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Specialty Crop News for Mar, 1996

• Specialty Crop Market Volatile in Alberta In February
  EDMONTON -- Mar 1/96 -- Specialty crop markets were unusually volatile in February, recall Alberta's Agriculture economists in a regular review of grower values in that province.

• Field Pea Values Set New Grower Market Highs in February
  EDMONTON -- Mar 1/96 -- Edible dry pea prices have scrambled to a $1.25 per bushel premium thanks to the weakening feed pea market, notes Alberta Agriculture in its monthly review of agricultural commodity markets.

• Mexican Bean Demand May Grow in 1996
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 1/96 -- STAT -- The worm appears to be turning in North American dry edible beans markets, with markets strengthening for the second week.

• Birdseed Markets Follow Recent Trading Range
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 1/96 -- STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets ended the week sideways to easier in light grower selling and consumer buying.

• Offgrade Lentils Continue to Narrow Discounts
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 1/96 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were mainly unchanged again last week.

• Light Field Pea Trade Reported in World Markets
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 1/96 -- STAT -- Field pea markets were generally quiet last week, with light fill in trading reported in Canada and Australia.

• Alberta Specialty Crop Market Remains Firm
  EDMONTON -- Mar 4/96 -- Specialty crop prices held relatively steady last week, notes Alberta Agriculture in its weekly review of markets in that province.

• Italian Pulse Production Seen Changing Little in 1997
  ROME -- Mar 6/96 -- Few changes in Italian dry edible bean and lentil production are expected this summer, according to recent supply-demand forecasts for the country released by the U.S. agricultural attache here.

• Dutch Mixed Feed Output Could Fall 2%
  THE HAGUE -- Mar 6/96 -- Record grain production was an important factor in increasing producer incomes in Holland last year, but the grain and feed situation in the Netherlands continues to be driven by the its large and dynamic mixed feed industry.

• Trade Deal Aims to Open Trade Between Panama, Costa Rica
  SAN JOSE -- Costa Rican processed meats, dairy products, and vegetable oils, among other agricultural products (90 schedules in total), will soon be able to enter Panama at a lower tariff rate.

• USDA Buys Green Peas, Lentils, Beans for Food Aid
  KANSAS CITY -- Mar 7/96 -- The USDA Commodity Office here bought the total quantity of pulses tendered for under invitation number 036, dated February 20, 1996, for shipment during the periods April 6 - 20 and April 21 - May 5, 1996.

• Overview of the Australian Field Pea Industry
  CANBERRA -- Mar 7/96 -- Grain legumes have been produced in Australia since the early 1930's, however production has only become significant in both the domestic and export market since the early 1980's.

• South Africa Expands Dry Bean Area
  PRETORIA -- Mar 8/96 -- Dry edible bean seedings in South Africa are expected to increase 17.4% this season to around 64,000 hectares or 158,144 acres.

• U.S. Green Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• U.S. Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates

• Pinto and Black Beans Lead U.S. Market Higher
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 8/96 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continued to firm last week, with the U.S. spot market price index gaining another seven points to end the week at 725.

• Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates

• Inactivity Keeps Canaryseed in Recent Trading Range
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 8/96 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets continued to languish last week, with values sideways in the recent trading ranges for individual commodities.

• Light Demand Leads to Featureless Lentil Market
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 8/96 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were generally quiet last week, with limited export trade reported by processors.

• Field Pea Markets Experience Slow Week
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 8/96 -- STAT -- International field pea markets were generally quiet again last week. Limited selling of bagged and bulk food grade peas were reported during the week.

• Australian Field 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

• Algerian Crop Moisture Improves Over Winter
  ALGIERS -- Mar 12/96 -- Cumulative rainfall is above average over northern Algeria, according to the latest reports from the U.S. agricultural attache here.

• Mixed Demand Outlook for Mediterranean Region
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 15/96 -- STAT -- There is a bearish pallor in news coming from some nations bordering the Mediterranean. Recent droughts were broken in several nations, with normal precipitation reported this winter in Turkey, Algeria and Morocco.

• Turkish Lentil Industry Shrinks Under Cost, Income Squeeze
  ANKATRA -- Mar 15/96 -- Turkish lentil production has declined the last five years because of high harvest labor costs and the elimination of the Government's support program in 1994.

• Chick Pea Seedings May Rise in Turkey in 1996
  ANKARA -- Mar 15/96 -- In Turkey, chick peas are grown in most parts of the country, but especially in Central Anatolia. Turkish chick peas production has been in decline since 1990 because of higher harvest labor costs and the elimination of the Government's support program in 1994.

• Turkey -- Green Lentil Supply-Demand

• Turkey -- Red Lentil Supply-Demand

• Mexican Demand Helps Support Edible Bean Values
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 15/96 -- STAT -- North American dry edible beans ended the week on a firming note, despite a minor two point decline in the U.S. dry edible bean index.

