A table about South Africa Pulse Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Dec 1/06 - SNS -- Canada's bulk conventional field pea exports are being hurt by the collapse in Spanish feed pea demand, judging from data available from the Canadian Ports Clearance Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 1/06 - SNS -- The Vancouver Port Authority (VPA) is introducing new and more rigorous licensing, audit and enforcement provisions that will apply to container trucks and container truck operations at the Port of Vancouver. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 1/06 - SNS -- Chickpea markets finished the week mostly unchanged as stocks available to the market remain slightly behind immediate needs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 1/06 - SNS -- Field pea markets continue to watch seeding progress on the Indian subcontinent for signs about the depth and direction of import demand in 2007. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 1/06 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week's activity little changed in seasonally light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 1/06 - SNS -- The world's feed pea market was strengthened during the past week as markets strove to reach prices which will be supported by growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 1/06 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets maintained a relatively firm undertone during the past week, with markets forced to increase at the grower level to compete with rising price expectations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 1/06 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets continue to show little price movement against relatively light international trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 4/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 253,700 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 5/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 4,000 metric tons (MT) of feed peas for shipment to Philippines. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Australian Pulse Production Estimates . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Dec 5/06 - SNS -- Australia's latest crop production estimates continue to be controversial outside that country because of the estimated size of this year's chickpea harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Australian Rainfall Versus Normal - Jul-Oct 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Dec 6/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 11,270 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/06 - SNS -- Canadian dry edible bean production posted a solid gain over last year, according to Statistics Canada's final crop production report for 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/06 - SNS -- Mustard seed production in western Canada ended up smaller than initially expected, with the output finishing the season at an estimated 117,600 metric tons (MT), down 4,700 MT from the October forecast and well below lastyear's 203,400 MT crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/06 - SNS -- Canada's field pea harvest ended up slightly larger than initially expected, inching up from Statistics Canada's October forecast of a 2.753 million metric tons (MT) harvest to a final estimate of 2.806 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/06 - SNS -- Canada's canaryseed harvest ended up slightly smaller than initially forecast by Statistics Canada and significantly below more optimistic estimates from other sources. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/06 - SNS -- Canada grew many more chickpeas this year than initially expected, with Statistics Canada lifting its production estimate from 150,200 metric tons (MT) in October to 182,300 MT of all classes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 7/06 - SNS -- Lentil production in western Canada ended up slightly larger than initially expected, with the final production estimate for 2006 coming in at 698,700 metric tons (MT), up almost 19,000 MT from October, but down 47% from last year's record harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 8/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 213,700 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Indian -- Winter Pulse Seeding Progress . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/06 - SNS -- India's initial enthusiasm for pulses has lost momentum the last two weeks and may not result in a significant increase in plantings over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/06 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading little changed as offers from growers and processors remain just behind the ongoing needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/06 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week on a generally firmer note, helped by massive strength in large caliber white beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/06 - SNS -- International fed pea markets managed a mixed close during the past week, with a seasonal slow down in European trading interest contributing to the duller mood. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/06 - SNS -- Lentil markets are starting to slip into the Christmas and New Year's doldrums, with prices easing in the face of limited end user buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/06 - SNS -- International field peas markets ended the week's trading firmer to unchanged against ongoing buying interest from the Indian subcontinent and Asian destinations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 8/06 - SNS -- The final crop production estimate for Canadian canaryseed was not helpful to end users, with a slight reduction encouraging growers to hold more tightly to this year's output. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about United Kingdom Feed Pulse Usage - Oct 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Dec 11/06 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in the United States ended up slightly better than initially expected, with the USDA pegging this year's harvest at 23.8 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.082 million metric tons (MT), down 11% from last year's revised estimate of 1.215 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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VANCOUVER - Dec 13/06 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France picked up in October, as ongoing sales activity to India offset continued declines in shipments to its European neighbors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 13/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 4,000 metric tons (MT) of feed peas for shipment to Philippines. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 15/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 206,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about India -- Pulse Seeding Progress to December 15 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Australia Pulse Production Summary -- Dec 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER- Dec 15/06 - SNS -- European fed pea markets finished the week little changed in local currency terms, but down in U.S. dollar terms because the Euro closed below week earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER- Dec 15/06 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week on a firm note, despite some seasonal softness in North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER- Dec 15/06 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets appear destined to finish the calendar year on a strong note, with renewed export demand lifting values for human consumption peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER- Dec 15/06 - SNS -- Few changes were noted on chickpea markets during the past week, with a seasonal slowdown in demand from some origins more than matched by limited selling among North American growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER- Dec 15/06 - SNS -- Grower holding continued to drive Canadian canaryseed markets through the middle of December. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER- Dec 15/06 - SNS -- North American lentils finished the week on a mixed note, with markets in the United States firmer and Canadian unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about South Africa Pulse Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Dec 20/06 - SNS -- Most of the sunflowers grown in Bulgaria are oilseed type, though the country's striped sunflower seed output does compete for demand in Europe. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 20/06 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada expects dry edible bean area to decrease in both Canada and the United States in 2007 "as prices are not very attractive for most classes of beans and in many cases are not competitive with other crops." . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 20/06 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 3,710 metric tons (MT) of peas and beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 20/06 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 10,740 MT, compared to 28,490 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 20/06 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-Feb shipping season to 94,440 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Dec 20/06 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 83,700 MT, compared to 103,410 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 21/06 - SNS -- Keen interest in growing grains and oilseeds to take advantage of escalating demand resulting from the bio fuels industry will make it tougher for peas and lentils to compete for the attention of growers next spring, believes the USDA's Gary Lucier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Dec 21/06 - SNS -- Stronger values and relatively tight supplies of North American dry edible beans are not going to be the kind of "automatic indicator of a significant increase in area planted next spring" they have been in the past, asserts the USDA's Gary Lucier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Dec 27/06 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 228,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2006-06 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Dec 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Dec 29/06 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports field exports in November totalled 149,500 metric tons (MT) through licensed terminal facilities, which are required to report to it all grain movement. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Dec 29/06 - SNS -- Biofuels have changed the raw fundamentals of international grain markets and their impact will continue to intensify as new plants come on stream around the world and the percentage of ethanol and vegetable oil used in fuels rises. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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