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Specialty Crop news for April, 1999
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Light Trade Leaves Beans Listless
VANCOUVER --Apr 299 -- Dry edible bean markets were generally unchanged to easier as the number of traders and countries participating in markets dropped during the week. . . . Continue
Red Lentils Pulled Upward by Pakistani Buying
VANCOUVER --Apr 299 -- International lentil markets ended the markets in mixed demand conditions. . . . Continue
First Bullish Bean News From Argentina
VNCOUVER -- Apr 299 -- The seemingly daily barrage of bearish news sweeping across dry edible bean markets this calendar year came to an abrupt halt last week as heavy rainfall stopped alubia bean seedings operations in Argentina's northern crop districts. . . . Continue
USDA Favors Yellow Peas in Latest Tender
KANSAS CITY -- Apr 799 -- Results of the latest regyularly scheduled USDA PL-480 food id tender favored whole yellow peas over green as the entire quantity of the optional portion of the latest tender went to the former type. . . . Continue
Few Vessels Discharge Pulses in India
DELHI -- Apr 899 -- The recent reduction in the number of vessels discharging pulses in India comes as no surprise, given the recent completion of the country's rabi harvests. . . . Continue
Ukraine Suffers Terrible Infrastructure, Financial
KIEV - Apr 999 - The Ukraine is expecting a significant reduction in field pea seedings this spring as economic problems make it hard for the country's farms to maintain production levels. . . . Continue
USDA Seeks Offers 2,520 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY -- Apr 1099 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corpoartion office here is seeking offers for 2,520 MT of green peas, lentils, and pinto beans for shipment to Russia in June. . . . Continue
Birdseed Ingredient Markets Advance From Last Wdeels Lows
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1099 -- North American birdseed ingredient markets bounced off the bottom end of their recent trading range, with canaryseed leading the way upward. . . . Continue
Strong Kabuli Markets Support Yellow Field Peas
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1099 -- Solid demand for small calibre, kabuli type chick peas continued to spill over into whole yellow peas during the week. . . . Continue
India's Market Firms on Tight Stocks, Slack Imports
DELHI -- Apr 1399 -- India's domestic market for pulses improved this week against reduced deliveries and quality concerns with recently harvested merchandise and reduced import activity. . . . Continue
USDA Sponsors Food Aid Conference
KANSAS CITY -- Apr 1399 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation here will sponsor its second export food aid conference around the middle of October. . . . Continue
Lentil Aid to Russia Well Short of Dream
WASHINGTON -- Apr 1499 -- The latest summary of food aid purchases under the current agreement between the United States and Russia suggests there remain additional opportunities to sell lentil and field peas. . . . Continue
Pulses Could Break Horticultural Disease Cycles
DONALD -- Apr 1599 -- Cabbage and cauliflower growers could reduce the likelihood of root diseases by introducing a pulse crop as a break to continuous vegetable production, suggest research trials in Manjimup. . . . Continue
Edible Bean Markets Manage Mixed Performance
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1799 -- South American dry edible bean markets managed a mixed performance during the week. . . . Continue
Stronger Export Trade Activity Pulls Lentils Up
VANCOUVER -- Apr 1799 -- Continued improvement in international trading interest pulled North American lentil values higher during the week. . . . Continue
Argentine Weather Outlook Improves
BUENOS AIRES -- Apr 2099 -- STAT -- Moisture and temperatures conditions in Argentina are improving this week, good news for the country's dry edible bean producers. . . . Continue
USDA Monthly Bean Invitation Totals 4,120 MT
KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 49,990 MT, compared to 12,580 MT last year. . . . Continue
USDA Jun Tenders Reach 8,070 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 1997-98 shipping season to 113,860 MT. . . . Continue
USDA Cancels 1,200 MT Pinto Bean Tender for Haiti
KANSS CITY -- Apr 2199 - STAT -- The USDA'c Commodity Credit Corporation office here cancelled the 1,200 MT of pinto beans requested for shipment to Haiti under PL-480 tender invitation 049E. . . . Continue
Canadian Seeding Intention has Little Impact of Supply-Deman
Chick Pea Grade Proposals Raise Concern Among Importers
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2399 - STAT -- Statistics Canada did not provide any estimate of this spring's seeding intentions for desi and kabuli type chick peas, reflecting its newness to the Canadian specialty crop landscape. The youthfulness of this industry is also reflected in its struggle to develop consistent terms for trading the product. . . . Continue
USDA Seeks Offers 1,500 MT Pea Beans
KANSAS CITY -- Apr 2399 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced a equest for offers on 1,500 MT of pea beans for shipment in June unde its food aid progams. . . . Continue
Frost Events Shake up Argentine Bean Traders
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2399 -- STAT -- Frost events in Argentina's dry edible bean production areas had little impact on black bean markets in the region, but sent a shiver down the spines of alubia bean traders. . . . Continue
Tight Stocks Support Canadian Lentils
VANCOUVER -- Apr 2399 -- STAT -- Tightening old crop stocks over shadowed the latest seeding intentions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue
Saskatchewan -- Historic Seeding Progress Rates
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USDA Tenders for 3,860 MT Pulses
KANSS CITY -- Apr 2999 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation division here announced detils of invitation 059C, covering 3,860 MT of lentils, peas and pinto beans for shipment in July to Russia and Haiti. . . . Continue
Canadian Lentils Evolve With Markets
VANCOUVER -- Apr 3099 - STAT -- North America's lentil industry is not being consumed by the kind of self doubts afflicting dry edible beans, field pes and birdseed ingredient markets. . . . Continue
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