WINNIPEG - Aug 3/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) believes it has solved a significant problem in the area of pulse quality testing by automating a method for determining cooking time and modifying the device used in the test. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 4/04 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's agriculture department expects some specialty crop production records to be broken this year as field pea, lentil and canaryseed crops reach their highest levels on record in the province. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Historic Harvest Progress . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Aug 4/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 6,030 metric tons (MT) of field peas and dry edible beans for shipment as food aid to various countries in September. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 6/04 - STAT -- Scandals which shocked stock markets in recent years and the obvious conflicts of interest which exist at major brokerage firms -- between analysts and investment banking branches -- have forced major changes in the way stock markets are discussed and analyzed in public forums. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 6/04 - SNS -- Specialty crop production levels in Canada tare expected to be up this year, with Agriculture Canada forecasting a 30% in total output to 4.79 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Specialty Crop Condition to August 8, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to August 15, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

PRETORIA - Aug 20/04 - SNS -- Most of the planting seed imported by South Africa are for grasses, followed by forage plants, vegetables and Lucerne in 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 23/04 - SNS -- This year's specialty crop harvest has fallen well behind normal in Saskatchewan, matching the slow pace established in 1992 and 1993 when significant harvest progress was not recorded until the middle of September. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- 2004 Special Crop Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here has requested offers on 24,850 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid during October. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 25/04 - SNS -- The USDA is donating 9,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. agricultural commodities to Food for the Poor, a private voluntary organization, for a mother/child health and education program in Guatemala. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 30/04 - SNS -- This year's field pea and lentil harvests in Saskatchewan are the third slowest on record, judging from Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization's latest weekly crop progress report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Specialty Crop Prices Received -- August, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

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