VANCOUVER - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean growers in the United States intend to dramatically increase this year's seeded area, with the USDA survey revealing they would like to boost area 23% to 1.6635 million acres from the 1.3543 million acres actually planted last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Pulse export shipments from Myanmar or Burma remained below year earlier levels in February, but managed a significant advance from export clearances reported in January. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Field pea markets ended the week's trading mixed because of a lack of fresh fundamental news. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Chickpeas markets maintained their values in light trading during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Lentil markets were little changed during the past week against relatively light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- International field pea markets continued to be pushed lower in response to weakness in protein meal markets, while the impact was moderated by strength in corn, oat and other coarse grain markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were not initially affected by this year's seedings intentions for sunflower seed in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 6/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 13,740 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 2,390 metric tons (MT) of yellow peas for shipment to Angola. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 8/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 251,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were mostly unchanged during the past week, with supplies available from exporters remaining in line with the needs of buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a relatively quiet note, with light business reported by exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- International feed pea markets finished the weeks trading slightly lower on European markets, but mainly unchanged at both the grower and inter-dealer level in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- North American field pea markets ended the week's trading mixed despite a good increase in the level of business activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Tightening supplies of canaryseed on spot markets helped prices end the week on a firmer note, with values returning to levels recorded in early March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week unchanged to firmer under steady trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan -- Historic Average Seeding Progress . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Saskatchewan Historic Seeding Progress (1997-2001) . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS -Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Field pea export clearances from France maintained a steady pace through February, with the country shipping 38,690 metric tons (MT) to all destinations, little changed from January, but up 42% from the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,390 metric tons (MT) of whole yellow peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 20,410 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 14/05 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 127,350 MT, compared to 105,190 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 14/05 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the 2003-04 shipping season to 163,160 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 14/05 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 35,810 MT, compared to 78,120 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 14/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 265,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Technical shortages of canaryseed in western Canada continued to support markets for the birdseed ingredient; while markets for competing products in the United States were mainly unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Feed pea markets finished the week's trading on an easier note against weakness in the major European markets . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Canadian soybean markets ended the week's trading on a mixed note, suggests William W. Riley, Market Development Manager, Ontario Soybean Grow . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- International chickpea markets continue to hold their value despite relatively light international trading conditions . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's activity mixed against relatively light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's activity little changed under relatively light trading conditions . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week's trading mostly unchanged against fill in business by processors and exporters . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Saskatchewan's agriculture department expects this year's specialty crop seeded area in the province to decline from 6.095 million acres last year to around 5.89 million acres this year as gains in field pea and lentil area are offset by reductions in other specialty crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Apr 20/05 - SNS -- The South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS) left its estimate of this year's summer dry edible bean harvest unchanged in its third update to the country's summer crop estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Canada will experience a general decrease in specialty crop seedings this year, if growers follow through with their seeding intentions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean exports from Myanmar or Burma increased in March, but remain significantly below year earlier levels, according to the latest available trade data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week trading under mixed conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Current crop chickpea markets remained firm against relatively light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Markets were not surprised by the 4.4% increase in lentil seeding intentions for western Canada to a prospective 2.01 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The world's dry edible bean markets finished the week on a slightly softer note, with overall values down fro both North American and Argentine origin beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Confirmation Canadian field pea producers are not expecting much of a reduction in their seeded area this year has combined with prospects for a larger U.S. crop to lower the price ideas of many buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- International fed pea markets were little changed on the week, helped by firmer corn and soybean seed and meal markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 27/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 288,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 27/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean consumption declined in the United States last year, resulting in a steep drop in inferred domestic usage rates from around 857,000 metric tons (MT) to almost 743,000, according to the USDA's Economic Research Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 29/05 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 260,900 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2004-05 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 19,890 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- North American lentil markets were mostly unchanged under seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note against tight North American stocks and the start of this year's weather market in Argentina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- International feed pea markets ended the week on a slightly softer note in response to easier prices for Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean meal and corn. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- International chickpea markets held their value in light trading during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada reduced its forecast for mustard seed exports in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 marketing years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- International field pea markets were little changed against steady export movement towards the Indian subcontinent. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were generally firmer during the past week as demand stepped ahead of supplies available to the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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