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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="news010alqfm.html">Yellow Peas Dominate Optional Portion of Tender</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- Aug 698 -- Yellow field peas dominated the optional portion of the latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender, taking nearly 95% of the 4,000 MT requested. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010aluvx.html">Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Forecast</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news010frfo0.html">Canaryseed Outlook May Not be as Hot as Governments</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 798 -- Canadian specialty crops are weathering this year's diverse and often hostile growing conditions better than most people believe, according to initial yield estimates compiled by western Canadian agriculture departments. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010frfob.html">U.S. Check Off Plan Support Widens</A><BR> ALBUQUERQUE -- Aug 798 -- Efforts by the U.S. dry edible bean industry to organize a mandatory check off program to generate funds for generic product promotion similar to those undertaken by the dairy and popcorn industries was given a rougher thanexpected rise at the 1998 U.S. dry bean convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010frfol.html">Bean Markets Look for Bullish News</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 798 -- International dry edible bean markets continued to look for bullish news in a generally quiet week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010frfot.html">Canaryseed Yields Estimates QFsuestioned</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 798 -- Few changes were noted in North American birdseed ingredient markets. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010frfp1.html">Opening Lentil Yield Estimates Leave Some Unhappy</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 798 -- North American lentils ended the week in relative quiet, with Canadian markets unhappy with initial yield estimates in Saskatchewan. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010frfp9.html">Field Pea Markets Remain Under Pressure</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 798 -- North American field pea markets were pressured by light harvest selling as growers in Alberta and Saskatchewan started bringing in this year's crops. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010kw3bm.html">Harvest Selling Pressure Now Evident in Western Canada</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Aug 898 -- Increased harvest activity is leaving western Canadian specialty crop markets steady to lower, according to the latest market review by Alberta Agriculture. <P> <LI><A HREF="news010v7152.html">Manitoba Specialty Crop Harvest Starts</A><BR> CARMAN -- Aug 1098 -- Manitoba's specialty crop harvest is getting underway as hot and dry weather conditions accelerated crop development in the province. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0110c60l.html">Glyphosphate Glufosinate Products are not Desiccants</A><BR> REGINA -- Aug 1198 -- Reglone is the only registered desiccant on the market today in Saskatchewan, says Clark Brenzil, weed control specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0110c60u.html">Crop Diversification Modals Stduied in Saskatchewan</A><BR> REGINA -- Aug 1198 -- The trend towards increased crop diversification is well on its way in south central Saskatchewan but there are still many unanswered questions about the suitability of alternative crops in the region, says Garry Noble, extension agrologist with Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (SAF) in Assiniboia. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0110c613.html">60% of Saskatcheqan's Pulse Crops Now Ripe</A><BR> REGINA -- Aug 1198 -- Hot weather is forcing crops in Saskatchewan to ripen, with the result 60% of the pulse crops sown there this spring are now considered ready to harvest. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0110ceiy.html">USDA Tenders for 1,950 MT Lentils for Sudan</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- Aug 1198 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here invited offers on 1,950 MT of lentils for shipment as food aid as follows: <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115go0h.html">U.S. Bean Production Forecast Up 3%</A><BR> WASHINGTON -- Aug 1298 -- USDA -- Production of dry edible beans is forecast at 29.9 million cwt for 1998, up 3% from a year earlier and 7% above two years ago. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115go0o.html">USDA Crop Area and Production Summary</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115gpor.html">U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115gpp4.html">U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115gxt3.html">Record Pinto, Black Bean Seedings in U.S.</A><BR> WASHINGTON -- Aug 1298 -- Dramatic shifts in the mix of dry edible beans grown in the United States this season were confirmed by the USDA in its latest crop production estimates. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115gxta.html">Annual CGC Quality Survey Puts More Focus on Pulses</A><BR> WINNIPEG -- Aug 1298 -- the Canadian Grain Commission annual survey of Canadian crop quality will put more emphasis on peas and lentils than in the past, states Chief Commissioner Barry Senft. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0115haje.html">U.S. Dry Edible Bean Carry Over Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news011alh3f.html">Myanmar Pursues Massive Bean Output Expansion</A><BR> BANGKOK -- Aug 1398 -- Myanmar's production of beans and pulses is forecast to reach 1.44 million MT in 1998-99 with exports soaring to 900,000 MT as the government encourages expanded output and trade. