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- European Pea Seedings Increase Foreseen
VANCOUVER -- Apr 397 -- STAT -- Field pea seedings within the European Community should climb at least 5.8% this spring to just under one million hectares or 2.47 million acres. - Slight Expansion in European Field Bean Seedings
VANCOUVER -- Apr 397 -- STAT -- Field bean seedings within the European Community should post a 10% increase this spring despite expect drops in area in the United Kingdom. - Dry Edible Bean Markets Continue to Falter
VANCOUVER -- Apr 497 -- STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States remained under pressure last week. This was reflected in a seven point drop in the spot market price index for dry edible beans to 738. - Peas Have News for Both the Bulls and the Bears
VANCOUVER -- Apr 497 -- STAT -- A picture of general increases in European field pea seedings has emerged in recent weeks, creating some unease in new crop shipping positions. - Birdseed Ingredient Markets Unchanged in Quiet Week
VANCOUVER -- Apr 497 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were mostly unchanged in a generally quiet week. - North American Lentils End Weak on Softer Note
VANCOUVER -- Apr 497 -- STAT -- North American lentil markets ended weekly trading on a softer note as sellers outpaced buyers on inter-dealer markets. - Alberta Farmers Get Close to Seeding in Some Locations
EDMONTON -- Apr 497 -- Prevailing warmer weather over much of Alberta last week caused - USDA Buys 6,140 MT Pulses for Food Aid
KANSAS CITY -- Apr 997 -- The USDA's Commodity Office here announced the purchase of pinto beans, lentils and green peas for distribution under its PL-480 food aid prohgram. - Hungary -- Field Pea Supply-Demand Projections
- Spring Weather Market Starts to Emerge in Field Beans
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1297 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets were little changed on the week. But the first glimmerings of the annual spring weather market became evident on the week. - Mexico -- Dry Edible Bean Supply-Demand Forecast
- Canaryseed Leads Birdseed Ingredient Market
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1297 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets managed a 5% gain in value in relatively steady trading activity last week. - Mexican Dry Edible Bean Production to Hit 1.37 million MT
MEXICO CITY -- Apr 1297 -- STAT -- There is no evidence Mexico will be short of dry edible beans at any time during the coming 15 months. This outlook contrastss sharply with that which prevailed just one year ago when the country faced a disastrousshortage of product. - Lentil Markets End Week Mostly Unchanged
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1297 -- STAT -- International lentil markets ended weekly trading unchanged to slightly easier against light consumer demand. - Mexico Remains World's Largest Bean Consumer
MEXICO CITY -- Apr 1297 -- STAT -- Dry bean consumption in Mexico for 1996-97 continues to be estimated at 1.35 million MT, up about 2%, equivalent to the population growth rate. A similar trend is expected for the 1997-98 forecast of 1.375 million MT. - Green Pea Interest Sparks Weekly Field Pea Activity
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1297 -- STAT -- North American field pea markets ended weekly trading slightly below the previous week's closing levels. - Hungary, Ukraine Hiking Field Pea Crop Size
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1297 -- STAT -- Central European field pea production will make a significant recovery from last year's low as farmers in Hungary and the Ukraine expand seeded area to take advantage of improved soil conditions and market expectations. - Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Forecast
- Canadian Specialty Area Growth Moderate
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1597 -- STAT -- The latest seeding intentions reports coming from Canadian provincial departments of agriculture point to relative year to year stability in specialty crop production in that country this year. - Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates
- Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates
- Australian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates
- USDA Seeks Offers on 120 MT Pinto Beans
KANSAS CITY -- Apr 1797 -- the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here invites offers on up to 120 MT of pinto beans for shipments as food aid under invitation number 047A. - CONASUPO Continues to Believe it Will Not Import Beans
MEXICO CITY -- Apr 1897 -- CONASUPO's General Operations Director remains optimistic the government food agency will not import corn and dry edible beans during 1997 because of rebounding domestic crop production. - Mustard and Rapeseed Production Climbing in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD -- Apr 1897 -- A general increase in oilseed production is expected in Pakistan this summer, an event which will help pull mustard and rapeseed production up 3% to 350,000 MT. - Novel Foods Committee Recommends Linola Clearance
LONDON -- Apr 1897 -- The Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) has recommended clearance of oil derived from linola, a low alpha-linolenic form of linseed, developed by conventional plant variety improvement methods. - Rapid Expansion of Brazil's Petfood Industry
