Field and Feed Pea Market News for May 2011

Pea Exports Soar in April

VANCOUVER - May 2/11 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of field peas from Canada soared in April, jumping past 300,000 metric tons (MT) for the first time this season and only the third time in the history of bulk conventional pea movement from Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Seeding Progress Limited in Canada

VANCOUVER - May 6/11 - SNS -- Pulse producers in western Canada made little progress seeding this year's crops during the week ending May 2, though growers in several areas expect to get busier in the coming week if they do not receive any more snow or rain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada - Dry Pea Stocks in All Positions - Mar 31, 2011

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Lentil Inventory Soars, Peas Sink

VANCOUVER - May 6/11 - SNS -- Available supplies of specialty crops in Canada on March 31 were little changed from last year as massive declines in field pea stocks were offset by soaring lentil inventories, according to Statistics Canada's stocks in all positions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 201,700 MT

WINNIPEG - May 6/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 201,700 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 9,390 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - May 7/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 9,390 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Uneasy Finish For Pea Markets

VANCOUVER - May 7/11 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week's trading on an uneasy note against easing demand from India and slightly higher than expected pea stocks in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

France - Field Pea Export Summary - March 2011

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Australian 2011 Pulse Crop Forecast

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Only 5% Saskatchewan's Crop Seeded

VANCOUVER - May 12/11 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops is advancing at the same rate as last year in Saskatchewan, falling far behind the recent five year average for this time of year, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pakistan's Pulse Output Chronically Lags Needs

WASHINGTON - May 12/11 - SNS -- The gap between the amount of pulses Pakistan consumes each year and what it produces is likely to widen, argues the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Getting U.S. Food Aid Right

JOHANNESBURG - May 13/11 - IRIN -- Changing the food the US government supplies as aid could deliver better results and still save money, a new study says. The review for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) by researchers at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy has been welcomed by NGOs and US food aid experts, but the findings have also come in for some criticism. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 1,120 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - May 13/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,120 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 212,700 MT

WINNIPEG - May 13/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 212,700 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

Slowing Export Pace Worries Pea Market

VANCOUVER May 13/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed in light trading interest on the week, though Canadian market participants are somewhat worried about slowing pace of export movement. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Seeding Progress Lags Last Year

VANCOUVER - May 19/11 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops fell behind last year's pace through the middle of May, largely because fields in the eastern part of the province were still too wet for armers to enter them, according to the latest weekly crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 202,600 MT

WINNIPEG - May 20/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 202,600 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

USDA Tenders for 9,680 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - May 21/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 9,680 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Firm on Good Movement

VANCOUVER - May 21/11 - SNS -- Better than expected movement of field peas from Canada this month and additional vessel nominations helped boost asking prices on world markets for the commodity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 23, 2011

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Bullish Seeding Progress Reports

VANCOUVER - May 26/11 - SNS -- Seeding progress reports for the United States and Canada are increasingly viewed as bullish by markets because farmers are expected to soon switch their focus from pulses to crops which are less risky to seed at the end of May and early June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 172,800 MT

WINNIPEG - May 27/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 172,800 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 910 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - May 27/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 910 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Movement Keeps Peas Firm

VANCOUVER - May 27/11 - SNS -- Fresh tenders for field peas combined with moderate demand from the Indian subcontinent and other destinations to keep field pea markets firm on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canadian Special Crops Face Paradigm Shift

VANCOUVER - May 29/11 - SNS -- Fundamental changes in the business environment in Canadian agriculture seem likely now that the Conservative Party has won a majority in Parliament. . . . Continue or visitors click here