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011frnve.html">Mexican Growers Fall 40% Short of Acreage Target</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1498 -- North American dry edible bean markets ended the week on a slightly softer note as a group, though news affecting colored beans remained bullish. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011frnvl.html">Canaryseed Pressured by Bearish Grain, Oilseed Values</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1498 -- Canadian canaryseed markets ended the week on a softening note, as reflected in general declines in the level of growers bids. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011frnvs.html">Buyers Dominate Lentil Markets</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1498 -- International lentil markets remaining in the hands of buyers during the week. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011frnvy.html">Field Pea Growers Reluctant to Deliver New Crop</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 1498 -- Solid harvest progress in Canada and the United States maintained pressure on domestic and export markets for field peas. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011v7d4h.html">Rapid Harvest Progress in Manitoba</A><BR> CARMAN -- Aug 1798 -- Manitoba specialty crop growers made excellent progress the past week harvesting this summer's field pea crop, according to the latest crop report from Manitoba Agriculture. <P> <LI><A HREF="news011v7er2.html">French Commercial Pea Sales Reach 2.58 million MT</A><BR> PARIS -- Aug 1798 -- Solid domestic and export demand should keep field pea ending stocks under 85,000 MT for the 1997-98 season desite a 580,000 MT increase in available supply to 3.28 million MT. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120bwzv.html">BN Rail Increases Field Pea Freight Rates</A><BR> FORT WORTH -- Aug 1898 -- Field pea rail freight rates to Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin will rise by varying amounts on October 1 for product moving on Burlington Northern Sanfe Fe rail lines. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120bzzx.html">First Western Australian Lentil Varieties Released</A><BR> DONALD -- Aug 1898 -- Western Australian pulse breeders have developed the first Western Australian lentil varieties, Cumra. and Cassab. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120c007.html">New Anthracnose Resistant Lupin Variety</A><BR> DONALD -- Aug 1898 -- The new lupin variety Tanjil, released in Western Australia today, was a welcome development for the state's lupin industry which has been battling the fungal disease anthracnose the past two years. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120c00f.html">Saskatchewan Harvest Two to Three Weeks Early</A><BR> REGINA -- Aug 1898 -- Warm, dry weather is letting Saskatchewan's make unusually fast progress harvesting this year's crops, according to the latest crop progres report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120c6k0.html">Chinese Confectionary Sunseed Imports Poised for Growth</A><BR> SHANGHAI - Aug 1898 - China is a major producer of confectionary sunflower seeds, but there remain major opportunities for processors in the United States to expand market share in that country's snack food market. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120c8ze.html">300,000 MT of Alberta Peas in the Bin</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Aug 1898 -- Sixty per cent of Alberta's field pea crop is in the bin with yields so far averaging 2,154 pounds per acre, according to the latest crop progress report from Alberta Agriculture. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120ce6y.html">USDA Pulse Tender Reaches 10,880 MT</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- Aug 1898 -- The latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender invitation calls for offers of 10,880 MT of pulses, including a renewed emphasis on dry edible beans for the opening month of the 1998-99 shipping season. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120cf6y.html">USDA Seeks Offers on 5,520 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 7,820 MT, compared to 3,460 MT last year. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120cf7h.html">Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 5,360 MT</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 12,460 MT, compared to 11,540 MT last year. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0120cf81.html">USDA Tenders for 10,880 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 20,280 MT. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125he12.html">Keiretsu Supplier Relationships Reexamined</A><BR> TOKYO - Aug 1998 - Long term keiretsu supplier relationships are being reexamined in Japan as food manufacturers look for ways to bring in high-quality, low-cost components and materials from foreign suppliers. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0125hst4.html">SDSU Researchers See Role for Peas in Beef Rations</A><BR> BROOKINGS -- Aug 1998 -- Field peas can be an effective source of protein and energy in high concentrate, finishing rations for yearling cattle, according to Carl Birkelo, former South Dakota State University beef nutrition researcher. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012frxff.html">Saskatchewan Growers Insure 63,000 Acres Chick Peas</A><BR> REGINA -- Aug 2198 -- Saskatchewan's Crop Insurance Corporation offered yeild loss insurance on chick peas for the first time this year and 63,000 acres was signed up by growers. