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Read a <A HREF="statinet.html"> description of our services<A> or simply send a <A HREF="comment.html">message to STAT Publishing</A> asking for information about becoming a subscriber.<P> <UL> <LI><A HREF="news0i5bnkm.html">USDA Buys Pulses for Food Aid</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- Apr 396 -- The USDA bought the total quantity of pulses covered by the latest PL-480 food aid tender, taking green peas, lentils and small red beans for shipment between May 6 - 20 and May 21 - June 5, 1996. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0ifm3rh.html">Edible Peas Restore Premiums to Feed Peas</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 596 -- Edible dry pea prices have scrambled to a $1.25 per bushel premium thanks to last month's weakness in feed pea markets, noted Alberta Agriculture in its latest review of specialty crop commodity markets. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0ifm3rp.html">Specialty Crops Face Early Weather Market</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 596 -- STAT -- General seeding activity is expected to start late across much of Europe and North America, helping set the stage for what could become one of the fiercer weather markets of recent history. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0ifm3rx.html">Growers Prefer Strong Outlook to Record High Bids Today</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 596 -- STAT -- North American growers have money in their pockets with the result positive messages are more likely to sway them than sales pitches based on despair. The latter approach worked for specialty crops when cereal grain markets were poor; but fails when there are positive options. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0ifm3s6.html">Trade May Have Oversold New Crop Mustard Seed</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 596 -- STAT -- There is strong evidence Canadian specialty crop marketers oversold their new crop contract commitments from growers, with mustard seed one of the best examples of the problem. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0ifm568.html">Mexican Buying of Pinto Beans Builds in U.S.</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 596 -- STAT -- Dry edible bean markets were mostly unchanged in an Easter shortened trading week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0ifm56h.html">Light Demand Leaves Birdseeds in Trading Range</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 596 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets steadied last week in a short trading week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0ifm6jw.html">Seasonally Slow Demand Leaves Lentils Unchanged</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 596 -- STAT -- A short week in most major exporting and consuming nations because of Easter and Passover left lentil markets mainly unchanged in light trading conditions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0ifm6k3.html">Technical Problems Pull Chick Peas Upward</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 596 -- STAT -- The field pea complex continued to strengthen last week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0j5c6n6.html">Pakistan To Remain Major Oilseed Importer</A><BR> ISLAMABAD -- Apr 1096 -- Pakistan will remain a major importer of oilseeds the next four to five years despite efforts to expand local production of sunflower seed and canola, according to a recent survey of the country's oilseed industry by the U.S. agricultural attache. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0j5c6ne.html">Small Feed Pea Opportunity in Pakistan</A><BR> ISLAMABAD -- Apr 1096 -- Reviewing the oilseed industry in Pakistan suggests there is an opportunity for feed pea sales to the country. Pakistan is already an important consumer of food quality peas and chickpeas. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jag2tt.html">Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jag307.html">Canadian Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jag30j.html">Canadian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jagcii.html">Canadian Mustard Seed Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jfltlr.html">France -- Field Pea Supply-Demand Projections</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jflz5l.html">Argentine Sellers Bearish, U.S. Bean Industry Bullish</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1296 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets were mixed last week as bullish sentiment in the United States was offset by slightly bearish attitudes among Argentine and Chilean shippers. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jflz5t.html">Birdseed Ingredient Market Post Solid Advances</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1296 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets experienced a solid increase in trading interest last week, with significant quantities of product exchanging hands on both spot and new crop shipping positions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jflz63.html">Lentil Market Struggle With Slow Demand</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1296 -- STAT -- International lentil markets charted another week of mixed performances. Top grade North American lentil markets were easier, while values for offgrade lentils were sideways to firmer in light, export trade. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jfm0ju.html">Cash Feed Peas Advance As Buyers Outnumber Sellers</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1296 -- STAT -- Continued strength in the livestock feed complex pulled international feed pea values higher last week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jfm0k4.html">French Pea Supplies Tightening</A><BR> PARIS -- Apr 1296 -- STAT -- Sales of French field peas continued their downward slide through the end of December, pulling shipments for the first six months of the 1995-96 marketing year 9.8% below the period in 1994 and 29.6% below quantities recorded the fall of 1993. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jfm0kg.html">Ontario Bean Production Slips With U.S.</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1296 -- STAT -- Solid export sales for Canadian dry edible beans will not be enough encouragement to keep growers in that country from making deep cuts in the amount of land committed to the crop this spring. