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Specialty Crop News for Dec, 1995

• U.S. Green Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• U.S. Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates

• Slow U.S. Market Keeps Lid on Canada
  EDMONTON -- Dec 1/95 -- Alberta Agriculture -- The U.S. edible pea market has been considerably quieter than last year at this time. Grower prices for both greens and yellows are one to two dollars lower per cwt in U.S. funds.

• Alfalfa Dehy Production Seen Declining in Canada
  EDMONTON -- Dec 1/95 -- Alberta Agriculture -- The annual survey of processed forage producers resulted in an estimate which is below the previous year's record for Canadian alfalfa dehydrators. The 1995-96 output is expected to total 751,000 MT of dehydrated products.

• Pulses Face New Crop Competition From Southern Hemisphere
  VANCOUVER -- DEC 1/95 -- STAT -- Specialty crop markets are in a state of transition. Not only are people thinking more about pending religious and secular holidays; the momentum of world production is shifting into the southern hemisphere.

• U.S. Dry Edible Bean Exports and Prices Falter
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 1/95 -- STAT -- Processors and exporters in the United States seem to be getting more frustrated with the slow movement of product from last summer's harvest. Rising stocks and weakening markets are obvious signs of the difficulty shippers have finding commercial homes for merchandise.

• Feed Pea Demand Could Weaken in 1996-97 Season
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 1/95 -- STAT -- Feed pea markets will not experience the changes felt by food peas and other pulses on account of the availability of new crop merchandise in Australia and pending crops in other southern hemisphere countries.

• Bean Markets Unchanged in Light Demand
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 1/95 -- STAT -- Dry edible bean markets were mostly unchanged last week against light international demand.

• Canaryseed Trading Range Narrowed During Week
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 1/95 -- STAT -- Limited stability was evident in North American birdseed ingredient markets last week.

• No 1 and Extra 3 Laird Stocks Tightening
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 1/95 -- STAT -- North American lentil markets were generally easier last week. Light export enquiry combined with limited domestic demand to nudge prices lower on inter-dealer markets.

• Australian New Crop Shipments Pick Up Pace
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 1/95 -- STAT -- International feed pea markets moved in a narrow trading range last week as the quantity of new crop field peas available from Australia increased.

• Australian Seeded Area Estimates

• Australian Crop Production Estimates

• Australia Boost Pulse Estimate to 2.25 million MT
  HORSHAM -- Dec 5/95 -- STAT -- Australia's pulse harvest is underway and the latest crop production estimates from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics suggest everything is looking better every month.

• Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• USDA Buys Green Peas and Lentils Food Food Aid
  KANSAS CITY -- Dec 6/95 -- The Kansas City Commodity Office today confirmed the purchases of all peas, lentils and pinto beans requested on the PL-480 food aid tender invitation number 125.

• Canada -- Crop Production Estimates

• Canadian Specialty Crop Estimates

• Canada Crop Report Bullish for Canaryseed
  VANCOUVER -- DEC 7/95 -- STAT -- The latest crop production estimate from Statistics Canada will have a mixed impact on specialty crop markets. Canaryseed and mustard seed markets should be supported by the reductions in the estimated sizes of this year's crops and projections of lacklustre growth in seeded area next year.

• Algerian Bean Buy Fails to Support Price
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 8/95 -- STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States inched lower last week against generally poor export and government buying interest.

• Birdseed Ingredient Markets Lose Momentum
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 8/95 -- STAT -- Reports Canadian canaryseed production was nearly 10% smaller than expected at 154,600 MT failed to keep markets from slipping 5% to U.S. $19 cwt on the week.

• Field Pea Markets Steady to Firmer in Good Demand
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 8/95 -- STAT -- North American and Australian field pea markets were steady to firmer last week. Demand for Australian merchandise is climbing.

• Algerian Bean Buy Fails to Support Price
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 8/95 -- STAT -- Attitudes towards bears are toughening in international field pea markets. Rather than going quietly into the Christmas and New Years doldrums, demand continues to flush out bearish sellers and force them to cover their outstanding sales commitments before markets have a chance to agree they are correct.

