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Specialty Crop News for December, 1997

• United States -- PNW Dry Pea and Lentil Domestic Sales

• Australian Crop Production Estimates

• Australian Seeded Area Estimates

• Australia Pulse Crop Estimates Inch Downward
  CANBERRA -- Dec 2/97 -- STAT -- Australias latest crop production estimates are unlikely to provide much fuel for the fires lit by market bulls as government statisticians reckon the harvest has only shrunk a little since the October estimates.

• GIPSA Revises U.S. Grades for Peas and Lentils
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 2/97 -- USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has announced that it is revising the U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils.

• Flaxseed Market Potential Rises With Specialty Usage
  WINNIPEG -- Dec 2/97 -- The market potential for flaxseed remains exciting, as new uses for this traditional oilseed are developed within the human and livestock food industries.

• USDA Seeks to Accredit Private Phytosanitary Labs
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 2/97 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes to establish a program under which non-government facilities could become accredited to perform specific laboratory testing or phytosanitary inspection services.

• Australian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates

• USDA Buys
  KANSAS CITY -- Dec 3/97 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced the following purchase of 3,520 MT of green peas, lentils and pinto beans under invitation No. 127.

• Controlling Glucosinolates and Erucic Acid in Yellow
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 4/97 -- Breeding programs at the University of Idaho have found some success controling the levels of glucosinolates and erucic acid in yellow mustard seed cultivars.

• Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Update

• Canada -- Specialty Crop Production Update

• Canada -- Crop Production Update

• Canada -- Crop Production Update

• Canadian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Mustard Seed Supply-Demand Estimates

• Limited Buying Supports Dry Edible Bean Values
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 5/97 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets continued to strengthen last week against limited purchases of Argentina and U.S. product by Brazil and Mexico.

• Confused Production Reports Push Canaryseed Around
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 5/97 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets continued to be pushed around by contradictory claims about the size of exportable surpluses in Argentina and Hungary.

• North American Lentils Soften in Export Channels
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 5/97 -- STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week mixed in quiet trading conditions.

• Field Peas Advance to Upper End of Trading Range
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 5/97 -- STAT -- North American field pea markets moved to the upper end of their trading range against light import enquiry.

• Canada's Crop Report Gives Markets Limited Feed
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 6/97 -- STAT -- The latest crop production estimates from Statistics Canada offered little nourishment to markets with this season's official crop production estimates coming in close to the expectations of the industry.

• Increased Infestation of Stored Grain Insects This Year
  REGINA -- Dec 11/97 -- "Stored grain insects are more of a problem this winter than they have been in recent years," says Lloyd Harris, senior provincial pest management specialist, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food.

• U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State

• U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

• U.S. Dry Edible Bean Harvest Reaches 1.33 million MT
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 11/97 -- Production of dry edible beans is estimated at 1,327,915 MT for 1997, 5% above 1996 but 5% below two years ago, according to the latest crop production estimates from the USDA.

• Pecan Harvest Pegged at 272 million Pounds in U.S.
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 11/97 -- Pecan production in the United States reached 272 million poounds on an inshell basis, according to the latest statistics assembled by the USDA.

• U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

• U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State

• Canada to Legislate Licensing of Special Crop Trade
  OTTAWA -- Dec 12/97 -- An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Agriculture and Agri-food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and to repeal the Grain Futures Act has been tabled in the House of Commons.

• USDA Estimates Help Colored, Hinder Lima Beans
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 11/97 -- The USDAs first break down of 1997 dry edible bean crop production by variety contained few surprises, with production for most types coming in remarkably close to expectations based on the October crop report.

• Specialty Crops Push Aside Flax, Rye, Oats in Alberta
  EDMONTON -- Dec 12/97 -- Rising interest in growing peas, beans and lentils is having its greatest impact on flaxseed and rye production in Alberta, according to the final crop report issued by the provincial agriculture department.

• Forage Trade in Alberta Relatively Quiet
  EDMONTON -- Dec 12/97 -- December's forage seed trade remains relatively quiet, according to the latest specialty crop market review from Alberta Agriculture.

• Chick Peas -- A Tale of Guns, Betrayal, and Decline
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 12/97 -- STAT -- Guns, unrequited love and a tragic betrayal of trust are the normal stuff of modern romances or detective stories. But in recent weeks they have become the fibre of Mexican chick pea markets.

• Dry Edible Bean Markets Draw Breath
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 12/97 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets appeared to relax last week, as quantities of merchandise available to markets at current prices exceeded the needs of consumers.

• Light Trading Leaves Birdseed Markets Unchanged
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 12/97 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were mostly unchanged in generally quiet trading conditions.

• Lentile Markets Unchanged In Front of Holidays
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 12/97 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were mainly unchanged in relatively quiet trading conditions.

• Australian Pulses Shine Brightest in Pea Complex
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 12/97 -- STAT -- International field pea markets ended the week unchanged to firmer.

• French Field Pea Exports Climb 18%
  PARIS -- Dec 16/97 -- Sales of French field peas continued to show growth in September, according to the latest trade data assembled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP).

• Per Capita Bean Consumption Stabilizes in United States
  SAGINAW  Dec 18/97  New product development and continued promotion are the key to maintaining and possibly improving per capita dry edible bean consumption in the United States is the central conclusion of a recent presentation by the USDAs Gary Lucier.

• Limited Exposure to Toshoku Reported by Bean Traders
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 18/97 -- North American exposure to Toshoku Ltd. was not deep among dry edible bean and other specialty crop traders, suggests a quick review of industry participants in the wake of the company's bankruptcy.

• Mexican Bean Imports Off to Slow Start
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 19/97 -- Mexicos's imports of dry edible beans from the United States are off to a slower start than was the case one year ago despite a smaller than expected fall harvest.

• U.S. Green Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• U.S. Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates

• Mexican Government Buys Pinto and Black Beans
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 19/97 -- STAT -- Colored bean markets ended the week with strong upward momentum against confirmation of substantial purchases of pinto and black beans by the Mexican government.

• Birdseed Onmgredient Markets Wuiet in Front of Holidays
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 19/97 -- STAT -- Quiet, pre holiday trading conditions left birdseed ingredient markets unchanged to slightly easier on North American inter-dealer markets.

• Lentil Markets Mainly Unchanged Before Holidays
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 19/97 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were mostly unchanged as the calendars years trading started to draw to a close.

• Australian Field Peas Surge on Currency Weakness
  VANCOUVER -- Dec 19/97 -- STAT -- Field pea markets ended trading in strongly mixed conditions.

• USDA Offers Korea $1 billion in GSM-102 Credit Guarantees
  WASHINGTON -- Dec 26/97 -- The USDA has offered Korea $1 billion in GSM-102 export credit guarantees for fiscal year 1998, according to Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman.

• USDA Seeks Offers on 3,000 MT Beans
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 8,920 MT, compared to 18,490 MT last year.

• Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 1,540 MT
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 21,540 MT, compared to 32,670 MT last year.

• USDA Tenders for 4,540 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 30,460 MT.

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