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Specialty Crop News for May, 1996

• U.S. Green Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• U.S. Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates

• Mexico in Market for 200,000 MT Dry Edible Beans
  VANCOUVER -- May 3/96 -- STAT -- Mexico's import needs reverberated through the international dry edible bean community last week as the country finalized details of two tenders giving importers the right to bring in 200,000 MT of duty-free beans.

• Strong Demand, Weather Keep Bean Markets Bullish
  VANCOUVER -- May 3/96 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets firmed last week against strong demand from Mexico and reports of weather problems in North America and Argentina.

• Canadian Seeding Intentions Report Pulled Canaryseed Lower
  VANCOUVER -- May 3/96 -- STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets demonstrated their volatility again last week, with Canadian canaryseed values posting massive declines in the face of bearish seeding intentions estimate.

• Lentil Markets Unchanged to Firmer in Light Trading Week
  VANCOUVER -- May 3/96 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were unchanged to slightly firmer last week in light export and inter-dealer trading activity.

• Field Pea Markets Take Breather as Demand Eases
  VANCOUVER -- May 3/96 -- STAT -- Easing demand trimmed the recent gains in Canadian field pea markets. Feed peas traded down on the week, easing to CDN $272.50 MT on a delivered track Thunder Bay basis.

• Seeding Struggles to Commence in Manitoba
  CARMAN -- May 7/96 -- Growers are strugging to get seeding underway in Manitoba, according to the latest crop progress report from Manitoba Agriculture Region and Soils & Crops Branch.

• USDA Buys Peas and Lentils for Food Aid
  KANSAS CITY -- Mat 8/96 -- The USDA's Kansas City Commodity Office today announced the following PL-480 food aid purchases. The commodities were purchased under Invitation No. 056, dated April 23, 1996, for shipment during the periods June 6 - 20 and June 21 - July 5, 1996.

• Australian Chick Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Lupin Supply-Demand Estimates

• Australian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Honduran Bean Production Slips by Half
  GUATEMALA -- May 10/96 -- Honduran bean production is expected to reach only 38,136 MT during this season, just half of hwat was produced during the 1994-95 season. At the same time, bean demand is expected to reach 60,000 MT, creating a large gap which needs to be filled by imports.

• World Field Pea Crop May Fall 5.8% to 5.4 million MT
  VANCOUVER -- May 10/96 -- STAT -- Field pea production among some of the world's major producers is heading downward this season. There is a chance production will fall 5.8% to 5.4 million MT, its lowest level since 1992.

• Europe -- Field Bean Production Summary

• European Pulse Seedings Outlook Improves, But Still Down
  VANCOUVER -- May 10/96 -- STAT -- European pulse seedings look like they will end up slightly higher than first expected, judging from the latest indications from the Union Nationale Interprofessionelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines and other industry participants.

• France -- Field Pea Domestic and Export Shipments

• France -- Field Pea Supply Demand Projections

• European Field Pea Production Summary

• Canada -- Specialty Crop Summary and 1996 Forecasts

• Mexican Shortfall Pulls up Argentine Bean Market
  VANCOUVER -- May 10/96 -- STAT -- Mexico's influence over dry edible bean markets extended to the rest of Latin America last week as prices of Argentine black beans jumped U.S. $90 MT.

• Trade Drops Seeded Area Estimate Under Government Numbers
  VANCOUVER -- May 10/96 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were less volatile last week. New crop prices inched upward as doubts over the size of this spring's increase in seeded area moved through the trade.

• Turkish Lentil Exporters Clear Warehouses Before New Crop
  VANCOUVER -- May 10/96 -- STAT -- Lentil markets were sharply divided last week, with North American values firming while Turkish asking prices plunged.

• Field Pea Markets Sideways on Uninspired Week
  VANCOUVER -- May 10/96 -- STAT -- Improving soybean meal values appeared to be the main force behind a slight increase in Canadian field pea prices last week.

• Growers Encouraged to Renegotiate Bean Price Contracts
  EDMONTON -- May 10/96 -- Alberta's dry edible bean producers were encouraged to renegotiate new crop price contracts by Alberta Agriculture.

• U.S. Bean Council Confab To Discuss Per-Capita Usage
  VANCOUVER -- May 13/96 -- This summer's U.S. Dry Bean Convention will focus attention on this summer's production statistics and revised per capita usage estimates for dry edible beans in the United States.

• Cool Weather Continues to Delay Manitoba Seeding Progress
  WINNIPEG -- May 13/96 -- Seeding this year's crops made little progress the last week as unusually cool weather conditions helped keep growers off fields, according to the latest crop progress report from Manitoba Agriculture Region and Soils and Crops Branch.

• Saskatchewan -- Seeding Progress History

• Seeding Crawls Forward in Western Canada
  VANCOUVER -- May 14/96 -- STAT -- Seeding is crawling forward in western Canada as a combination of low temperatures and damp conditions keeps many growers sidelined.

• Bullish News Almost Unending for Dry Edible Beans
  VANCOUVER -- May 15/96 -- STAT -- There were times this spring when it seemed there would be no end to the stream of bullish news entering markets. Seeding and production problems combined with a general trend to move land into cereal grain production to pull pulse markets higher.

• Plant Breeders Seek Winter Hardy Peas and Beans
  OTTAWA - May 16/96 -- Canadian researchers have found sainfoin and cicer

• Mexico Faces Further Bean Production Problems
  MEXICO CITY -- May 17/96 -- Mexico faces more problems maintaining dry edible bean production during the coming year, with drought seriously reducing the size of expected crops in Sinaloa.

