A table about Canada -- Field Pea Protein Content . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Apr 3/07 - SNS -- The current marketing year has already proven to be one of the best of times for Canadian field pea values and export performance. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 3/07 - SNS -- Field pea export clearances through licensed terminals reporting to the Canadian Ports Clearance Association were down 16% from last year during the opening quarter of the 2007 calendar year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 3/07 - SNS -- Field pea seedings in the Ukraine are expected to undergo a modest increase this year as farmers in the country take advantage of relatively good prices and good movement. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Apr 4/07 - SNS -- India's inability to narrow the gap between local pulse production levels and demand has generated calls for expanded research efforts aimed at igniting a second green revolution in the country with the goal of creating higher yielding varieties. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 4/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 290 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 5/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here cancelled PL-480 food aid tender invitation 047 in its entirety. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 5/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here uncancelled PL-480 food aid tender invitation 047 by opening invitation 047B. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/07 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets recorded a mixed finish for the week, with North American origin product nominally weaker and other origins little change. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/07 - SNS -- Lentil markets were little changed in holiday shortened trading activity, with many market participants in key lentil consuming regions of the world closed for a four-day Easter weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/07 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week mixed with a slightly firmer undertone in both Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/07 - SNS -- Desi chickpea and field pea markets were also pleased by news the Indian government lowered its production estimate for 2006-07 pulses from 14.52 million to 14.1 million MT on account of smaller than expected rabi season crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/07 - SNS -- International feed ingredient markets are experiencing an uncertain period as traders wait to see exactly what ends up being planted this year in North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/07 - SNS -- Pulse markets in the United States were disappointed by the USDA's decision to cancel PL-480 food aid tender invitation 047 in its entirety. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOZEMAN - Apr 9/07 - SNS -- Montana State University plant breeders have developed two new safflower varieties for the birdseed, specialty food oil and industrial oil markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 10/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 203,400 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-07 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 12/07 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission's (CGC) Grain Research Laboratory (GRL) has finished testing about 150 pea samples collected from across western Canada in 2004 and 2005 as part of an effort to map trace metals in the production area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about India -- 2006-07 All Crop Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Apr 13/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 192,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-07 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/07 - SNS -- Field pea export activity from France declined in February, falling below both month and year earlier levels,according data assembled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/07 - SNS -- India remains the most important source of bullish markets news in the pulse sector, with the government's third crop estimate for 2006-07 lowering expected output for the season, resulting in a higher than expected shortfall. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/07 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were little changed in a week of relatively quiet trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/07 - SNS -- International chickpea were unchanged to firmer in light trade during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/07 - SNS -- North American lentil markets maintained their underlying firmness during a week which experienced only light current crop trading activity and virtually silent new crop markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/07 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were mixed during the past week, with North American origin beans nominally weaker and other origins little changed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/07 - SNS -- International feed pea markets finished the week nominally firmer in sympathy with human consumption markets, which are absorbing the maximum quantity of peas possible. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/07 - SNS -- The world's field pea markets ended the week on a generally firmer note against news the Indian government has asked state-controlled trading companies to tender for 1.5 million metric tons (MT) of pulses this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 14/07 - SNS -- KANSAS CITY - Mar 7/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 20,130 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Apr 16/07 - SNS -- India's 67 most important reservoirs are finishing the rabi or winter cropping season with more water on hand than last year and with more than the previous 10-year average. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about United States Dry Edible Bean Import Summary - Feb 2007 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Apr 16/07 - SNS -- Crop reporters in Saskatchewan believe farmers in the province intend to plant more of all types of specialty crops except lentils this year, according to the first crop report of the season from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 20/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 197,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-07 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/07 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets remain relatively steady, but with a somewhat easier tone evident for some products. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/07 - SNS -- International field pea markets ended the week on a relatively firm note against ongoing demand from buyers in Asia and the Indian subcontinent. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/07 - SNS -- Chickpea markets were little changed on world markets during the past week, with traders looking toward next week's Canadian seeding intentions and the evolving weather story in Australia and India for some additional price direction. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/07 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week on a strong note against relatively light inter-dealer and export trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/07 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were little changed against limited end-user buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/07 - SNS -- Feed pea markets were little changed to firmer in light trade during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/07 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's field pea crop in the Ukraine is advancing at a good rate, with 360,000 hectares in the ground as of April 19. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about United States - Per Capita Bean Consumption . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/07 - SNS -- Competition from other crops has resulted in a steep decline in prospective dry edible bean seeded area in the United States, according to the USDA's Gary Lucier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/07 - SNS -- Per capita consumption rates for dry edible beans in the United States appear to be recovering, according to Gary Lucier and Alberto Jerardo. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/07 - SNS -- Combined field pea and lentil seedings look to be down in the United States this year due to competition from other crops, says the USDA's Gary Lucier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

VANCOUVER - Apr 24/07 - SNS -- Specialty crop area in western Canada will be up 4.4% from last year at a prospective 6.88 million acres if farmers stick with their seeding intentions, but total area will remain below the recent five-year average for the sector of almost 7.26 million acres.. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 24/07 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean area will be down over last year if growers in Canada and the United States hold true to their seeding intentions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 25/07 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 159,800 MT, compared to 165,600 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 25/07 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 16,190 MT, compared to 31,690 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 26/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 19,870 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 25/07 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-Jun shipping season to 175,990 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 27/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 218,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-07 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/07 - SNS -- Chickpea markets remain relatively firm in the face of a massive, prospective increase in Canadian seeded area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/07 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were surprised by the size of the planned acreage increase for this year's western Canadian canaryseed crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/07 - SNS -- International dry edible beans markets posted a mixed finish in quiet trading even as Statistics Canada confirmed North American seeded area will be down this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/07 - SNS -- International feed pea markets were nominally firmer during the past week against concerns about the size of European crops and volatility in major ingredient markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/07 - SNS -- Special crop seeded area in Canada will be up around 4% this year if growers follow through on their seeding intentions, observes Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/07 - SNS -- International lentil markets were not surprised by the Statistics Canada seedings intentions report for Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/07 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on a strong note against good, ongoing demand from export markets in both spot and new crop shipping positions and food aid buying by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Apr 2007 . . . Subscribers Only

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