VANCOUVER - Aug 1/05 - SNS -- The Vancouver Port Authority has told trucking companies that they will need to obtain 90-day permits if they intend to work at the port. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 2/05 - SNS -- Some truckers picked up containers at the Port of Vancouver today, but most truck owners are not willing to abide by the ultimatum laid down by the port authority yesterday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 3/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 31,510 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan - Historic Harvest Progress . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Aug 5//05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation officer here confirmed the purchase of 1,550 metric tons (MT) of buckwheat groats for shipment as food to Jamaica and Nicaragua. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Aug 8/05 - SNS -- The Canadian government has approved further action under Section 47 of the Canada Transportation Act, clearly directing the Vancouver Port Authority to follow through with its system of licensing for the delivery, pick-up ormovement of containers at the port. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 8/05 - SNS -- Relatively good harvest progress was reported in field peas grown in southern Saskatchewan during the past week and the first lentil fields are now in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Specialty Crop Condition to August 7, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Pulse Production Summary -- August 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- Agriculture Canada further reduced its price forecasts for mustard seed for the coming season and said last season's prices finished at the bottom end of their forecast range. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- International popcorn markets remained depressed during the past week, with light trading reported despite aggressive pricing by Argentine exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 15/05 - SNS -- Frost warnings issued Friday did not result in killing frosts over the weekend, according to reports from Environment Canada and other regional sources. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 15/05 - SNS -- The forced end to the container truckers strike in Vancouver has diverted attention away from the port, but it seems it will take many weeks longer than expected to clear the backlog because of a lack of interest by all participants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 15/05 - SNS -- Specialty crop harvest activity is lagging the recent five-year average pace, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MONTREAL - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- CN plans to increase intermodal train capacity 20% between the Port of Vancouver and Montreal and Toronto, while boosting capacity for domestic container moves between Toronto and Montreal and major Western Canada centers by more than 10%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Harvest Progress to August 21, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Australia Pulse Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 25,670 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid in October. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canadian Specialty Crop Production Summary - Aug 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Aug 26/05 - SNS -- The first official estimate of Canadian specialty crop production is not sitting well with several members of the industry, who wanted to see Statistics Canada release smaller numbers to better reflect doubts about yieldsthat have emerged since the beginning of August. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 29/05 - SNS -- This year's specialty crop is advancing at a slow pace, with another week of wet weather keeping many of Saskatchewan's farmers out of their fields. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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