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jv1kkn.html">Grain and Oilseed Gymnastics May Reduce Specialty Acreage</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 1596 -- Special crop traders were a little uneasy last week with all the acrobatics going on in major grain and oilseed futures markets, believe agricultural economists working for Alberta Agriculture. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k06zj3.html">Organic Buckwheat Grown in Canada's Maritimes</A><BR> CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI -- Apr 1696 -- A small acreage of organic buckwheat is now being grown in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia under a program aimed at increasing the number of certified organic farms in ythe region. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k074va.html">Forage Acreage Under Pressure in North America</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 1696 -- Alberta Agriculture -- Canadian forage acreage is expected to shrink and will impact both demand and production in the coming year, argue agricultural economists working for Alberta Agriculture. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k074vk.html">How China's Crop Production is Estimated</A><BR> BEIJING -- Apr 1696 -- Recently an article was published in a Beijing-based Chinese newspaper, Bright Daily Newspaper, Guangming Irbao ("Bright Daily"), that describes how grain production estimates are made by China's State Statistical Bureau (SSB). <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k074vv.html">United States -- Domestic Pea and Lentil Sales</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k5bwih.html">Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k5bxvc.html">Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k5bxvk.html">Australian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k5cpir.html">Growers Hold Most of Power in Canadian Specialty Crop</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 1696 -- Alberta Agriculture -- Producers holding No. 1 yellow mustard appear to hold all the power in this market, according to Alberta Ahgriculture market economists. At the end of March, yellow prices were a full ten cents per pound ahead of both oriental and brown prices. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kfmb1e.html">U.S. Green Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kfmb1q.html">U.S. Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kkr0i3.html">Spain Expects Bigger Pea and Lentil Harvest in 1996</A><BR> MADRID -- Apr 1996 -- Spain is looking for a big increase in the quantity of peas and lentils grown locally, but this is not expected to have much impact on imports during the coming season. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kkr0id.html">Surging Mexican Demand Ignites U.S. Bean Market</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1996 -- STAT -- Spring is in the air in specialty crop markets. Warm weather across much of North America helped the industry make the transition from an unusually slow winter season to jousting over potential seeded areas and demand for the balance of the calendar year. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kkr0im.html">Yellow Mustard Seed Soars to Record Price Level</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1996 -- STAT -- Canadian yellow mustard seed reached into record price territory for the commodity last week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kkr5dm.html">European Community -- Field Pea Production Summary</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kkr5dw.html">Spain -- Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kkr67a.html">Massive Rally Pulls North American Beans Up 7.8%</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1996 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets posted a stunning rally last week as evidenced by a 7.8% jump in the value of the U.S. dry edible bean cash price index to 791 points. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kkr67k.html">Birdseed Markets Drift in Slow Trading Interest</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1996 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were mostly unchanged to firmer last week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kkr7sp.html">Lentil Markets End Week Mixed</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1996 -- STAT -- International lentil markets ended the week's trading on a mixed note. Spot values for Canadian No 1 Laird lentils inched down last week in slow demand. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kkr7sx.html">Feed Pea Markets Set New Seeason Highs</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1996 -- STAT -- Canadian feed pea markets set new season highs on North American inter-dealer markets and in futures trading on the floor of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kpwg75.html">Spain -- Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kv1ejw.html">Forage Seed Markets Remain Firm</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 2296 -- Forage seed markets, with few exceptions, remain at relatively <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kv2rgp.html">Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Forecast</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kv2rh1.html">Special Crop Area Slips 220,000 Acres in Saskatchewan</A><BR> REGINA -- Apr 2296 -- STAT -- General trends in Canadian crop production for the coming season were confirmed by yesterday's seeding intentions report by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food showing farmers in the province plan to shift land from specialty crops and summerfallow into traditional grains. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l07drm.html">Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 3,790 MT</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 64,755 MT, compared to 57,400 MT last year. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l07dry.html">Mexican Demand Overshadows Latest Food Aid Tender</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- Dry edible bean markets were unimpressed with the latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender, which requested offers on just 270 MT of pinto beans for shipment in June. