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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="news0i5bc13.html">Thai Bean Exports Continue Shrinking</A><BR> BANGKOK -- Apr 398 -- Exports of dry edible beans from Thailand should continue shrinking in the coming years as unattractive prices and competition from other crops limits seeded area. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0i5bece.html">Forage Seed Markets Steady to Weaker</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 398 -- March's forage seed trade has been steady to slightly weaker, according to thelates market summary from Alberta Agriculture. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0i5c7s2.html">Mexican Demand Worries Continue to Dampen Bean Markets</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 398 -- STAT -- Continued declines in the value of the North American dry edible bean price index make it clear bull markets in that region have been upended for the time being. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0i5c7s9.html">Lack of Grower Selling Still Exceeds Demand</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 398 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets reentered their sideways path last week against seasonally light domestic and export demand. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0i5c7sf.html">Seasonally Light Buying Interest Leaves Lentils Silent</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 398 -- STAT -- North American lentils markets moved in a sideways pattern amid seasonally light trading conditions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0i5c7sm.html">Panic Selling Collapses Canadian Green Peas</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 398 -- STAT -- Canadian field pea markets collapsed during a week which saw confidence in the countrys export sales prospects drop their lowest point of the season. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0ikqzw1.html">Peas are Bright Spot in Ukrainian Agriculture</A><BR> KIEV -- Apr 698 -- Field pea production estimates for the coming year are not as pessimistic as for other grains, as growers take advantage of reduced input costs for the crop to expand seeded area. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0iv1cvd.html">Hungarian Pea Production Up 14% at 148,000 MT</A><BR> VIENNA -- Apr 798 -- Hungary is looking for a general increase in grain production levels, including a potential jump in field pea output from last summer's 130,000 MT to 148,200 under average yeild conditions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0j068kq.html">USDA Buys 7,340 MT Pulses for Food Aid</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- Apr 998 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced it purchased the full quantity of pulses requested under invitation 048. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0j06jje.html">Anthracnose Resistant Lupins Found</A><BR> DONALD -- Apr 998 -- Agriculture Western Australia and the Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture have completed a major research project in New Zealand to identifiy anthracnose resistant lupins for Western Australian conditions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0j5bu32.html">Dry Edible Bean Values Pressured Lower</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1098 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continued to be pressured lower last week by processors. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0j5bu38.html">Argentine Bean Output Could Reach 297,000 MT</A><BR> BUENOS AIRES -- Apr 1098 -- Dry edible bean production production could reach 297,000 MT of all types this spring if yield and seeded area forecasts from the country's agriculture department prove accurate. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0j5bu3f.html">Limited Demand Stays Behind Available Supply</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1098 -- STAT -- North American birdseed markets ended the Easter holiday shortened week mostly unchanged. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0j5bu3l.html">Canadian Richleas Out Compete U.S. Regulars</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1098 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were mostly unchanged in light trading conditions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0j5bu3r.html">Field Peas Record Lackluster Performance</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1098 -- STAT -- International field pea markets recorded a lackluster performance against limited international trading interest. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jpwhsr.html">Seeding Starts in Saskathewan</A><BR> REGINA -- Apr 1498 -- Seeding is under way in southwestern and some central regions, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jv1hze.html">Effect of Sask. Seeding Intentions on Canadian Specialties</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jv1u92.html">Canadians Favor Specialcities Over Wheat</A><BR> REGINA -- Apr 1598 -- STAT -- Disinterest in growing spring wheat will keep specialty crop seedings in Saskatchewan at surprisingly high levels, according to results from provincial agriculture department's informal survey of planting intentions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jv1xle.html">Falling EC Feed Pea Use Dictates Need to Diversify Demand</A><BR> WINNIPEG -- Apr 1598 -- Falling European feed pea import needs in the face of swings in local western Europeasn livestock numbers underscore the need for field pea producing countries to diversify demand for their product. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jv1xlm.html">Ag Canada Sees Rising Lentil Prices in 1998-99 Season</A><BR> WINNIPEG -- Apr 1598 -- There is good potential for western Canadian lentils values to rise at the grower level during the coming season, according to the following article by <i>Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada.</i> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jv1xlu.html">Canadian White Bean Seeduings Set to Decline</A><BR> WINNIPEG -- Apr 1598 -- Canadian white bean seedings should ecline again this year after several years of uncompetitive returns with soybeans and other crops available to Ontario growers argues the following article by <i>Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada.</i> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jv1xm2.html">Canadian Chick Peas In Commercial Producion Phase</A><BR> WINNIPEG -- Apr 1598 -- Chick peas are finally looking commercially viable in western Canada as experience with the crop increases and new varieties become available, according to the following article by <i>Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada.</i> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jv1xm9.html">Drought Worries Could See Mustard Seed Plantings Fall</A><BR> WINNIPEG -- Apr 1598 -- Mustard seed buyers need to watch Canadian weather conditions for signs of drought, which could limit seedings this spring, according to the following article by <i>Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada.</i> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0jv1xmf.html">Growers Hold Key to Futures Birdseed Ingredient Values</A><BR> WINNIPEG -- Apr 1598 -- Canaryseed and sunflower seed values in western Canada will be partly determined by the willingness of growers to hold product for higher prices, suggests the following article by <i>Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada.