WINNIPEG - May 1/07 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) says Canada's 2006 mustard seed harvest was most average. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON - May 1/07 - SNS -- Field trials in Alberta have confirmed the crop is agronomically suited to that province, says Alberta Agriculture and food pulse crop agronomist Ken Lopetinsky. More importantly, a local biotechnology company is keen to develop cosmetic and personal health care products based on the crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 3/07 - SNS -- Thunder Bay limped into action in April, with small quantities of field peas, lentils and mustard seed shipped through the port by Canada's specialty crop industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 4/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 227,800 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 - May 4/07 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed in light trade during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 4/07 - SNS -- Spot European feed pea markets continued to firm during the past week, with advances recorded for Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 4/07 - SNS -- Lentil markets managed a somewhat mixed finish with a firmer undertone in relatively light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 4/07 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading unchanged to slightly easier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 4/07 - SNS -- Few changes were noted in international dry edible bean markets during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 4/07 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were generally steady in light trade during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 1/07 - SNS -- Surging bio-energy demand has had a profound impact on primary agricultural commodity markets thus far during the 2006-08 marketing year. Rapidly escalating prices for fuel stocks used by that sector spilled over into other commodities in an effort to avoid losing land to grains and oilseeds most widely used to make ethanol and diesel. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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VANCOUVER - May 9/07 - SNS -- Available supplies of specialty crops in Canada on March 31 plunged nearly a million tons from last year, with growers and companies holding 1.913 million metric tons (MT) of peas, lentils, canary, mustard and sunflower seed in inventory. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - May 9/07 - SNS -- India's state-run commodity trading firm, PEC Ltd., will tender May 14 to buy 12,000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for delivery in June-July to Mumbai. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 9/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 13,500 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - May 10/07 - SNS -- India's State Trading Corp. is tendering to buy 155,000 metric tons (MT) of human consumption quality whole yellow peas for delivery between July and November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 10/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,000 metric tons (MT) of peas for shipment to Djibouti. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - May 10/07 - SNS -- Feed pulse usage in the United Kingdom is down slightly from the opening quarter of the 2006 calendar year, according to the latest usage data available from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 11/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 192,100 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 - May 11/07 - SNS -- Pulse production in Australia is expected to rebound this year, with the country's industry association forecasting production of major pulses will jump from 709,830 metric tons (MT) to 2.257 million in 2007-08. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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VANCOUVER - May 11/07 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets posted a mixed finish with limited user demand continuing to be more or less offset by reluctant grower selling. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/07 - SNS -- International dry edible beans markets finished the week on a mixed note against generally light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/07 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading on a firm note against tightening North American supplies and steady demand from the Indian subcontinent. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/07 - SNS -- International feed pea markets were little changed on the week in local currency terms, though European markets were easier in U.S. dollar terms. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/07 - SNS -- The world's chickpea markets remain little changed under relatively light and uneventful trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/07 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week mostly firmer in light inter-dealer and export trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - May 14/07 - SNS -- India's MMTC Ltd. is tendering to buy 46,000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for delivery between June and November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 14/07 - SNS -- Field pea export from France surged in March, more than doubling the previous month's total and posting a major advance over year earlier levels, according to the latest trade data assembled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 15/07 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's crops in Saskatchewan is almost a third complete, compared to the recent five-year average of 27% in the ground by this time of year, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 15/07 - SNS -- Mexico should become a major market for Canadian dry edible bean producers once import tariffs are eliminated next year under terms of the North American Free trade Agreement (NAFTA), believes Agriculture Canada's Stan Skryypetz. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 18/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 157,600 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

KANSAS CITY - May 18/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,000 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 18/07 - SNS -- Lentil markets maintained their firm tone against relatively steady international trading activity during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 18/07 - SNS -- International feed pea markets were little changed on the week, despite good strength in other primary agricultural commodity markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 18/07 - SNS -- Strength in oilseed markets much of the past week added good underlying strength to birdseed ingredient markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 18/07 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week mainly unchanged in light trade, with markets watching the Argentine harvest and seeding progress in North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 18/07 - SNS -- International chickpeas markets were little changed at week's end as available supplies remain just behind the day to day needs of the markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 18/07 - SNS -- Assertions Statistics Canada's seeding intentions report was low for field peas were given weight during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 18/07 - SNS -- Mexican mustard imports totalled just 1,3400 metric tons (MT) in 2006, reports Agriculture Canada's Stan Skrypetz in a recent Bi-Weekly Bulletin. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 20/07 - SNS -- About a quarter of the soybeans imported by Japan each year go to food uses such as tofu (soybean curd), frozen tofu, fried tofu, miso (soybean paste), natto (fermented whole beans), boiled soybeans, and soy sauce, soymilk and soy bars, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 23/07 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 27,320 MT, compared to 31,690 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 23/07 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-Jul shipping season to 187,660 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 23/07 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 160,340 MT, compared to 165,600 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 23/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 14,570 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ISLAMABAD - May 24/07 - SNS -- The Pakistan government has banned exports of gram or chickpeas to prevent prices from rising as supplies on domestic markets tighten. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - May 25/07 - SNS -- India will allow duty free pulses imports until March 31, 2009 after extending the allowable period another year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 25/07 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 159,200 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 - May 25/07 - SNS -- European feed pea markets finished the week mixed on spot markets, but with new crop shipping positions showing some strength. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/07 - SNS -- Chickpeas posted another quiet week, with little movement in prices reported for primary origins. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/07 - SNS -- Markets for dry edible beans were mainly unchanged in light international trade, with a large number of market participants in France for the annual CICILS-IPTIC conference. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/07 - SNS -- Debate over the potential size of the 2007-08 field pea harvest in Australia picked up steam over the past week, with armchair producers in Canada criticizing that country's forecasts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/07 - SNS -- International birdseed ingredient markets were little changed during the week against light end-user buying interest and reluctant selling by growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/07 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed in light trade during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 26/07 - SNS -- The Indian subcontinent continues to feed international pulse markets with positive news, with India extending the time frame for duty-free pulse imports by another year and Pakistan banning exports of gram for an indefinite period of time. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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KANSAS CITY - May 26/07 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here amended USDA PL-480 food aid tender invitation 067. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - May 29/07 - SNS -- Noodle makers from Asia received a short course on using U.S. pea flout to make pasta and noodles at the Northern Crops Institute (NCI) last week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 30/07 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports field exports in April totalled 159,300 metric tons (MT) through licensed terminal facilities, which are required to report to it all grain movement. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 30/07 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar surged in April, more than doubling year earlier activity to reach 233,490 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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