WINNIPEG - Feb 1/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 240,000 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 - Feb 1/08 - SNS -- Seeding of India's rabi or winter season crop is nearing completion, with area under crop generally below last year. Rabi pulses cover 13.155 million hectares, down 4.8% from 13.811 million at this time last year. Gram or desi type chickpea coverage area has fallen from 8.324 to 7.995 million hectares. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 1/08 - SNS -- North American lentil markets continued to advance as quantities available from growers remain behind the short terms needs of processors and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 1/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone against relatively good demand from Brazil and Argentina and tightening stocks in North America and Argentina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 1/08 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were generally stronger during the past week, with values advancing on Canadian canaryseed and North American sunflower markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 1/08 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were mainly unchanged in relatively light trade during the past week, with attention remaining on India from both desi and kabuli traders. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 1/08 - SNS -- Canadian field pea producers in western Canada continue to see new record bid levels being established for their whole yellow and green peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 1/08 - SNS -- Field and feed pea markets in Europe finished weekly trade on a generally stronger note, with inter-dealer and grower markets on the Continent advancing, while markets in the United Kingdom were easier in U.S. dollar termsand unchanged in local currency terms. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jan 5/08 - SNS -- Canadian field pea exports surged in January, lifting port cleaances for the first half of the 2007-08 marketing year 19% ahead of last season, according to data reported by members of the Canadian Ports Clearance Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WINNIPEG - Feb 8/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 169,700 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

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/08 - SNS -- Parity prices on European feed pea markets softened during the past week against a weakening Euro and quiet export demand, while grower level prices in France and the United Kingdom were little changed to firmer on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/08 - SNS -- Price records continue falling on Canadian inter-dealer and grower markets, helped by high prices by the USDA for American peas for shipment as food aid and confirmation of rapidly tightening Canadian stocks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/08 - SNS -- Production of grains, oilseeds, pulses and special crops in Canada is forecast to increase to from 64 to 70 million metric tons (MT) this year, due to higher area and yields, says Agriculture Canada in its first 2008-09 outlook. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/08 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian chickpeas Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg made its first prediction of what seeded area and production will look like in Canada this year. It is important tonote the forecasts are not based on surveys of growers. There are based on mathematical formulae and discussions with industry contacts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets continued to strengthen during the past week, though at a much slower pace than is being seen in North American field peas and lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/08 - SNS -- Specialty crops markets appear to be climbing into the final stages of a classic bull markets, with prices for some products leaping to levels which should begin to constrain demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/08 - SNS -- Statistics Canada confirmed that available supplies of Canadian lentils are shrinking at a record rate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/08 - SNS -- Canadian canaryseed markets were given some support form the Statistics Canada stocks in all positions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 9/08 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's rabi season crops is virtually complete in India. Pulse crop area ended up declining from 13.899 to 13.328 million hectares. Land in gram or desi type chickpeas sank from 8.372 to 8.027 million hectares. If the decline translates into smaller production, imports of desi chickpeas from Australia and field peas from Canada and Australia will remain strong through the much of the coming year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 11/08 - SNS -- Field pea exports from France remained relatively low during December, rising 560 metric tons (MT) from month earlier levels but sinking 57% below the volume exported last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 14/08 - USDA -- In late 2007 and early 2008, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA, approved two new per-container fees; one will be used to reduce truck emissions and the other to improve transportation infrastructure for the ports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WINNIPEG - Feb 15/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 179,600 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 - Feb 15/08 - SNS -- North American pulse markets have entered the last half of the 2007-08 marketing campaign on an unusually bullish note, with grower and inter-dealer markets for a wide range of products continually setting new record highprice levels. Competition for acreage this year has combined with excellent international demand to pull prices higher. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 15/08 - SNS -- It is hard appreciate how much and how rapidly agriculture has changed until you look back at what people were forecasting in 2005. Three years ago, Iowa State University's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute th . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 15/08 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week's trading on a bullish note against tightening stocks and little relaxation in indicated demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 15/08 - SNS -- Chickpea markets finished the week on a strong note, with asking prices for most origins advancing against emerging buying demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 15/08 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets matched the bullish tone on other specialty crop markets during the past week, finishing on a stronger note in both Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 15/08 - SNS -- European feed pea markets recorded a mixed performance during the past week, with values in major import markets unhanged to firmer in U.S. currency terms; while grower markets in France and the United Kingdom remain strong. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 15/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, against high trading levels for both South and North American product. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 15/08 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week steady to firmer as international demand chased remaining supplies of North American product. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 19/08 - SNS -- India's MMTC Ltd. will tender February 26 to buy 22,000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment in March and April. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 19/08 - SNS -- No changes were made to this season's pulse crop estimates in the latest report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 20/08 - SNS -- The USDA reappointed one member and named two new members to serve on the Popcorn Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Feb 20/08 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 129,730 MT, compared to 114,330 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Feb 20/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 17,160 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Feb 20/08 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 16,880 MT, compared to 13,790 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Feb 20/08 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-Apr shipping season to 146,610 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 21/08 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada is contributing $600,000 toward Pulse Canada's transportation strategy through its Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Program. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Feb 21/08 - SNS -- The Cuban government bought around 12,000 metric tons (MT) of pulses worth around $7.5 million, reports North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson from a trade mission to the Caribbean nation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 22/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 200,400 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

WASHINGTON - Feb 22/08 - SNS -- The acreage outlook for dry edible beans in the United States remains fluid, believes the USDA's Gary Lucier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 22/08 - SNS -- Chickpea markets finished the week on a firm note, with Indian kabuli chickpea exporters holding prices at a premium to Mexican origin. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 22/08 - SNS -- International field pea markets maintained their firm tone during the past week against continuing import demand from the Pacific Rim and other destinations. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 22/08 - SNS -- Canadian green lentil grower markets edged closer to establishing new record high bid levels during the past week, with spreads between grades narrowing considerably. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 22/08 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets maintained their bullish tone throughout the past week, with grower selling activity remaining behind the short term needs of the market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 22/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets continued to strengthen during the past week on tightening domestic stocks and relatively strong demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 26/08 - SNS -- World field pea production levels will likely rise at least 4% to 10.06 million metric tons (MT) in 2008-09 mainly on account of increased production in Canada, says Stan Skrypetz, Pulses and Special Crops Analyst with Agriculture Canada's Market Analysis Division in Winnipeg. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 26/08 - SNS -- Pulse production levels in South Africa should be up significantly over last season, but will remain at levels which will make imports necessary and compromise the country's ability to expand regional exports from its local harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 27/08 - SNS -- French researchers have discovered the first high-throughput forward and reverse genetics tool for the field peas (Pisum sativum), which they believe could have major benefits for crop breeders around the world. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Feb 28/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 209,500 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

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VANCOUVER - Feb 29/08 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets maintained their strong tone throughout the past week, with Canadian canaryseed, U.S. millet and sunflower seed markets advancing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 29/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the weeks trading on a firm note as many of the world's exporters withdrew from markets over worries about current crop supplies and new crop production prospects. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 29/08 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week on a strong note, with supplies available to markets remaining behind potential short term demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 29/08 - SNS -- Field pea markets continued to strengthen during the past week in both Canada and the United States against good demand and steadily shrinking domestic supplies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 29/08 - SNS -- International feed pea markets were lifted higher during the week in sympathy with food pea markets and general strength in corn and nearby soybean meal futures contracts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 29/08 - SNS -- Advancing asking prices for Indian origin chickpeas is driving demand into the Mexican market, adding important support to local values as harvest becomes more widespread. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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