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Specialty Crop market news for Nov 2008


Field Pea Exports Below Needs

VANCOUVER - Nov 1/08 - SNS -- Bulk field pea exports from Canada slowed in October, with the month's port clearances reported by the Canadian Ports Clearance Association data falling to their lowest level since 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Pulse Crop Forecasts Slashed

VANCOUVER - Nov 3/08 - SNS -- This year's pulse production forecast for Australia was slashed by Pulse Australia, with field pea, fababean and lentil estimates cut 61%, 42% and 31% respectively. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mexican Bean Import Needs Rise

WASHINGTON - Nov 4/08 - SNS -- Mexico's dry edible bean imports will likely be greater than initially expected, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Buys 18,080 MT of pulses

KANSAS CITY - Nov 6/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 18,080 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 220,400 MT

WINNIPEG - Nov 6/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 220,400 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2008-08 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India's Rabi Seeding Off to Fast Start

VANCOUVER - Nov 7/08 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's rabi or winter season crops in India is off to an excellent start, with farmers managing to plant more of all categories of grains, pulses and oilseeds than was the case at this time last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Beans Tend to Bearish Undertone

VANCOUVER - Nov 7/08 - SNS -- The world's dry edible bean markets finished weekly trading on a mixed note, with increasingly difficult trading conditions lending markets a bearish tone. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mixed Week For Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Nov 7/08 - SNS -- Field pea markets registered a mixed performance in limited trading activity during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Chickpea Trade on Hold

VANCOUVER - Nov 7/08 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were mostly unchanged in moderate trading interest, which is beginning to see the number of potential buyers exceed the number of able sellers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Feed Pea Market Remains Slow

VANCOUVER - Nov 7/08 - SNS -- Feed pea markets continued to soften during the past week in sympathy with weaker corn and soybean meal ingredient markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Easier Week For Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Nov 7/08 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were mostly easier with offers from growers and processors remaining just ahead of the short term needs of packagers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Firmer Finish to Lentils

VANCOUVER - Nov 7/08 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note, with red lentils encouraged by news Australia's crop has ended up drastically smaller than first imagined. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Toxic Market For Special Crops

VANCOUVER - Nov 8/08 - SNS -- A growing number of market participants describe the current trading environment as "toxic". . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Field Pea Output Collapses

WASHINGTON - Nov 10/08 - SNS -- Field pea production in the United States dropped 24% from last year to just 12.1 million cwt (100 pound units), according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Smaller AWP Harvest

WASHINGTON - Nov 10/08 - SNS -- Austrian winter pea production in the United States is forecast at 111,000 cwt (100 pound units), down 13% from 2007, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


30% Drop in U.S. Lentil Output

WASHINGTON - Nov 10/08 - SNS -- Lentil production in the United States is forecast at 2.39 million cwt (100 pound units), down 30% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 3,000 MT Peas

KANSAS CITY - Nov 10/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 3,000 metric tons (MT) of whole yellow peas for prepositioning at Gulf ports for eventual shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


French Field Pea Exports Soar

VANCOUVER - Nov 12/08 - SNS -- France's field pea exports posted a solid increase in September, lifting shipments so far during the 2008-09 marketing campaign almost a third above year earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here


United States -- Pea and Lentil Production Summary

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 232,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Nov 14/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 232,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2008-08 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India's Rabi Pulse Crop 55% Planted

VANCOUVER - Nov 14/08 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's rabi or winter season crops is progressing at a faster rate than last year, with total area in pulses and other crops well up over this time a year ago, according to the country's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Bean Prices Deteriorate

VANCOUVER - Nov 14/08 - SNS -- International dry edible bean market values continued to deteriorate during the past week, despite ongoing efforts by several processors and exporters to protect their grower longs and initial sales contracts. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Feed Pea Prices Stabilizing?

VANCOUVER - Nov 14/08 - SNS -- International feed pea markets posted a mixed performance during the past week, with prices showing some sign of stabilizing along with values for other key feed ingredients. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Birdseeds Mostly Unchanged

VANCOUVER - Nov 14/08 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading unchanged to easier in limited demand by domestic packagers and importers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


United Kingdom Feed Pulse Usage - Sep 2008

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Lentils Pressured Despite Small U.S. Crop

VANCOUVER - Nov 14/08 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week's trading on a generally easier note despite confirmation of a steep reduction in the size of the U.S. crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change in Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Nov 14/08 - SNS -- International field pea markets were little changed in light trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Improved Desi Chickpea Trading

VANCOUVER - Nov 14/08 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week;'s trading on a generally quiet note, though desi chickpea exporters in Australia report ongoing buying interest from the Indian subcontinent. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 10,080 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Nov 20/08 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 10,080 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 9,190 MT

KANSAS CITY - Nov 20/08 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 111,000 MT, compared to 76,700 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Monthly Bean Invitations Totals 890 MT

