WASHINGTON - Jun 2/10 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's dry edible bean crops is progressing at a faster rate than last year in the United States, with more beans planted in Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Washington. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jun 3/10 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,020 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 5/10 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading with both buyers and sellers showing little interest in working on new business. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTYON - Jun 7/10 - SNS -- USDA plant breeders have developed new cultivars of common bean which could shore up the legume crop's defenses against the fungal disease common bean rust. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 8/10 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar for the first four months of the 2010 calendar year are down 48.5% from the same period last year, with shipments in April recording the sixth consecutive month in which exports were down from year earlier levels on account of reduced demand from India. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Jun 10/10 - SNS -- Michigan State University recived a four-year, $4 million grant from the USDA to work on genetic traits in dry edible beans with the hope of enhancing their economic and nutritional value. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 11/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a relatively busy note, with activity reported for new crop product from Argentina and spot shipment from the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 15/10 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's dry edible bean crops is nearing completion, though it was stalled in most states during the past week on account of wet weather. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 17/10 - SNS -- USDA plant breeders have developed a new cranberry dry bean cultivar named Crimson, which is ready for now ready for production in the form of foundation seed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 18/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean traders in many key trading areas reported an improvement in overall trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada - Intended Edible Bean Area by Class - June 2010 . . . Subscribers Only

PRETORIA - Jun 24/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production estimates continue to erode in South Africa, with the latest crop update again reduced the estimated size of this seas's summer harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jun 24/10 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 29,580 MT, compared to 53,640 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 25/10 - SNS -- With Canada's seeded area estimates under its belt, markets are now looking toward the June 30 seeded area estimates from the USDA for a sense of the North American situation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 29/10 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar maintained their slow pace in May, reflecting a significant decline in buying interest from India, according to data assembled by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Jun 2010 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean plantings in the United States will end up at an estimated 1.74 million acres, up 13% over last year, according to seeded area estimates released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Estimated U.S. Dry Edible Bean Area and Production by Class . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only

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