• Overview of China's Lentil Industry
  BEIJING -- May 17/96 -- Chinese lentil production is showing few signs of

• Bean Markets Wait For Mexican Import License Auction
  VANCOUVER -- May 17/96 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continued to strengthen last week against speculative buying in advance of next week's auction of 100,000 MT of import licenses in Mexico.

• Canaryseed Markets Plunge as Seller Exceeds Buyers
  VANCOUVER -- May 17/96 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets revealed their volatile side again last week.

• Lentil Markets End Week Unchanged to Firmer
  VANCOUVER -- May 17/96 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were unchanged to firmer in a week which saw a good quantity of bullish news on the fundamental side of the equation.

• Field Pea Markets Unconcerned by Seeding Delays
  VANCOUVER -- May 17/96 -- STAT -- This spring's slow start to seeding activity in western Canada had little impact on international field pea markets last week.

• Pea and Lentil Tenders Total 10,630 MT

• USDA Seeks Offers on 2,030 MT Beans

• USDA Tenders for 12,660 MT Pulses

• Albertans Say Nerves Frayed by Slow Start to Srping
  EDMONTON -- May 22/96 -- Nerves are getting frayed in Alberta by planting delays and fears the current cool trend will result in lower average yields this summer, according to the latest market commentary from Alberta Agriculture.

• Alberta Government Partially Retracts Irresponsible
  EDMONTON -- May 22/96 -- Alberta Agriculture limply apologized for recommending dry edible bean growers in that province renegotiate prices on new crop production contracts now that markets have risen.

• Manitoba Sees Further Seeding Delays
  CARMAN, Man -- May 22 -- Manitoba farmers continue to experience seeding delays on account of cool, damp soil conditions, according to the latest crop progress report from Manitoba Agriculture Region and Soils & Crops Branch.

• Costa Rica Expects to Buy 16,000 MY Black Beans
  SAN JOSE -- May 23/96 -- A local newspaper "LA Republica" quotes Costa Rica's former minister of agriculture as stating the country will likely import 16,000 MT of black beans to avoid running out of stocks.

• Saskatchewan Seeding Remains Behind Schedule
  REGINA -- May 23/96 -- Processors and officials with Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food are starting to whisper a word rarely heard at this time of the season -- disaster.

• Mexican Drought Has Less Impact on Sonora
  MEXICO CITY -- May 24/96 -- The state of Sonora is an important agriculture and livestock producer and is heavily dependent on water, but this year's drought is being felt less here than in other parts of Mexico.

• World Facing Potential Specialty Crop Shortages
  VANCOUVER -- May 24/96 -- STAT -- Shifting production patterns during the last decade are making this spring's seeding problems, droughts, floods, and freezes more significant than usual to international specialty crop markets.

• Mexico Sells Just 71% of Import Licenses Auctioned
  VANCOUVER -- May 24/96 -- STAT -- Mexico sold just 71,462 MT of the 100,000 MT of dry edible bean import licenses auctioned last week for just U.S. $1.35 MT.

• Birdseed Markets Strengthen on Production Worries
  VANCOUVER -- May 24/96 -- STAT -- The mood in North American birdseed ingredient markets remained volatile last week, with many ingredients rising in value despite sluggish wholesale market demand.

• Seeding Delays Support All Grades of Lentils
  VANCOUVER -- May 24/96 -- STAT -- Seeding delays in Saskatchewan dominated opinion in North American lentil markets last week -- allowing prices for all grades off lentils to improve in Canada last week.

• Field peas Ease in Light Trading Interest
  VANCOUVER -- May 24/96 -- STAT -- International field pea markets were generally slow last week, with limited consumer buying interest reported by exporters.

• Thunder Bay Export Clearance Summary -- April, 1996

• Forage Crop Conditions Look Fairly Good in Alberta
  EDMONTON -- May 24/96 -- With the exception of 25% to 40% winterkill in alfalfa in southern crop districts in Alberta, favorable moisture this spring has forage crop conditions reported as good, according to Alberta Agriculture market economists.

• Specialty Crop Amendments to Canada Grain Act Sought
  WINNIPEG -- May 27/96 -- STAT -- Amendments to the Canada Grain Act are proposed by the Canadian Grain Commission which would force companies buying and selling specialty crops in western Canada to obtain some form of grain dealer license.

• Canadian Canaryseed Supply-Demand Estimates

• Seeding Progresses Rapidly in Manitoba
  CARMAN -- May 27/96 -- Improved weather conditions the past week allowed seeding to progress rapidly in Manitoba, according to the latest crop progress report from Manitoba Agriculture's Soils & Crops Branch.

• Canadian Lentil Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Field Pea Supply-Demand Estimates

• Canadian Mustard Seed Supply-Demand Estimates

• France Seeks to Unseat Canada in Local Mustard Business
  DIJON, France -- May 27/96 -- Nearly all the seeds that go into the famous Dijon mustard are imported from Canada and France's top three condiment producers and the Agriculture Ministry are not happy about it.

• Alfalfa Shortage Possible After Severe Winter
  KITCHENER, Ont. -- May 28/96 -- Alfalfa hay prices could be pushed higher as markets assess the impact a mid-winter thaw had production levels in Ontario, the northern United States and parts of Alberta.

• Specialty Crop Seeding Jumps Forward in Saskatchewan
  REGINA -- May 28/96 -- Solid progress was made during the past week seeding this year's specialty crops, allowing farmers to move to being just seven to 10 days behind in many parts of Saskatchewan.

• Weather To Rule New Crop Pricing This Year
  EDMONTON -- May 30/96 -- Weather concerns will rule new crop pricing for the balance of the year as both Saskatchewan and Manitoba are having problems putting seed in the ground, according to Alberta Agriculture economists writing in the department'smonthly commodity review.

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