government and occasional tender activity from India's state trading companies.
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CGC Reports February Pea Exports Jumped
WINNIPEG - Mar 28/11 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 269,700 metric tons (MT) field pea were exported through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement in February. The CGC data does not include exports in containers or from non-reporting terminals.
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Pea Area Falling 22% in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/11 - SNS -- Growers in the United States intend to plant 586,000 acres of field peas this year, down 22% from 2010, judging from the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2011.
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Austrian Winter Pea Area Plunging
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/11 - SNS -- Austrian winter peas area planted for the 2011 crop year is expected to total 20,000 acres, down 36% from a year ago, judging from the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2011.
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