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012fs16g.html">Seed Beetles Targetted in W. Australia Research Program</A><BR> DONADL -- Aug 2198 -- Grain beetles which attack pulse seeds have been targeted in a research and surveillance project by Agriculture Western Australia. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012fs16p.html">International Bean Markets Mixed in Light Demand</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2198 -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week mixed against weakening Latin American markets and continued firmness in the United States. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012fs16y.html">Birdseed Ingrdeint Markets Remain in Tradding Ranges</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2198 -- North American birdseed ingredient markets remained in their recent trading ranges, with values unaffected by early harvest activity across North America. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012fs176.html">Prices Fall as Lentil Harvest Nears Completion</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2198 -- North Americas lentil harvest is nearing completion as one of the quickest harvests on record winds down. <P> <LI><A HREF="news012fs17e.html">Field Pea Markets Weaken Against Soaring Stocks</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2198 -- International field pea markets continued to weaken against the easy availability of new crop merchandise from Canada and the United States. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0130co6u.html">Mexican Bean Stocks Termed Adequate</A><BR> MEXICO CITY -- Aug 2598 -- Short term stocks of dry edible beans are adequate, according to Mexican government officials. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0130cphm.html">Canadian Harvest Slows by Spotty Shower Activity</A><BR> REGINA -- Aug 2598 -- Specialty crop harvest slowed during the past week under the influence of spotty rain showers and thunderstorms, according to the latest crop progress reports from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. <P> <LI><A HREF="news0135hcfe.html">Mexico -- Dry Edible Bean Supply-Demand</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0135hcfm.html">Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Forecast</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0135hcfw.html">Canada -- Crop Production Estimates</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0135helh.html">United States Bean Exports to Mexico</A> <P> <LI><A HREF="news0135hfiy.html">Hemp Symposia Proceedings Available</A><BR> EDMONTON -- Aug 2698 -- Alberta Hemp Symposia Proceedings, a new publication from Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, gives information from a cross-section of specialists on hemp production, processing and marketing. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013amrol.html">USDA Requests Offers 450 MT Pea Beans</A><BR> KANSAS CITY -- Aug 2798 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corpiration office here is looking for offers on pea beans for shipment to Russia in October. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013amsl2.html">Chickpeas Could Improve Phosphorus in the Soil</A><BR> DONALD -- Aug 2798 -- Field and glasshouse trials by Agriculture Western Australia have shown chickpeas were unlikely to require applications of phosphorus fertiliser in most areas of Western Australia. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013fscl2.html">Generally Bearish Sentiment Accompanies Pea Harvest</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2898 -- Generally bearish sentiment sweeping across international commodity markets is making it hard for current low prices for field peas and lentils to have their usual effect on demand. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013kx7dg.html">Consumers Remain Light Buyers of Beans</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2998 -- Consumer demand in international dry edible bean markets continued light as buyers worried about the erosion of local currencies versus the U.S. dollar. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013kx7dp.html">Canaryseed Leads Birdseed Ingredients Lower</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2998 -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were generally easier on the week, led lower by aggressive selling of Canadian canaryseed. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013kx7dy.html">Harvest Selling Pressures Green Lentils</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2998 -- Harvest selling pressure pushed North American lentil markets sharply lower on the week on both inter-dealer and grower markets. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013kx7e6.html">Canadian Food Grade Peas Set New Historic Lows</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2998 -- New historic low prices were established on the week for Canadian field peas traded on inter dealer markets. <P> <LI><A HREF="news013kx7ef.html">Mexican Import Needs Unlikely to Exceed 205,000 MT in</A><BR> VANCOUVER -- Aug 2998 -- Mexican government officials continue trying to put a brave face on dry edible bean production shortages facing that country for the coming season, with government officials claiming there are enough beans to cover the countrys needs for the next five months. <P> <UL><HR> <P><STRONG>Specialty Crop Articles for: <STRONG><A HREF="stat.html">Latest headlines</A> | <A HREF="aug98.html">Aug-98</A> | <A HREF="jul98.html">Jul-98</A> | <A HREF="jun98.html">Jun-98</A> | <A HREF="may98.html">May-98</A> | <A HREF="apr98.html">Apr-98</A> | <A HREF="mar98.html">Mar-98</A> | <A HREF="feb98.html">Feb-98</A> | <A HREF="jan98.html">Jan-98</A> | <A HREF="dec97.html">Dec-97</A> | <A 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