A table about India -- Kharif Seeding Progress to September 30, 2009 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to September 28, 2009 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Summary - Oct 2009 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Oct 2/09 - SNS -- The latest crop production estimates from Statistics Canada contained slightly smaller than expected increases in the prospective size of this year's field pea and lentil crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/09 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets posted a generally easier finish against improved supplies of new crop product in Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Oct 4/09 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 393,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2009-09 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/09 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading with a weaker undertone, though values were little changed in light trade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/09 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a slightly easier tone against ongoing harvest activity across the region. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/09 - SNS -- North American chickpea markets were little changed in relatively light trade during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 4/09 - SNS -- International lentil markets maintained their volatile tone during the past week, with prices moving rapidly on relative buying and selling interest by growers and end users. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 6/09 - SNS -- Bulk conventional loadings of field peas at Canadian ports have started the 2009-10 shipping season at an unusually slow pace, judging from port clearances reported by the Canadian Ports Clearance Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 7/09 - SNS -- Pulse exports shipments from Myanmar (Burma) continued to slide in August, dropping below both year and month earlier levels, according to data compiled by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 7/09 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in Mexico has been several affected by drought this year and will fall sharply from last season, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Oct 7/09 - SNS -- Rumors started recently in some Saskatchewan-based agricultural publications have no impact on the marketing of Canadian mustard seed, but they have generated a certain amount of confusion, becoming an irritant for the industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 7/09 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 3,400 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to October 5, 2009 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Sunflower and Canola Area by States - Oct 2009 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Oct 9/09 - SNS -- U.S. dry edible bean production is forecast at 25.2 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.141 million metric tons (MT) for 2009, up 3% from the August forecast but 2% below the 1.167 million MT 2008, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 9/09 - SNS -- This year's sunflower crop is expected to total 2.98 billion pounds, down 13% from 2008 but up 4% from 2007, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Oct 9/09 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 393,200 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2009-09 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/09 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean production levels is becoming clearer with the latest data from the USDA, which revealed more beans were planted than initially thought. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/09 - SNS -- Few changes were recorded in field pea markets during the past week, with bids to growers sitting at levels which are not attracting significant selling pressure. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/09 - SNS -- North American lentil markets maintained their firm tone during the past week as the quantity of product offered by growers remained slightly behind prospective demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/09 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets recorded a mixed finish during the past week, the markets finished off the week worried about weather outlooks for Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/09 - SNS -- Markets were unaffected by the latest USDA crop production estimates for dry edible beans in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/09 - SNS -- The pace of field pea exports from France improved in August, with more product moved than during the previous month as well as during the same month last year, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/09 - SNS -- This year's pulse crop harvest is virtually complete in Saskatchewan and a large part of the remaining specialty crops were in the bin before last week's wet, cold weather slowed harvest operations, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly Crop Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about India -- Kharif Seeding Progress to October 15, 2009 . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Oct 17/09 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 357,700 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2009-09 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 18/09 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets managed a mostly firmer finish during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 18/09 - SNS -- North American field pea markets were little changed in lighter than normal export movement and buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 18/09 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets continue to be supported by tight domestic supply availability because this year's harvest is not complete. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 18/09 - SNS -- Lentil markets maintained their firm tone through the past week against a good improvement in export trading activity, with just enough support from growers to support new business. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 20/09 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 4,520 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for prepositioning in Gulf ports for eventual shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 21/09 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,530 metric tons (MT) of beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 22/09 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 13,820 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 22/09 - 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 53,450 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 22/09 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 44,020 MT, compared to 101,810 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 22/09 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 9,430 MT, compared to 38,680 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/09 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed in Canada but slightly firmer in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/09 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week on a firm note as end user buying interest pulled slightly ahead of offerings from growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/09 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets record a generally firmer finish on North American markets during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/09 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets continued to firm throughout the past week as end user demand pulled ahead of prospective offerings from sellers in North America and other regions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -Oct 23/09 - SNS -- This is one of the few years where one can look ahead to the coming year and feel certain there will be a sea of pulses swaying in the breeze next summer, with total area in lentils in western Canada rising enough to offset potential declines in field peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 127/09 - SNS -- Little change is expected in dry edible bean seedings in South Africa this year, according go the latest crop report from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 27/09 - SNS -- Dwindling buying activity by India dragged Myanmar's export shipments of dry edible beans and other pulses lower during September, according to data compiled by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 28/09 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 4,520 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for prepositioning in Gulf ports for eventual shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Harvest Progress Report to Oct 27, 2009 . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Oct 30/09 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 320,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2009-09 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 30/09 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports field pea exports in September totalled 133,400 metric tons (MT) through licensed terminal facilities, which are required to report to it all grain movement. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Special Crop Bid Summary - Oct 2009 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Oct 30/09 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets have been in an uncertain state this month because of delays harvesting the crop, notes Gary Lucier of the USDA's Economic Research Service in the latest Vegetables and Melons Outlook report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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