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Specialty Crop News for Jun, 1995

• USDA Tenders for 1,620 MT Beans and 750 MT Lentils
  KANSAS CITY -- June 1/95 -- The USDA is tendering fro another 1,620 MT of beans and 750 MT of lentils for shipment as food aid in July.

• Dry Edible Bean Market Lilts in Poor Activity
  VANCOUVER -- June 2/95 -- STAT -- Dry edible bean markets put in a mixed performance last week. Short trading weeks in several countries slowed market activity. This was reflected in a slight easing in spot values in some markets.

• New Crop Canaryseed Trades Higher
  VANCOUVER -- June 2/95 -- STAT -- A flurry of activity was reported in new crop canaryseed markets last week at U.S. $10.50 cwt for machine dressed product FOB western Canadian shipping point.

• Turkish Lentils Offered For New Crop Shipment
  VANCOUVER -- June 2/95 -- STAT -- New crop market conditions in Turkey were clarified last week as exporters in the country started offering new crop merchandise for sale to customers in the Mediterranean.

• Field Pea Markets Led Higher by Chick Peas
  VANCOUVER -- June 2/95 -- STAT -- International field pea markets were mostly firm last week.

• Canadian Mustard Seed Markets End Year of Strong Note
  VANCOUVER -- June 2/95 -- STAT -- Internal Canadian markets for mustard seed are ending the 1994-95 season more strongly than they began.

• More Mustard Growth Seen iin Bangladesh
  NEW DELHI -- June 2/95 -- STAT -- Mustard seed exporters in Canada are among the biggest gainers in the recent, rapid growth of Bangladesh's vegetable oil industry. Mustard seed shipments soared from under 20,000 MT in 1991-92 to over 80,000 MT this season. The country's vegetable oil output leaped up 25% and combined purchases of rapeseed and mustard seed tripled.

• Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Mustard Seed Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Crop Production Estimates

• Australian Crop Production Estimates

• Australia Looks to Expand Pulse Seeded Area
  VANCOUVER -- June 5/95 -- STAT -- Major differences of opinion over the direction of pulse production in Australia came to the surface with yesterday's release of the first official estimate of 1995 seeded area. While many processors expect pulse production to slip, the government sees a 6.7% hike in acreage.

• Special Crop Seeding Nearly Complete

• Seeding Done Except for the Punctuation
  REGINA -- June 6/95 -- STAT -- Warm, dry conditions across much of Saskatchewan during the past week resulted in rapid progress being made getting the bulk of this year's specialty crops seeded in western Canada.

• USDA Buys Peas, Beans And Lentils For Food Aid
  KANSAS CITY -- June 7/95 -- USDA -- The Kansas City Commodity Office today announced the following COMMODITY PURCHASES for Export Distribution. The commodities were purchased under Invitation No. 065 dated May 22, 1995, for shipment during the periods July 6 - 20 and July 21 - August 5, 1995.

• Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Dry Edible Bean Price Index Hits 800 Points
  VANCOUVER -- June 9/95 -- STAT -- Average values in international dry edible bean markets appeared to ease during the week, while those in the United States and Chile remained firm.

• New Crop Canaryseed Trading Action Increases
  VANCOUVER -- June 9/95 -- STAT -- Strong new crop trading activity continues to be recorded in new crop canaryseed markets. Speculators are actively taking positions on both sides of U.S. $10.50 cwt for machine dressed product loaded into bulk railcars or trucks in western Canada.

• World Lentil Markets Steady to Firmer
  VANCOUVER -- June 9/95 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were sideways to firmer in relatively trading last week.

• New Crop Feed Prices Surge Forward
  VANCOUVER -- June 9/95 -- STAT -- Canadian feed pea markets posted further advances in new crop shipping positions during the week as markets reacted to reports of poor moisture conditions in key production areas in Saskatchewan.

• Weather Keeps G.N. Bean Market Hot
  VANCOUVER -- June 9/95 -- STAT -- Mother Nature is determined to prevent North America's dry edible bean crop from being planted as quickly as the industry would like. Though seeding is nearly complete, progress in Colorado and Nebraska ended the week a little further behind normal than it started.

