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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="news0zkvr0q.html">European Rains Cause Heavy Crop Losses</A><BR> VIENNA -- Aug 197 -- Heavy rains, responsible for serious flooding in Germany and Poland has also caused heavy damage to crops in other parts of Europe. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0zkwd0a.html">Pessimism Expressed Over Canadian Yield Prospects</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 197 -- STAT -- As the 1997-98 marketing year got under way in Canada, the first expressions of pessimism over this summer's yield prospects started to be whispered by provincial agriculture departments. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0zkwd4i.html">Dry Edible Bean Markets Ease in United States</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 197 -- STAT -- Dry edible bean markets were mostly lower in the United States as evidenced by a nine point decline in the spot market price index to 711. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0zkwd5t.html">Heavy Trading Pulls Canaryseed Sharply Higher</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 197 -- STAT -- Heavy speculative buying propelled Canadian canaryseed forward during the week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0zkwd60.html">International Lentil Market Sidewats to Easier</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 197 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were mostly easier in a week which saw a slight increase in speculative buying interest. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0zkwd71.html">Improved Speculative Trading Firms New Crop Peas</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 197 -- STAT -- North American field pea markets recorded a mixed performance during the week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0zv7ajf.html">India Remains Dry Through Mid-July</A><BR> DELHI -- Aug 497 -- Dry conditions prevailed in most parts of central and western India through the middle of July as this year's monsoon remains below normal intensity. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010am0zj.html">South Africn Bean Crop Expected to Hit 55,000 MT</A><BR> CAPE TOWN -- Aug 697 -- South African dry edible bean production is expected to reach 55,000 MT for the 1996-97 season, up 5,000 MT from the previous year's production. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010am10r.html">India's Monsoon Picture Brightens</A><BR> DELHI -- Aug 697 -- This year's monsoon remain disappointing, with only 12 or 35 crop districts receiving normal or above normal rainfall during the first three weeks of July. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010amah5.html">USDA Buys Green Peas and Beans</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- Aug 697 -- The USDA's Commodity Office confirmed purchases covering the full quantity of green peas and dry edible beans covered by PL-480 invitation 087. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010fqy8o.html">Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010fqy9y.html">Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010fqyb9.html">Australian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kvmui.html">Saskatchean Honey Producers Control Mite</A><BR> PRINCE ALBERT -- Aug 797 -- News from Saskatchewan's honey industry is good, according to John Gruszka, provincial apiculturist with Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food in Prince Albert. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kvmvt.html">Indian Walnut Production Drops 10%</A><BR> NEW DELHI -- Aug 897 -- Unfavorable weather conditions are expected to push Indian walnut production 10% to 26,000 MT for the 1997-98 season, according to information compiled by the U.S. agricultural attache here. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kwmtc.html">Canada -- Specialty Crop Crop Update</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kwmun.html">Dry Bean Ending Stocks Mount in United States</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 897 -- STAT -- A small contingent of processors made a fierce effort to turn the mood of last week's national dry edible bean convention in Nashville from tears to cheers. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kwmw0.html">U.S. Domestic Pea and Lentil Shipments Remain Low</A><BR> MOSCOW -- Aug 897 -- Domestic sales of peas and lentils grown in Washington, Idaho and Oregon are poised to record their worst season in many years. Total shipments collapsed from 49,001 MT between September and June 1996 to just 33,654 MT during the 1996-97 marketing campaign. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kwn0d.html">Dry Bean Markets Plunge Into New Crop</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 897 -- STAT -- Spot dry edible bean markets continued their adjustment to new crop trading levels last week, with the spot market price index plunging below 700 points for the first time in many months. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kwn1q.html">Canaryseed Market Frenzy Stumbles</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 897 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets were unable to sustain last week's speculative buying frenzy into the weekend as prices closed off their highs of U.S. $15 cwt for machine dressed product in bulk FOB Saskatchewan shipping points. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kwn34.html">Field Peas Unchanged Depsite Brearish Demand News</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 897 -- STAT -- International field pea markets were generally quiet, despite continued bearish news from Holland about prospective feed pea demand. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kwn4l.html">Canaryseed Historical Dealer Price Averages</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010v6b24.html">Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010v6b8k.html">Canadian Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010v6b9u.html">Canadian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010v6bgk.html">U.S. White Proso Millet Historical Dealer Price Averages</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010v6bqo.html">Canadian Mustard Seed Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0110boc2.html">Alberta Harvest Pushed Forward by Hot, Dry Weather</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Aug 1197 -- A continuation of hot, dry weather over much of Western Canada is rapidly maturing crops, with harvest operations starting in southern Alberta, according to the latest specialty crop market revie from Alberta Agriculture. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0110c6nr.html">Pea Harvest Starts in Manitoba</A><BR> CARMAN -- Aug 1197 -- The first fields of peas are being combined in Manitoba this week as hot and dry weather conditions accelerates crop development in the province, according to the latest crop progress report from Manitoba Agriculture and Food. Temperatures in most regions strayed into the 30 to 34 degrees Celsius range. There were also reports of thunderstorn activity in Manitoba, while high winds caused some lodging of canola late last week. Most cereal crops are turning colour. Swathing a <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115gn5g.html">U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115gn71.html">U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115go7q.html">Dry Edible Bean Production Climbing 7% in U.S.</A><BR> WASHINGTON -- Aug 1297 -- USDA -- Production of dry edible beans is forecast at 29.2 million cwt for 1997, up 7% from a year earlier, but down 5% from two years ago. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115gt95.html">Trade and USDA Bean Numbers Different Enough</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1297 -- STAT -- Strong similarities between the latest USDA dry edible bean production numbers and those from the industry are unlikely to prevent the latest government estimates from stirring up some controversy. