Specialty Crop market news for Nov 2008 Field Pea Exports Below NeedsVANCOUVER - 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 SlashedVANCOUVER - 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 RiseWASHINGTON - 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 pulsesKANSAS 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 MTWINNIPEG - 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 StartVANCOUVER - 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 UndertoneVANCOUVER - 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 PeasVANCOUVER - 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 HoldVANCOUVER - 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 SlowVANCOUVER - 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 BirdseedsVANCOUVER - 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 LentilsVANCOUVER - 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 CropsVANCOUVER - 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 CollapsesWASHINGTON - 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 HarvestWASHINGTON - 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 OutputWASHINGTON - 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 PeasKANSAS 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 SoarVANCOUVER - 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 SummaryA table about United States -- Pea and Lentil Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only
Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 232,000 MTWINNIPEG - 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% PlantedVANCOUVER - 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 DeteriorateVANCOUVER - 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 UnchangedVANCOUVER - 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 2008A table about United Kingdom Feed Pulse Usage - Sep 2008 . . . Subscribers Only
Lentils Pressured Despite Small U.S. CropVANCOUVER - 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 PeasVANCOUVER - 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 TradingVANCOUVER - 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 PulsesKANSAS 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 MTKANSAS 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 MTKANSAS 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 PulsesKANSAS 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 PulsesVANCOUVER - 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 MTWINNIPEG - 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 ProgressVANCOUVER - 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 MarketsVANCOUVER - 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 UnchangedVANCOUVER - 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 SellingVANCOUVER - 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 MarketsVANCOUVER - 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 SoftenVANCOUVER - 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 PressureVANCOUVER - 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 LittleVANCOUVER - 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 LentilsVANCOUVER - 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 ShipmentsWINNIPEG - 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. . . . 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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 210,600 MTWINNIPEG - 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 StateA table about Average U.S. Dry Edible Bean Prices Received by State . . . Subscribers Only
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Holiday Shortened Weak in Edible BeansVANCOUVER - 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 PeasVANCOUVER - 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 CrisisVANCOUVER - 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 CrackingVANCOUVER - 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 BirdseedsVANCOUVER - 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 MarketsVANCOUVER - 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 UpVANCOUVER - 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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