EDMONTON - May 1/07 - SNS -- Field trials in Alberta have confirmed the crop is agronomically suited to that province, says Alberta Agriculture and food pulse crop agronomist Ken Lopetinsky. More importantly, a local biotechnology company is keen to develop cosmetic and personal health care products based on the crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 4/07 - SNS -- Few changes were noted in international dry edible bean markets during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - May 9/07 - SNS -- India's state-run commodity trading firm, PEC Ltd., will tender May 14 to buy 12,000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for delivery in June-July to Mumbai. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/07 - SNS -- International dry edible beans markets finished the week on a mixed note against generally light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 15/07 - SNS -- Mexico should become a major market for Canadian dry edible bean producers once import tariffs are eliminated next year under terms of the North American Free trade Agreement (NAFTA), believes Agriculture Canada's Stan Skryypetz. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 18/07 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week mainly unchanged in light trade, with markets watching the Argentine harvest and seeding progress in North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 20/07 - SNS -- About a quarter of the soybeans imported by Japan each year go to food uses such as tofu (soybean curd), frozen tofu, fried tofu, miso (soybean paste), natto (fermented whole beans), boiled soybeans, and soy sauce, soymilk and soy bars, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 23/07 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 27,320 MT, compared to 31,690 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 23/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 14,570 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/07 - SNS -- Markets for dry edible beans were mainly unchanged in light international trade, with a large number of market participants in France for the annual CICILS-IPTIC conference. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 26/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here amended USDA PL-480 food aid tender invitation 067. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 30/07 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar surged in April, more than doubling year earlier activity to reach 233,490 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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