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Specialty Crop News for Dec, 1996

• Australian Crop Production Estimates

• Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Seeded Area Estimates

• Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canada -- Crop Production Summary

• Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Summary

• Canadian Specialty Crop Harvest Smaller than Expected
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 3/96 -- STAT -- Bullish numbers for mustard seed and dry edible beans highlighted the latest Statistics Canada crop production estimates, which saw a general drop in the size of Canada's specialty crop harvest below the expectations of the market.

• Canada -- Specialty Crop Review and 1997 Forecast by

• Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Mustard Seed Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• USDA Buys 4,140 MT Green Peas on Latest Food Aid Tender
  KANSAS CITY -- Dec 5/96 -- The USDA's Commodity Office here bought the total quantity of pulses requested under food aid invitation 126 for shipment during the periods January 6 - 20 and January 21 - February 5, 1997.

• 1997 Canaryseed Area to Fall While Mustard Rises
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 6/96 -- STAT -- While harvest export activity in Australia bounded forward at a surprising pace last week, North American markets appeared to be quickly slipping into their traditional Christmas and New Years slumber.

• Dry Edible Bean Markets Mostly Softer
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 6/96 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets were mostly softer in a week which saw light consumer buying interest for most export origins.

• Argentine Canaryseed Surplus Could Hit 35,000 MT
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 6/96 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets were pressured lower by last week's Statistics Canada final crop production estimate and new Argentine production was supported by disastisfaction over international wheat markets.

• ALaird Market Pressureed by Spike in Grower Sales
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 6/96 -- STAT -- The fragile state of North American lentil markets was illustrated by the fact a slight increase in grower selling by western Canadian lentil producers pressured markets lower in the country last week.

• Heavy Bulk Conventional Pea Shipments Support Markets
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 6/96 -- STAT -- Surprisingly large bulk export shipments from Australia and Canada continue to support field pea markets in both countries.

• U.S. Dry Edible Bean Harvest Hits 27.5 million Bags
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 12/96 -- USDA -- Production of dry edible beans in the United States is estimated at 27.5 million cwt. for 1996, 11% below 1995 and 5% below two years ago.

• U.S. Growers Sell Most Beans in the Fall
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 12/96 -- Farm marketing statistics compiled by the USDA

• U.S. Growers Sell Most Sunflower in October and November
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 12/96 -- Farm marketing statistics compiled by the USDA reveal growers in the United States continue to sell the bulk of their sunflower production at or during harvest, with sales bulging in the fall shipping period.

• U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State and 1997

• U.S. Bean Production Estimates By Variety and 1997

• German Linseed Production Interest Expanding
  BONN -- Dec 13/96 -- German linseed area increased from 33,200 hectares in 1994, to 57,800 ha in 1995, and to 87,600 ha in 1996 as growers in the country sought an alternative to rapeseed.

• Mexican Bean Imports Hit 94,222 MT This Year
  MEXICO CITY -- Dec 13/96 -- Mexico imported nearly half the dry edible beans allowed under the tariff import quotas auctioned this year, according to official import data compiled by the U.S. agricultural attache here.

• U.S. Pecan Production Slumps 14% to 230.7 Million Pounds
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 12/96 -- USDA -- The December 1 forecast for U.S. pecan production is 230.7 million pounds (in-shell basis), a decrease of 8% from October and 14% lower than 1995.

• Forage Seed Markets Year in Review
  EDMONTON -- Dec 13/96 -- In southern Alberta, the 1996-97 forage seed markets began the year on an off-note due to heavy winterkill in alfalfa, orchard grass and perennial ryegrass, according to Alberta Agriculture.

• Chick Pea Market on Brink of Cautious Optimism
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 13/96 -- STAT -- It is perhaps no coincidence the United Nations would agree to let Iraq sell oil to generate cash to buy food and other supplies when the world's most significant religious observances are also occurring _ Hanukkah, Ramadan and Christmas.

• North American Dry Edible Bean Markets Quiet
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 13/96 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets ended the week in a sluggish, holiday trading mood.

• Birdseed Markets Remain Under Psychological Pressure
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 13/96 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets continued under pressure in the face of a seasonal slow down in buying and speculation growers will sell millet and canaryseed early in the new year.

• World Lentil Markets Slip Into Holiday Mode
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 13/96 -- STAT -- International lentil markets entered holiday season mode last week with just five, effective working days left before Christmas.

• Field Pea Markets See Mixed Demand and Prices
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 13/96 -- STAT -- Mixed attitudes pervaded the international field pea complex as this calendar year's markets draw to a close.

• Laird Lentil Prices Near Long Term Averages
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 16/96 -- STAT -- Laird lentil bids at the grower level are ending the calendar year just under the long term average bid level seen by western Canadian growers.

• Eston Lentils Pursue Bearish Seasonal Path
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 16/96 -- STAT -- The only similarity between long term average prices for Eston lentils and this season's performance the highs for the season are more often set during the first half of the marketing year than during the second.

• Price Trends Explain Canaryseed Market
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 16/96 -- STAT -- Historical price trends point to the reason's behind what is beginning to look like an atypical performance for the commodity at the grower level in western Canada.

• Australian Chick Peas Sink Below Recent Averages
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 17/96 -- STAT -- With one of the largest chick pea harvests underway and generally softer world values, Australian growers and processors are looking at one of the bleakest years in a long time in terms of price and movement prospects.

• Large Turkish Chick Peas Down But Hope Building
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 17/96 -- STAT -- Large, white Turkish chick pea markets have experienced considerable pressure this fall in the face of large crops in that country and Mexico's dominance of European demand last spring and summer.

• Modest Improvement in Turkey's Small Chick Pea Price
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 17/96 -- STAT -- The historical record suggests December is the best month for 8mm Turkish chick peas, with recent four-year average values pulling above U.S. $600 MT FOB Mersin and staying there until April.

• Feed Pea Price Trends Running in Opposite Direction
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 17/96 -- STAT -- North American field pea markets have an interesting tendency to establish their highs of the season late in the marketing year. This picture can be seen in both medium and long term weekly closing average prices at the grower level.

• Large Yellow Pea Prices Close to Long Term Averages
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 17/96 -- STAT -- Large yellow pea grower bids in western Canada are close to long term averages this season, with occasions when better prices have been paid as exporters amass product for shipment to Cuba, India and other destinations.

• Yellow Mustard Seed Bids Triple Long Term Average
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 18/96 -- STAT -- Bids for farmers dressed No 1 yellow mustard seed have spent most of the current season more than triple their long term average price and nearly quadruple the recent five-year average.

• Oriental Mustard Struggles to Assert Rising Trend
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 18/96 -- STAT -- Oriental mustard seed is not putting in the same kind of performance as yellow, reflecting significant differences in the market niche filled by both types.

• Brown Mustard Seed Maintains Huge Premium Over Past
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 18/96 -- STAT -- Brown mustard seed growers bids this season are holding a stiff premium over the historical record.

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