VANCOUVER - Apr 1/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean growers in the United States do not intend to slash seeded area by as much as feared, with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) predicting seeded area will be down 8.4% from last year at just under 1.4 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 4/08 - SNS -- The world's dry edible bean markets were little changed in light trade during the past week, with markets getting good news from Argentina and less bullish news than feared from the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 11/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were mostly unchanged in moderate trading activity during the past week, which saw fresh demand for new crop white alubia beans from Argentina and current crop black beans from China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 17/08 - SNS -- Per capita consumption of dry edible beans will likely remain flat through 2008 in the face of a smaller U.S. domestic harvest and higher average prices, suggests the USDA's Gary Lucier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 18/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week with a softer tone as processors in the United States and Argentina were most active sellers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 23/08 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 24,170 MT, compared to 16,190 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 25/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a slightly firmer note, helped by confirmation Canadian growers intend to reduce planted area almost 16%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 30/08 - SNS -- North America's dry edible bean industry has found it increasingly difficult to maintain grower interest in recent years. Field crop markets were in a general downtrend through the summer of 2006, resulting in a steady rise in the amount of land in summerfallow in western Canada along with reduced investments in both crop inputs and farming operations in general. Beans more or less held their own during this period. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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