VANCOUVER - Apr 1/08 - SNS -- The Indian government has extended its pulse export ban for another year, until March 31, 2009. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 1/08 - SNS -- Canadian field pea exports improved in March, pulling port clearances further ahead last season with total shipments rising 16.9% above export clearances reported during the same eight month period, according to data reported by members of the Canadian Ports Clearance Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

KANSAS CITY - Apr 2/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 10,300 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 3/08 - SNS -- USDA researchers have developed a new variety of hairy vetch they say is better suited to northern climatic zones in the United States and which could be an important asset to organic farmers looking for a winter cover crop which can help reduce weed competition and herbicide applications, improve soil quality and tilth, and provide symbiotically fixed nitrogen to nourish crops that follow it. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 3/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 233,700 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2007-08 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 3/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,000 metric tons (MT) of whole and/or split yellow peas for prepositioning at U.S. Gulf ports for later shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about United Kingdom -- Pulse Usage in Feed Rations - Feb 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Apr 4/08 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were little changed in quiet trade during the past week, with end users relieved to see that the extension of India's ban on pulse exports through March 31 of 2009 does not include kabuli chickpeas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 4/08 - SNS -- The USDA's seeding intentions and stocks in all positions reports points to a tightening supply picture for confectionary sunflower seed in 2008-09. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 4/08 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed in light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 4/08 - SNS -- North American lentil markets were little changed in relatively light trading interest during the past week. . . . 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 4/08 - SNS -- European feed pea markets finished weekly trading on an easier noter against dropping grower bids in France and weaker inter-dealer markets in Belgium and Holland. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 8/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 234,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2007-08 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 9/08 - SNS -- Surveys of Saskatchewan's crop reporters reveal they are looking for a modest increase in total specialty crop acreage in that province this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 9/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,000 metric tons (MT) of whole yellow peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 10/08 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France continued this season's downtrend in February, slipping almost 800 metric tons (MT) from month earlier levels but sinking 27.8% below the volume exported last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 11/08 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading little changed under relatively quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 11/08 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets registered a mixed performance during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 11/08 - SNS -- International field pea markets were little changed in light trading activity during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 11/08 - SNS -- European feed pea markets were unchanged to firmer on inter-dealer markets in Belgium and Holland, even as grower bids in France managed a moderate increase. . . . 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 11/08 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed in light trade during the past, with market attention switching to Canada's seeding intentions estimates due on April 21. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 16/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 242,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2007-08 marketing year. . . . 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 -- Ongoing harvest activity on the Indian subcontinent remains a powerful, medium term factor in medium term markets for field peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 18/08 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were little changed in limited trading activity during the past week. . . . 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

VANCOUVER - Apr 18/08 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets registered another mixed performance during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 18/08 - SNS -- Feed pea markets managed a mixed finish in Europe, with values in Belgium holding steady, while they declined in Holland and eased in France. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 18/08 - SNS -- The world's lentil market finished the week mixed against moderate trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- 2008 Specialty Crop Intentions and Forecast . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/08 - SNS -- Few surprises were contained in this year's seeding intentiosn estimates for specialty crops from Statistics Canada, with the numbers mirroring trade expectations of little movement in total land in the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 22/08 - SNS -- India's rabi or winter season pulse harvest is not as bad as expected, according to the latest crop production estimates from the country's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 23/08 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 138,570 MT, compared to 156,900 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 23/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 7,880 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Apr 23/08 - 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 162,740 MT. . . . 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

WINNIPEG - Apr 25/08 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports field exports in March totalled 109,800 metric tons (MT) through licensed terminal facilities, which are required to report to it all grain movement. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 25/08 - SNS -- Lentil markets finished the week's trading on a relatively strong note, led higher by news Syria has banned exports of lentils and other pulses. . . . 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 25/08 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading on an easier note, with grower and inter-dealer markets in North America and Europe posting week over week declines. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 25/08 - SNS -- Few changes were reported on international chickpea markets during the past week, against news Syria banned exports of pulses in an effort to control domestic food price inflation and prevent shortages from developing later in the season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 25/08 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were mostly unchanged in light trade during the past week. . . . 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

VANCOUVER - Apr 30/08 - SNS -- Canada is looking at a general decrease in prospective specialty crop production levels this year if farmers stick with the seeding intentions, judging from Agriculture Canada's latest regular review of the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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