KANSAS CITY - Nov 20/08 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 39,570 MT, compared to 14,190 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Dec Tenders Reach 10,080 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Nov 20/08 - STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the Sep-Dec shipping season to 150,570 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India Tenders For 14,000 MT Pulses

VANCOUVER - Nov 20/08 - SNS -- India's PEC Ltd will tender November 25 to buy 14,000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment through the end of February to Mumbai and Chennai. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 230,300 MT

WINNIPEG - Nov 21/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 230,300 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2008-08 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India Reports Good Seeding Progress

VANCOUVER - Nov 21/08 - SNS -- Seeding progress for this year's rabi or winter season crops in India has slowed somewhat as growers express unease over delays in announcing minimum support prices for that crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Easier Tone in Foof Pea Markets

VANCOUVER - Nov 21/08 - SNS -- North American field pea markets finished the week on a slightly easier tone as processors and exporters work to avoid holding long positions in the current market. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chickpeas Remain Unchanged

VANCOUVER - Nov 21/08 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week mostly unchanged in light trade, with kabuli chickpea markets waiting on next year's harvests in India and Mexico for direction. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Birdseed Markets Slip on Harvest Selling

VANCOUVER - Nov 21/08 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were generally easier in limited trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change in Feed Pea Markets

VANCOUVER - Nov 21/08 - SNS -- European feed pea markets were little changed in local currency terms as changes in the value of the Euro relative to the U.S. dollar offset the impact of weaker livestock feed ingredient markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


World Lentil Markets Soften

VANCOUVER - Nov 21/08 - SNS -- International lentil markets continued to soften during the past week as primary shippers avoid holding any inventory bought from growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Edible Beans Remain Under Pressure

VANCOUVER - Nov 21/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets remain under pressure against improved availability of new crop merchandise from all northern hemisphere origins. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Special Acreage May Change Little

VANCOUVER - Nov 22/08 - SNS -- Specialty crop plantings in Canada should be little changed in 2009, with total land in pulses, canary, mustard and sunflower seed expected to slip from 7.139 million acres this year to a 7.126 million next spring. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India Tenders for Red Lentils

VANCOUVER - Nov 26/08 - SNS -- India's MMTC Ltd. will tender December 3 to buy 16,.000 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment through the end of January. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CGC Reports Lower October Pea Shipments

WINNIPEG - Nov 26/08 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports 147,400 metric tons (MT) of field pea were exported in October through licensed terminal facilities which are required to report to it all grain movement. The CGC data does not include exports in containers or from non-reporting terminals. . . . Continue or visitors click here


South Africa Production Summary - Nov 2008

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 210,600 MT

WINNIPEG - Nov 28/08 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 210,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2008-08 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Average U.S. Dry Edible Bean Prices Received by State

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Average Monthly Bids for Large U.S. Chickpeas

A table about Average Monthly Bids for Large U.S. Chickpeas . . . Subscribers Only


U.S. Proso Millet Grower Bids by State

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Average U.S. Sunflower Prices Received by State

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Percent of U.S. Sunflower Seed Sold by State and Month

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Percent of U.S. Dry Edible Beans Sold by State and Month

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Average Monthly Bids for Small U.S. Chickpeas

A table about Average Monthly Bids for Small U.S. Chickpeas . . . Subscribers Only


Average U.S. Confectionary Sunflower Prices Received by Stat

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Average Monthly Bids for All U.S. Chickpeas

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Monthly Average Prices Received for U.S. Dry Edible Beans

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U.S. Grower Bids for Mustard, Safflower and Rapeseed

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U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Nov 2008

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Holiday Shortened Weak in Edible Beans

VANCOUVER - Nov 28/08 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets recorded an unusually quiet week with the North American trade essentially shut down because of the long Thanksgiving Day holiday in the United States. That marks the start of the North American Christmas and New Year's period and a seasonal slow down in trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change in Feed Peas

VANCOUVER - Nov 28/08 - SNS -- International feed pea markets finished the week little changed against limited demand and the beginnings of the switch into the holiday trading mode. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chickpea Trade Muted by Credit Crisis

VANCOUVER - Nov 28/08 - SNS -- International chickpea markets were little changed in limited trading interest during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Field Pea Markets Cracking

VANCOUVER - Nov 28/08 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week on a generally easier note against limited end user buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Poor Demand Buffets Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Nov 28/08 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets are suffering from the same malaise as other specialty crops, with limited end user demand limiting grower selling opportunities and pressuring cash bids in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Easier Finish in Lentil Markets

VANCOUVER - Nov 28/08 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week on a generally easier note, despite the absence of U.S. traders during the last half of the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Rabi Season Pulse Area Up

VANCOUVER - Nov 29/08 - SNS -- Land in pulses during India's rabi or winter season remains well ahead of this time last year, with total seeded area up 21.4% at 9.33 million hectares, according to the latest weekly progress report from the country's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here



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