</i> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k06j3e.html">Saskatchewan -- Historic Seeding Progress</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k06mza.html">Earkly Seeding Could be Viewed as Bad Omen in Canada</A><BR> REGHINA -- Apr 1698 -- STAT -- Seeding this year's crops could set a new record if warm and dry weather persists over Saskatchewan in the coming weeks. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k5c6uf.html">Dry Edible Bean Markets Mixed in Light Demand</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1798 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended weekly trading mixed in seasonally light trading conditions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k5c6ul.html">Canaryseed Leads Birdseed Ingredients Higher</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1798 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed led birdseed ingredient markets higher after setting new lows for the past month of U.S. $10.75 cwt for machine dressed merchandise FOB western Canadian processing plants. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k5c6ur.html">New Entrants Increase Overall Risk in Export Markets</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1798 -- STAT -- North American lentil markets finished weekly trading mixed against light export and domestic demand. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k5c6ux.html">Saskatcheaan Seeding Intentions Confuses Field Peas</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 1798 -- STAT -- Field peas markets were left confused by last weeks seeding intentions report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0k5c6v2.html">No Improvement Expected in Italian Pulse Output</A><BR> ROME -- Apr 1798 -- Italy's reliance on imported pulses to make up for stagnant local production levels will not change in the foreseeable future, judging from information compiled by the U.S. Agricultural attache in Rome. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kpwwa5.html">USDA Seeks Offers on 1,630 MT Beans</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 12,580 MT, compared to 27,871 MT last year. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kpwwaj.html">Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 3,600 MT</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 37,480 MT, compared to 52,390 MT last year. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kpwwau.html">USDA Tenders for 5,230 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 1997-98 shipping season to 50,060 MT. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0kv23tn.html">Alberta Moisture Conditioons Start Season Variable</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 21 -- Spring field activity is underway across Alberta despite variable soil moisture conditions, notes the provincial agriculture department in its first crop report of the season. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l07b2q.html">European Field Pea Area May Top 1.1 Million Hectares</A><BR> PARIS -- Apr 2398 -- Opening forecasts of field pea seeded intentions across western Europe suggest planted area will increase for the third year in a row to just over 1.1 million hectares or 2.75 million acres. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l5bjrf.html">Spain -- Field Pea Supply-Demand</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l5bjrl.html">Spain -- Lentil Supply-Demand</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l5bjrr.html">France -- Field Pea Sales Summary</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l5c82f.html">Rainy Conditions Stimulate Latin American Bulls</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 2498 -- STAT -- International specialty crop markets can be a confusing blend of bullish and bearish influences at this time of year; as debates over seeding intentions combine with weather market situations to drive prices in sometimes unexpected directions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l5cpfe.html">Dry Edible Bean Values Depend on Origin</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 2498 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week mixed. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l5cpfk.html">Canaryseed Prices Soar on Acreage Worries</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 2498 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets continued their recent market pyrotechnics. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l5cpfp.html">North American Lentils Unimpressed by Food Aid Tenders</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 2498 -- STAT -- Few changes were noted in international lentil markets following another week of seasonally light trading activity. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0l5cpfv.html">Field Peas Nervously Await Seeding Intentions</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 2498 -- STAT -- International field pea markets ended the week in an uneasy state as markets await the official Canadian seeding intentions estimates. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lkri5n.html">Canada -- Specialty Crop Review and 1998 Projections</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lkri5u.html">Canada -- Field Crop Seeding Intentions</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lkrmvh.html">Major Increases in Canadian Canaryseed and Pea Area</A><BR> WINNIPEG -- Apr 2798 -- STAT -- Nearly an hour after the country's seeding intentions estimates for 1998 were released by Statistics Canada, some market participants were still unable to exhale. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lkrn1t.html">CORRECTION -- Canada -- 1998 Seeding Intentions</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lkrspg.html">No Drought Means World Record Field Pea Crop</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Apr 2798 -- STAT -- Record field pea production is a distinct possibility among the world's three largest exporting regions this summer as seedings in Canada and Europe continue their recent expansion. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lpx0k4.html">Limited Seeding Acivity Recorded in Western Canada</A><BR> REGINA -- Apr 2898 -- Limited seeding activity was reported across western Canada during the past week, with some regions expecting operations to become general by the end of the coming week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lpx3dg.html">Alberta Moisture Conditions Improving Before Seeding</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Apr 2898 -- Scattered snow and rain showers across Alberta helped recharge soil moisture reserves as producers gear up to seed the 1998 crop. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lv26am.html">New Pulse Organization Created in Australia</A><BR> DONADL -- Apr 2998 -- Pulse Western Australia held its first general meeting this month to create an organization aimed at coordinatin g and promoting statewide growth of this industry. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0lv2f13.html">Spanish Lentil Production Suffers Downward Trend</A><BR> MADRID -- Apr 2998 -- The underlying trend in Spanish lentil production is down as growers move land into vetch and other crops. <P> <UL><HR> <P><STRONG>Specialty Crop Articles for: <STRONG><A HREF="stat.html">Latest headlines</A> | <A HREF="apr98.html">Apr-98</A> | <A HREF="mar98.html">Mar-98</A> | <A 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