KANSAS CITY - Jan 3/05 - SNS -- Two changes came into effect, affecting prices which the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will pay under USDA PL-480 food aid and other purchases tenders. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 5/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 6,710 metric tons (MT) of pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Jan 11/05 - SNS -- BASF will contribute CDN $125,000 over 5 years toward the new pulse field lab research addition being built at the University of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/05 - SNS -- Production of minor oilseeds dropped sharply in the United States in 2004 on account of a steep drop in the size of the safflower and rapeseed crops, according to the USDA's 2004 annual crop production summary. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Minor Oilseed Production Summary and 2005 Forecast . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Jan 17/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is seeking changes to the way the Canadian government buys primary agricultural commodities for shipment as food aid -- switching from buying 100% Canadian to at least 25% of shipments from developing countries. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jan 19/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 23,620 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Mustard Seed Quality Summary . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Canada -- Average Annual Grower Bid Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada is looking for specialty crop plantings in western Canada to drop from 7.78 million acres in 2004 to a forecast 7.16 million acres based on expectations of reduced field pea, lentil, mustard and canaryseed plantings in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 21/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada is looking for production of mustard and buckwheat to decline in 2005 as growers abandon mustard in favor of other crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- Canadian specialty crop production and primary processing capacity is expected to continue to trend upward over the coming decade, believes Stan Skrypetz of Agriculture Canada's Market Analysis Branch in Winnipeg. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/05 - SNS -- Canadian pulse and special crops production more than quadrupled since 1991-1992 but growth in the coming decade is expected to be slower, according to an review of the industry by Stan Skrypetz of Agriculture Canada's Market Analysis Branch in Winnipeg. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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