• Spot Canaryseed Bids Jump On Crop Concerns
  VANCOUVER -- June 13/95 -- STAT -- Worries about the condition of developing crops in western Canada helped fuel a rally in spot markets today.

• Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• French Pea Sales Down from Last Year
  PARIS -- June 13/95 -- STAT -- Export and domestic sales of French feed peas are down 262,000 MT from last year, according to numbers compiled by UNIP (Union Nationale Interprofessionelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines).

• Spanish Feed Pea Seedings Below Forecast
  MADRID -- June 13/95 -- STAT -- Seedings of pulses in Spain are below initial expectations, according to numbers released by the country's department of Agriculture.

• Specialty Crop Exports Slip Behind Last Year
  WINNIPEG -- June 14/95 -- STAT -- Specialty grain shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay slipped behind last year's levels, according to figures released by the Lake Shippers Association.

• Australia's Honey Crop Reduced from 1994
  CANBERRA -- June 14/95 -- The long drought has devastated the

• New Crop Canaryseed Prices Jump Another 9%
  VANCOUVER -- June 14/95 -- STAT -- New crop canaryseed values posted another big increase in early trading today, jumping from yesterday's bid levels of U.S. $11 cwt to trade at $12 for shipment next fall.

• Bangladesh Slashes Mustard Seed Import Duty
  DHAKA -- June 15/95 -- STAT -- Imports duties on most oilseeds were slashed by the Bangladesh government Thursday in the country's proposed budget for the 1995-96 fiscal year, which sttarts July 1.

• Edible Bean Markets Unchanged on the Week
  VANCOUVER -- June 16/95 -- STAT -- Dry edible bean markets were mostly steady last week. This was reflected in no change in the U.S. dry edible bean index, which remained at 800 points.

• Turkish Lentil Values Helped by Government
  VANCOUVER -- June 16/95 -- STAT -- Bulls won the argument which started in canaryseed markets one week ago, pulling prices up 12%.

• Turkish Lentil Values Helped by Government
  VANCOUVER -- June 16/95 -- STAT -- International lentil markets continued firm last week, despite a major drop in Turkish green lentil asking prices.

• Field Pea Markets Spend Week in Calm Waters
  VANCOUVER -- June 16/95 -- STAT -- Canadian field pea markets were choppy last week. Easing spot shipping requirements in Thunder Bay allowed exporters to lower their bids for feed peas delivered to Thunder Bay, Ontario.

• Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Update

• Canarseed Exports Now in Record Territory
  VANCOUVER -- June 16/95 -- STAT -- Export figures compiled by the Lake Shippers Clearance Association during the start of the spring export season on the Canadian Great Lakes brought a bittersweet taste to the lips of specialty crop exporters in thatcountry.

• USDA Buys Kidney Beans For Food Aid
  KANSAS CITY -- June 16/95 -- The Kansas City Commodity Office announced the following COMMODITY PURCHASES AND PORT ALLOCATIONS for Export Distribution.

• Text of Latest PL-480 Food Aid Tender
  USDA PL-480 FOOD AID - INVITATION 075 - June 20, 1995

• Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 15,930 MT

• USDA Seeks Offers on 640 MT Beans

• USDA Tenders for 16,570 MT Pulses

• Australian Pea Markets Sideways in Quiet Trade
  HORSHAM -- June 21/95 -- STAT -- Australian pulse markets started the week sideways to softer in both spot and new crop shipping positions.

• Australian Pea Markets Sideways in Quiet Trade
  HORSHAM -- June 21/95 -- STAT -- Australian pulse markets started the week sideways to softer in both spot and new crop shipping positions.

• Australian Pea Markets Sideways in Quiet Trade
  HORSHAM -- June 21/95 -- STAT -- Australian pulse markets started the week sideways to softer in both spot and new crop shipping positions.

• Australian Pea Markets Sideways in Quiet Trade
  HORSHAM -- June 21/95 -- STAT -- Australian pulse markets started the week sideways to softer in both spot and new crop shipping positions.