• Lentil Markets Ease Against Moderate Demand
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 8/95 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were

• Growers Bids Strengthen in Alberta
  EDMONTON -- Dec 8/95 -- Alberta Agriculture -- Opportunities to sell field peas for $6.00 feed peas have expanded to cover most delivery points in Alberta. Movement off the farm is also reported very strong, and producers with substantial volumes still in the bin should be making further sales.

• U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

• U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State

• U.S. Bean Production Tops 1.4 Million MT
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 12/95 -- Dry edible bean production estimates inched up 1% from the last USDA forecast, coming in a 1.4 million MT -- the biggest crop since the massive 1.53 million MT harvest of 1991. Production is up 6.8% over last year and 41.5%above the 1993 harvest.

• Overview of Mexico's Dry Bean Industry
  MEXICO CITY -- STAT -- Reviewing the situation in Zacatecas, the U.S. agricultural attache said production is expected to fall from 455,000 MT for the spring-summer 1994 crop to 365,000 MT for the spring-summer 1995 crop, a decrease of around 20%.

• One Future Vision of Western Canadian Agricuulture
  VANCOUVER -- STAT -- It it hard to imagine a future in western Canadian agriculture without seeing massive decline in the number of farming enterprises. Some farms will combine into a single, large enterprise, with former owners basing their management functions on their strengths -- a production manager, equipment, marketing and a money manager.

• Grain Dealers May Evolve into Marketing Service Firms
  VANCOUVER -- STAT -- Crop production contracts are a real area of contention between growers and grain companies. Both groups tell horror stories about the other -- and most of the stories are true.

• Users and Suppliers Want Differnt Things From Pea Grades
  VANCOUVER -- STAT -- As growers get become more involved in marketing, attitudes about grading will shift. If you or your neighbor exports grain to the United States and delivers the wrong quality of merchandise to a food processor in New York, for instance, they will reject your goods.

• Feed Pea Futures Basis Calculations and Transparency
  VANCOUVER -- STAT -- One idea some people thought would help expand Canada's feed pea industry is having a futures contract at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange.

• Mexico's Edible Bean Balance Sheet Tightens
  MEXICO CITY -- STAT -- Mexico's dry edible bean balance sheet is expected to tighten during the coming two years as it struggles with the impact a weak peso has on the volume of beans which can be imported and the natural ups and downs of the weather.

• Guatemalan Cardamom Exports Grow
  Guatemala -- Exports of cardamom experienced a boom during the past year in response to higher world trading levels and strong demand.

• Central European Peas Slash Canadian Market Share
  PARIS , France -- STAT -- The latest import figures for European Community indicate there has been an explosion in production of field peas in central Europe.

• Dry Beans Enter Holiday Period Mostly Unchanged
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 15/95 -- STAT -- There were few changes in dry edible bean markets in the United States last week. This was so even though Algerian import demand was a feature of white bean markets in that country.

• Canaryseed Markets Advance as Weather Tightens Supply
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 15/95 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets continued to move in their recent trading range, with prices advancing to U.S. $20 cwt for machine dressed product in bulk FOB western Canadian shipping point.

• Lentils Quieten as Trade Starts Leaving for Holidays
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 15/95 -- STAT -- North American lentil markets were mostly sideways in quiet, pre-holiday season trading. Several traders were absent from offices by week's end, with many taking advantage of the holiday season to join family and relatives.

• Field Pea Continue Steady to Firm in Light Trade
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 15/95 -- STAT -- International field peas markets continued steady to firmer last week despite easing trading activity.

• Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Mustard Seed Supply-Demand Estimates

• French Pea Disappearance Declines in First Quarter
  PARIS -- STAT -- Disappearance of French field peas during the first quarter of the 1995-96 marketing year is down sharply from levels achieved during the same period in 1994.

• Australian Chick Pea Values Still Firming
  HORSHAM, Australia -- STAT -- Markets for desi and kabuli-type chick peas continued to firm in the Australia over the past week, despite steady progress harvesting this year's crop.

• Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 9,970 MT
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 22,735 MT, compared to 33,210 MT last year.

• USDA Seeks Offers on 1,300 MT Beans
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 13,935 MT, compared to 17,450 MT last year.

• France -- Field Pea Sales Summary

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