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115h8xb.html">Thunder Bay -- Specialty Crop Clearances</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news011am1ap.html">Specialty Crop Harvest Bolts Forward in Saskatchewan</A><BR> REGINA -- Aug 1397 -- Harvesting of spring-seeded crops is underway with one per cent of the 1997 harvest complete, primarily due to activity in southwestern Saskatchewan, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011am3c8.html">Albertan Yields Hurt by Rapid Maturation of Crops</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Aug 1397 -- Crops in Alberta developed too quickly for yields to be maintained, according to the latest crop progress report from Alberta Agriculture. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011kx3c8.html">Processors try to Work Markets as Rain Arrives</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1597 -- STAT -- Canada's specialty crop harvest made excellent progress last week, putting activity a solid week ahead of normal because hot and dry conditions rushed crops toward maturity. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011kx3dn.html">Downward Price Trend Remains Intact for Edible Beans</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1597 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continued their downward trend in light trading conditions last week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011kx3ey.html">Canaryseed Returns a Third of Recent Price Advance</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1597 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets continued dropping last week, giving back a third of its recent price gains. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011kx3g7.html">North American Lentils Mixed</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1597 -- STAT -- North American lentil markets ended weekly trading mixed, with Canada stronger against a weakening U.S. market. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011kx3hi.html">Green Pea Demand Supports U.S. Market</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1597 -- STAT -- North American field pea markets were easier to unchanged in quiet trading conditions. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125he12.html">Saskatchewan Pulse Harvest Nears Record Pace</A><BR> REGINA -- Aug 1997 -- Combining of all spring seeded crops in Saskatcheqaan is ahead of the recent five-year average, with the pulse harvest on line to set a record pace this summer. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125hgkq.html">Manitoba Crops See Cooler, Wetter Weather</A><BR> CARMAN -- Aug 1997 -- Cooler and wetter conditions were reproted through most of Manitoba's crop districts last week, according to the latest crop progress report from the provincial agriculture department. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125hj5i.html">Strenuous Marketing Will Expand China's Ginseng Exports</A><BR> GUANGZHOU -- Aug 1997 -- Ginseng grown outside China has great potential to expand market share in the country if a strenuous marketing campaign is followed. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125hj5z.html">USDA Tender Favors Pea and Lentil Growers</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- Aug 1997 -- Pea and lentil growers in the United States were given a big boost by the latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender announmced by the Commodity Credit Corporation office here. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125hoiu.html">USDA Tenders for 9,280 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 14,850 MT." <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125hoj0.html">USDA Seeks Offers on 1,920 MT Beans</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125hojc.html">Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 7,360 MT</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125i542.html">El Nino Could Mean Mild Canadian Winter</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Aug 1997 -- "A developing El Nino/southern oscillation (ENSO) event foreshadows the possibility of a mild winter with below normal precipitation in Alberta," says Peter Dzikowski, agri-weather resource specialist with Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012kxcuc.html">Mexican Bean Yields Doubted in Zacatecas</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2297 -- STAT -- Dry conditions in Zacatecas should result in a drop in average yields on the 300,000 hectares of dry edible beans believed to be planted in the state. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012kxcui.html">North American Bean Market Remains Pressured</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2297 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets ended weekly trading mostly easier in light export and domestic demand. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012kxcuo.html">Birdseed Ingredient Markets Mixed on Week</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2297 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets recorded a mixed performance during the week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012kxcuu.html">Harvest Pressures North American Lentils</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2297 -- STAT -- Excellent progress harvesting this year's North American lentil crop was accompanied by a general easing of values last week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012kxcv0.html">Canadian and U.S. Green Peas Diverge</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2297 -- STAT -- Field pea markets were generally easier in light trading conditions. Some sales of Canadian whole green peas were reported to Algeria and destinations in the Pacific Rim. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012q1oxr.html">U.S. Green Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news012q1oxy.html">U.S. Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0135h9lo.html">Canada -- Crop Production Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0135h9lz.html">Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Update</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0135hqnz.html">Pulses Yields Fare Better in Hot, Dry August</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2697 -- STAT -- The latest crop production estimates from Statistics Canada did not include any thoughts about specialty crop yields even though harvesting of these grains is further progressed than for traditional cereal grains andoilseeds. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013am826.html">Canadian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news013am82c.html">Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news013am82j.html">Canadian Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news013am82p.html">Canadian Mustard Seed Supply-Demand Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news013kxijf.html">Pulse Markets Show Signs of Bottoming</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2997 -- STAT -- Prices in international pulse markets have mostly completed the adjustment to North America's new crop pricing levels, moving the focus of markets further from this summer's solid yield prospects and closer to expected demand during the coming season. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013kxijl.html">Turkey Leads World Lentil Market Higher</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2997 -- STAT -- International lentil markets ended weekly trading on a slight firming note. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013kxijs.html">North American Beans Plunge to New Crop Levels</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2997 -- STAT -- Spot markets for dry edible beans in the United States continued their transition to new crop pricing levels last week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013kxijz.html">Canaryseed Market Drifts Lower on Rising Yield Hopes</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2997 -- STAT -- The disaster expected by market bulls has failed to materialize in Canada's canaryseed crop, forcing markets to end weekly trading on a soft note. <P> <UL><HR> <P><STRONG>Specialty Crop Articles for: <STRONG><A HREF="stat.html">Latest headlines</A> | <A HREF="aug97.html">Aug-97</A> | <A HREF="jul97.html">Jul-97</A> | <A HREF="jun97.html">Jun-97</A> | <A HREF="may97.html">May-97</A> | <A HREF="apr97.html">Apr-97</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>