• Australian Pea Markets Sideways in Quiet Trade
  HORSHAM -- June 21/95 -- STAT -- Australian pulse markets started the week sideways to softer in both spot and new crop shipping positions.

• Australian Pea Markets Sideways in Quiet Trade
  HORSHAM -- June 21/95 -- STAT -- Australian pulse markets started the week sideways to softer in both spot and new crop shipping positions.

• Australian Pea Markets Sideways in Quiet Trade
  HORSHAM -- June 21/95 -- STAT -- Australian pulse markets started the week sideways to softer in both spot and new crop shipping positions.

• Edible Bean Markets Lose Edge in Quiet Trade
  VANCOUVER -- JUNE 23/95 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets were generally sideways in quiet trading. Limited activity was reported in both spot and new crop shipping positions.

• Birdseed Market Bulls Win Another Round
  VANCOUVER -- JUNE 23/95 -- STAT -- Market bulls continued to dominate new crop canaryseed last week, pulling prices up another U.S. 75 cents cwt. Spot markets rose in sympathy with new crop, maintaining the carrying charge nature of canaryseed markets.

• Lentil Markets Firm on Weather Concerns
  VANCOUVER -- JUNE 23/95 -- STAT -- International lentil markets strengthened last week despite slow trading conditions.

• Field Peas Firm Despite Good News About Crops
  VANCOUVER -- JUNE 23/95 -- STAT -- International field pea markets were generally firmer last week. This was the case despite good reports about crop prospects in Australia.

• E.C. Probes Austrian Subsidies for Specialties
  BRUSSELS -- June 22/95 -- The European Commission decided to open the procedure provided in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty against an Austrian scheme intending to grant aid for some marginal plants regarded as an cropping alternative to more common products.

• Pinto Bean Disappearance Stronger Than Expected
  VANCOUVER -- JUNE 23/95 -- STAT -- It is amazing to think a 10% improvement in food aid demand would rescue a market such as pinto beans. Processors and growers stared down the risk of massive oversupply after harvesting 585,548 MT of beans in a year already characterized by relatively large carryover stocks.

• Pulse Markets Aided by Record Food Aid Season
  VANCOUVER -- JUNE 23/95 -- STAT -- If the USDA buys all the pulses covered by the latest PL-480 tender, a new record will be set for purchases of peas, beans and lentils for shipment as food aid from the United States during a single marketing year. The total will inch past last year's purchases to 151,844 MT.

• USDA Tenders for 3,300 MT Beans and Lentils
  KANSAS CITY -- June 27/95 -- The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) invites offers subject to the terms and conditions of each applicable announcement, to sell to CCC, the approximate quantities of the following product(s) for export to Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Tajikistan. CCC reserves the right to consolidate tonnage for program needs and to award more or less than the advertised quantities due to program needs at the time of award.

• Spanish Crops Conditions Look Poor
  Very dry weather conditions, prevalent throughout most of Peninsular Spain

• Specialty Crop Area Inches Down From March Intentions

• Canada -- Seeded Area and Crop Production Forecast

• Feed Pea Fuitures Trade Start Delayed
  WINNIPEG -- June 30/95 -- The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange plans to indefinitely delay the start of feed pea futures trading. It was initially expected trading would start August 1, but problems related to sampling techniques and official feed pea grading need to be resolved before the exchange approves futures trading in the commodity.

• Canaryseed Market Helped by Stats Canada Report
  OTTAWA -- June 30.95 -- STAT -- Canaryseed market bulls had something to smile about after this morning's seeded area estimates were released by Statistics Canada. Their mood was further supported by the agency's note variable crop conditions and satellite views of vegetative growth across western Canada indicate yields will likely fall below last year.

• Specialty Oilseed Seedings Rise Over 1994 Levels
  WASHINGTON -- June 30/95 -- Planted area of canola is estimated at 459,000 acres, up 30% from 1994. Farmers intend to harvest 443,000 acres, up 30% from last year. Planted acreage of rapeseed is estimated at 4,600 acres, down 38% from 1994. Growers expect to harvest 4,200 acres, down 37% from a year ago.

• U.S. Dry Bean Production Estimates By Variety

• U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State

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