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l07dsb.html">USDA Tenders for 4,060 MT Pulses</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The latest USDA PL-480 tenders bring actual and potential purchases of pulses for shipment as food aid during the 1995-96 shipping season to 89,610 MT. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l07h53.html">French Interest in Wild Rice on the Rise</A><BR> PARIS -- There is growing interest in wild rice within the French market place, partly a result of increased international competition for a share of this small, but lucrative market. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0laht4c.html">U.S. Growers Encouraged to Kill Volunteer Dry Bean</A><BR> As field operations begin, it is time to think about destroying volunteer dry beans that developed from last year's shattered seed, according to Art Lamay, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0laht4j.html">Crown Given Exemption for Use on Lentils in North Dakota</A><BR> FARGO -- The North Dakota Department of Agriculture declared a crisis exemption on April 19 for the use of Crown as a seed treatment of lentil to control seed-borne Ascochyta. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lfnlje.html">Edible Bean Values Rise at Record Pace</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 2696 -- STAT -- "Whatever your last bid, I'm paying a dollar more." Left on the telephone answering machine of a broker, that message summarized the mood in specialty crop markets most of last week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lfnljo.html">U.S. Dry Edible Bean Complex Jumps 12% on the Week</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Spr 2696 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean continued to rally last week, with the U.S. dry edible bean spot market price index advancing a record 12.3% to end trading at 888 points. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lfnljz.html">Speculators Eye Lentils, Thinking They are Undervalued</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Spr 2696 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were mixed last week, seemingly unaffected by the bullish trading frenzy gripping dry edible beans. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lkro7g.html">Feed Pea Markets Set New Season Highs in Cach Trading</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Spr 2696 -- STAT -- Canadian feed pea markets kept setting new highs for the season last week, with product trading up to CDN $276 MT on a delivered track Thunder Bay basis. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lkro7q.html">France -- Field Pea Disappearance January, 1996</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lkrt4c.html">Alberta Encourages Pea Growers To Sell, But is the Timing</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 2696 -- STAT -- Alberta Agriculture strongly recommends field pea growers sell into the current market rally because economists working for the government believe it is "built on technical speculation and could break hard if U.S. conditions improve." <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lkrt4p.html">New Crop Canaryseed Advances on Spot Markets</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Spr 2696 -- STAT -- North American birdseed markets were <P> <LI><A HREF="news0m070ja.html">Canada -- Seeded Area and Production Forecasts</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0m070jn.html">Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Forecast</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0m0761d.html">Seeding Intentions Estimates Addss Mud to Water</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 3096 -- STAT -- Describing Statistics Canada seeding intentions report as controversial may prove an understatement as the day draws to a close. The national survey uncovered shifts in specialty crop area far in excess of those revealed by provincial seeding intentions surveys and local, informal surveys by some exporters and processors. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0m07opr.html">Dry Edible Beans Rally in Alberta</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 3096 -- Alberta Agriculture -- The dry bean market, particularly pintos, has found new price strength that will interest both U.S. and Canadian growers, note agricultural market economists working for the department. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0m07oq3.html">Feed Peas Narrow Spread Versus Other Ingredients</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 3096 -- Alberta Agriculture -- Old crop feed pea prices improved dramatically in April, with export asking prices retracing all lost ground and are setting new highs as of the end of April, according to market economist wtih Alberta Agriculture. <P> <UL><HR> <P><STRONG>Specialty Crop Articles for: <STRONG><A HREF="stat.html">Latest headlines</A> | <A HREF="mar97.html">Mar-97</A> | <A HREF="feb97.html">Feb-97</A> | <A HREF="jan97.html">Jan-97</A> | <A HREF="dec96.html">Dec-96</A> | <A HREF="nov96.html">Nov-96</A> | <A HREF="oct96.html">Oct-96</A> | <A HREF="sep96.html">Sep-96</A> | <A HREF="aug96.html">Aug-96</A> | <A HREF="jul96.html">Jul-96</A> | <A HREF="jun96.html">Jun-96</A> | <A HREF="may96.html">May-96</A> | <A HREF="apr96.html">Apr-96</A> | <A HREF="mar96.html">Mar-96</A> | <A HREF="feb96.html">Feb-96</A> | <A HREF="jan96.html">Jan-96</A> | <A HREF="dec95.html">Dec-95</A> | <A HREF="nov95.html">Nov-95</A> | <A HREF="oct95.html">Oct-95</A> | <A HREF="sep95.html">Sep-95</A> | <A HREF="aug95.html">Aug-95</A> | <A HREF="jul95.html">Jul-95</A> | <A HREF="jun95.html">Jun-95</A> | <A HREF="may95.html">May-95</A> | <HR><P><STRONG>Go to: </STRONG><A HREF="stat.html"><IMG BORDER=0 ALIGN=middle SRC="news.gif" ALT=" Current Special Crop News "></A> | <A HREF="prices.html"><IMG BORDER=0 ALIGN=middle SRC="prices.gif" ALT=" Market Reports "></A> | <A HREF="charts.html"><IMG BORDER=0 ALIGN=middle SRC="charts.gif" ALT=" Price Charts "></A> | <A HREF="exports.html"><IMG BORDER=0 ALIGN=middle SRC="exports.gif" ALT=" Export Stats "></A> | <A HREF="weather.html"><IMG BORDER=0 ALIGN=middle SRC="weather.gif" ALT=" Weather "></A> | <P><HR> <ADDRESS> <P>Copyright © 1997 <A HREF="stathome.html">STAT Publishing<A> <ADDRESS> <body> <html>