BRASILIA -- Apr 1897 -- Rapid expansion in Brazil's pet food industry is attracting the attention of firms manufacturing in Brazil as well as U.S.suppliers. - North American Bean Markets Drift in Featureless Week
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1897 -- North American dry edible bean markets were generally easier in a featureless week. - Canaryseed Markets Maintain Upward Momentum
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1897 -- Canadian canaryseed markets maintained their upward momentum despite relatively light trading conditions last week. - Lentil Markets Unchanged, Logistics Problems Build
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1897 -- International lentil markets were mostly unchanged in a generally quiet week. - Shift Into Yellow Peas Supports Prices
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1897 -- Efforts by exporters to complete food grade pea shipments from Canadian west coast ports supported that country's field pea markets last week. - Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Estimates
- Canadian Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates
- Canadian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates
- Canadian Mustard Seed Supply-Demand Estimates
- Historic Seeding Progress Rates for Saskatchewan
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2397 -- STAT -- Reports of flooding in numerous locations in North America and this week's forced evacuation of all communities along the Red River in southern Manitoba are contributing to a general feeling seeding will be late thisspring. - Turkey -- Red Lentil Supply-Demand Forecasts
- Turkey -- Green Lentil Supply-Demand Forecast
- Turkish Farmers Expand Chick Peas and Expense of Lentils
ANKARA -- Apr 2397 -- Green and red lentil production is expected to remain under pressure in Turkey this year as growers in the country expand chick pea production, while reducing the amount of land devoted to lentils. - Turkey -- Chick Pea Supply-Demand Forecast
- U.S. Green Pea Supply-Demand Estimates
- U.S. Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates
- USDA Tender Supports Green Peas and Lentils
KANSAS CITY -- Apr 2497 -- The USDA Offered strong support for green pea and lentil markets in PL-480 food aid tenders announced this week for shipment in June. Details of the tenders follow: - Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 7,190 MT
KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 58,940 MT, compared to 64,755 MT last year. - USDA Tenders for 8,105 MT Pulses
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 79,335 MT. - USDA Seeks Offers on 915 MT Beans
KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 27,585 MT, compared to 24,855 MT last year. - Tunisia Faces Crop Shortfalls
TUNIS -- Apr 2597 -- Tunisia will be unable to meet its food needs from local harvests because of collapsing seeded area in the face of drought during seeding. This should keep the country a minor importer of pulses during the coming season as it strives to maintain nutritional levels in its population. - Major Japanese Food Industry Player Going Organic
OSAKA -- Apr 2597 -- A major player in Japan's food industry is actively seeking certified organic food products for sale to the nation's food service industry. - Popcorn Maintains 22% Share of Venezuelan Snack Industry
CARACAS -- Apr 2597 -- Popcorn holds a 22% share of Venezuela's day salty snack food trade of around 15,000 MT or 0.7 kilograms per person per year, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache here. - Argentina Shipping First New Crop Black Beans
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2597 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets were pressured lower on the week by early harvest activity in Argentina. - Manitoba Flooding to Delay Seeding, Add Market Volatility
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2597 -- STAT -- The spring of 1997 seems destined to become the worst of the century for towns, cities and farms along the Red River which stretches from Lake Winnipeg In Manitoba southward along the North Dakota-Minnesota border. - Canaryseed Choppy on Limited Participation
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2597 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets gave up some of the ground regained the previous two weeks under choppy trading conditions. - Yellow Pea Demand Building in Pacific Rim
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2597 -- STAT -- Demand for Canadian whole yellow field peas appeared to outpace interest in green peas as reflected in a slight narrowing of the spread between the two types of peas. - Floods, Transportation Problems Support Lentils
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2597 -- STAT -- North American lentil markets improved on the week as Canadian markets struggled with negative psychological and logistical factors. - Forage Seed Markets Quite Despite Gathering Clouds
EDMONTON -- Apr 2697 -- Forage seed markets remain quiet, with speculation that much of the acreage coming out of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in the U.S. over the - Limited Seeding Underway in Saskatchewan
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2997 -- Limited seeding progress with North American specialty crops was reported during the past week by provincial and state agriculture departments. - Canada -- Crop Production Estimates
- Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Estimates
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