• Long Holders Pressure Canaryseed Dealer Market
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 15/96 -- STAT -- Birdseed markets were mixed last week, with Canadian canaryseed losing value in spot and slightly deferred shipping positions.

• Small Improvement Seen in Lentil Export Enquiry
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 15/96 -- STAT -- Comments from processors and exporters suggest there was a slight improvement in export sales activity for North American lentils.

• Speculation Sees India Buying Green Pea Cargo
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 15/96 -- STAT -- International field pea markets put in a mixed performance during a week, which saw little concrete buying.

• Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 6,020 MT
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 60,965 MT, compared to 42,500 MT last year.

• USDA Seeks Offers on 210 MT Beans
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 24,585 MT, compared to 61,444 MT last year.

• USDA Tenders for 6,230 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 1995-96 shipping season to 85,550 MT.

• Canaryseed Production FactSheet Updated in Saskatchewan
  REGINA -- Mar 20/96 -- Canaryseed in Saskatchewan, a Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food FarmFact publication originally prepared in 1991, has been updated. The revised edition is available at all Rural Service Centres.

• Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 6,020 MT
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 60,965 MT, compared to 42,500 MT last year.

• USDA Seeks Offers on 210 MT Beans
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 24,585 MT, compared to 61,444 MT last year.

• USDA Tenders for 6,230 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 1995-96 shipping season to 85,550 MT.

• Pakistan Pulse Demand Should Keep Rising
  Islamabad -- Mar 21/96 -- Large scale pulse imports are likely to remain a fact of life for Pakistan as production continues to lag behind an annual growth rate in consumption of around 3%.

• Pakistan - Pulse Supply-Demand Projections

• Mexican Dry Edible Bean Crop Shrinks 8%
  MEXICO CITY -- Mar 22/96 -- STAT -- Mexican dry edible bean imports are reversing their recent trends on the heels of an estimated 8% drop in production to around 1.275 million MT for the 1995-96 season.

• Mexico -- Dry Edible Bean Supply-Demand

• Edible Bean Markets Firm on Mexican Enquiries
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 22/96 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets ended the week slightly firmer, as reflected in a four point gain in the U.S. dry edible bean price index.

• Canaryseed Tumbles Into Seeding Period
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 22/96 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets tumbled at both the grower and dealer level last week.

• Lentil Markets Flounder Under Light Trade
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 22/96 -- STAT -- International lentil markets posted a mixed performance under light, but steady trading conditions.

• Field Pea Markets Inverted to Canadian Grower
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 22/96 -- STAT -- International feed pea markets ended the week with Canadian cash market prices inverted from the grower through export markets.

• Pakistani Pulse Imports Rise 38% To 293,000 MT
  ISLAMABAD -- Mar 22/96 -- STAT -- Pakistan recorded solid increases in pulse imports this season, with purchases expected to end the marketing year up 38% at 293,000 MT if all types of pulses this season -- with a chance of further increases next year.

• Field Peas Boosted as Important in Crop Rotation
  PRINCE ALBERT -- Mar 27/96 -- Field peas are a significant player in modern crop rotations, boosting cereal grain yeilds in subsequent years, noted speakers at one of 13 pulse information days sponsored by the Saskatchewan Pulse Crop Development Board.

• U.S. Colored Bean Output Down, S. America Steady
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 29/96 -- STAT -- Dry edible bean seedings in the United States are expected to fall 12.2% this spring to around 1,816,100 acres, according to the latest seeding intentions survey by the USDA.

• U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

• U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State

• Sunflower and Flaxseed Area Slip in United States
  WASHINGTON -- Mar 29/96 -- Seedings of specialty oilseeds appear to be drifting down with soybeans in the United States this year, with the USDA expecting both sunflower and flaxseed acreage to decline.

• Mad Cow Disease May Help Pulse Demand
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 29/96 -- STAT -- Dry edible bean markets ended the week mixed, with North American values inching up while Latin American suppliers perceive markets as losing value.

• Canaryseed Markets Flounder at Grower and Dealer Level
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 29/96 -- STAT -- Spot markets for Canadian canaryseed markets continued to flounder last week as speculators and consumers focused demand on new crop shipping positions.

• Lentil Markets Sidewats in Light Trade
  VANCOUVER -- Mar 29/96 -- STAT -- Lentil markets were little changed during another featureless week. Light export and inter-dealer trading was reported by processors and exporters.

• Thailand -- Dry Edible Bean Supply-Demand

• Thailand -- Black Mapte Bean Export Summary

• Thailand -- Mung Bean Export Summary

• Dry Bean Crops, Exports Shrinking in Thailand
  BANGKOK -- Mar 29/96 -- Dry edible bean production and exports from Thailand continue to shrink, reducing the country's competitive impact on markets in the Indian subcontinent, Pacific Rim and Middle East.

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