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Specialty Crop news for June, 2000
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India's Import Levies Rise With Needs
DELHI - Jun 1/00 - STAT -- News coming from India is starting to tend more to the bearish side, now that there is a better picture about the extent of damage to this year's rabi season crops. . . . Continue
USDA Tenders for 500 MT Buckwheat Groats
KANSAS CITY 0- Jun 1/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the pirchasr of 1,000 MT of buckwheat groats under PL-480 food aid tender 050G and announced a tender for another 500 MT. . . . Continue
Brazil Re-enters Latin American Bean Markets
VANCOUVER - Jun 3/00 - STAT -- Latin American dry edible bean markets closed the week with an important in demand for the nearby shipping positions. . . . Continue
Lentil Levels Loiter
VANCOUVER - Jun 3/00 - STAT -- International lentil markets languished under seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue
Canadian Buckwheat Outlook Tight
WINNIPEG - Jun 4/00 - STAT -- The outlook for Canadian buckwheat remains tight, with anticipated increases in production offset by advancing demand, according to the latest specialty crop market review from Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue
Australian Crop Production Estimates
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Little Movement in Total Australian Pulse Area
DONALD - Jun 6/00 - STAT -- Australian pulse producers do not seem to be making strong statements about where they see the complex going in the coming year, resulting in little overall change in the proportion of land sown to pulses in the country this year. Total seeded area is expected to end up around 5.03 million acres for all pulses, compared to 4.98 million last year and 5.1 million acres in 1998. . . . Continue
Broomrape Resistant Sunflowers
WASHINGTON - Jun 6/00 - STAT -- USDA plant breeders have succeeded in incorporating broomrape resistance into new sunflower lines. . . . Continue
Algerian Harvest Savaged by Drought
RABAT - Jun 7/00 - STAT -- Algeria is staring at one of its worst harvests in history as drought caused the loss of an estimated 60% of the country's wheat and barley crops, pushing this year's production total to around 800,600 MT. . . . Continue
Improved Export Enquiry for U.S. Popcorn
VANCOUVER - Jun 9/00 - STAT -- North American popcorn exporters reported a good improvement in export enquiry during the week, leading several shippers to the conclusion Argentine markets had firmed. . . . Continue
Light Demand Leaves Birdseeds Flat
VANCOUVER - Jun 9/00 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended the week on a relatively quiet note, with seasonally light trading activity reported by processors and exporters. . . . Continue
Field Pea Marekets Ease in Limited Demand
VANCOUVER - Jun 9/00 - STAT -- North American field pea markets were generally easier in seasonally quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue
Indian Pulse Markets Enter Mid-Week Firmer
DELHI - Jun 13/00 - Local pulse markets entered the mid-week trrading period firmer against improved demand by Indian millers and speculative traders. . . . Continue
USDA Buys 2,180 MT Specialties for Russia
KANSAS CITY - Jun 13/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,180 MT of lentils, green split peas and buckwheat groats for shipment to Russia in July. . . . Continue
USDA Buys 840 MT Kidney Beans
KANSAS CITY - Jun 15/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Coporation offioce here confirmed the purchase of 840 MT of dark red kidney beans for shipment to Russia in July. . . . Continue
French Prefer Canadian Lentil Quality
PARIS - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- Field pea and lentil processors in the United States were surprised by results of a recent survey of buyers in France, which revealed they need to put more effort into maintaining and increasing quality in order to improve market access. . . . Continue
Chickpea Markets Firm in New Crop Positions
VANCOUVER - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- International chickpea markets posted a mixed performance during a relatively uneventful week. . . . Continue
Lackluster Performance for Birdseeds
VANCOUVER - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets recorded a lackluster performance during a week which saw limited consumer buying interest. . . . Continue
Sharp Drop In Candian Field Pea Prices
VANCOUVER - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- The field pea complex recorded a strongly mixed performance during the week. . . . Continue
Field Peas Dominate USDA Food Aid Tender
KANSAS CITY - Jun 20/00 - STAT -- Green and yellow field peas dominated the pulse portion of the USDA PL-480 food aid tender announced by the Commodity Credit Corporation today. . . . Continue
Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 4,360 MT
KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 59,860 MT, compared to 85,530 MT last year. . . . Continue
France Nearly Sold Out of Peas
PARIS - Jun 21/00 - STAT -- A continued strong sales performance relative to this size of this year's crop will pull field pea stocks in France to unusually low levels by the close of the current marketing year. . . . Continue
Weather Concerns Support Bean Prices
VANCOUVER - Jun 23/00 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week with a modestly firmer undertone. . . . Continue
Lentils Mixed in Featureless Week
VANCOUVER - Jun 23/00 - STAT -- International lentil markets recorded a mixed performance during a somewhat featureless week. . . . Continue
Canada -- Seeded Area Estimates
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USDA Tenders for Peas, Lentils for Russia
KANSAS CITY - Jun 29/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here issued PL-480 food aid tender invitation 070A for 1,680 MT of peas and lentils for shipment to Russia. . . . Continue
U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State
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Sunflower Seed Output Slips 19% in United States
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/00 - STAT -- Planted area for all sunflowers in the United States this year was pegged by the USDA at 2.87 million acres, down 19% from last year. . . . Continue
United States -- Pea and Lentil Production Forecast
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Seeded Bean Area Slumps 13%
VANCOUVER - Jun 30/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean seedings in the United States are down 13% this year at just 1.77 million acres, according to the latest estimate from the USDA. . . . Continue
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