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Specialty Crop news for May, 1999
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Bean Markets Ease on Limited Fost Damage
VANCOUVER -- May 1/99 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets ended the week unchanged to lower. . . . Continue
North American Lentil Demand Continues Strong
VANCOUVER -- May 1/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets continued to enjoy strong commercial support in both old and new crop shipping positions during the week. . . . Continue
India's Mustard Seed Growers Hold Stocks Off Market
DELHI -- May 4/99 - STAT -- Mustard and rapeseed growers in Rajasthan are responding to low prices for the oilseeds by withholding stocks from markets. But, weak demand is making it had for this stategy to garner quick results. . . . Continue
Saskatchewan Seeding Rate Lags 1998
REGINA -- May 5/99 - STAT -- Precipitation during the past week delayed seeding progress with just 3% of the 1999 crop now planted, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. This compares to 16% at this time last year. . . . Continue
USDA Confirms Purchase of 4,250 MT Peans and Beans
KANSAS CITY -- May 5/99 - STAT -- The USDA'c Commodity Credit Corpotation office here confirmed the purchases of field peas and pinto beans for shipment during the periods June 1 - 15 and June 16 - 30, 1999. . . . Continue
Algerian Pulse Imports Should Maintain Growth
ALGIERS -- May 7/99 - STAT -- The absence of credible production of pulses by local growers will leave the country looking to world markets to cover its needs for the foreseeable future. . . . Continue
Syrian Drought Blasts Lentils and Chick Peas
ALEPPO -- May 7/99 - STAT -- Recent rainfall has come too late to prevent this year's drought from devastating production of rainfed crops such as wheat, barley, lentils and chickpeas. . . . Continue
Birdseed Markets Avoid Pulse Fireworks
VANCOUVER -- May 9/99 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredients were one of the few sectors of the specialty crop industry which failed to participate in the latest pyrotechnics. . . . Continue
Slow Grower Selling Tightens Field Pea Markets
VANCOUVER -- May 9/99 - STAT -- Canadian field pea markets managed another strong performance as export demand continued to outstrip grower selling interest. . . . Continue
Nearly a Third of Canada's Field Pea Crop Planted
REGINA -- May 11/99 - STAT -- Solid progress has been recorded seeding this year's crops, with nearly a third of this year's expected field pea and lentil crops already sown in Saskatchewan. . . . Continue
Australian Barley Board Pool Payout to Pulses
DONALD - May 13/99 - STAT -- The Australian Barley Board made a second payment on canola and pulse pools it operates for participating growers. . . . Continue
Mexican Influence Over U.S. Beans Intact
VANCOUVER - May 14/99 - STAT -- Mexico's influence over the fate of U.S. dry edible bean markets remains strong as evidenced by the impact the latest round of rumors over the timing of this year's import license auction had on grower and processor attitudes during the week. . . . Continue
Bean Markets Worry About Weather in Argentina
VANCOUVER - May 15/99 - STAT -- Attention in U.S. dry edible bean markets remained focussed on Mexico. . . . Continue
Regular Lentils Get Turn in Barrell
VANCOUVER - May 15/99 - STAT -- There was a solid increase in buying interest in U.S. regular lentils during the week, as Canadian exporters started looking for a cheaper alternative to the Richlea lentil. . . . Continue
USDA Tenders for Peas and Lentils
KANSAS CITY - May 18/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced a tender for 1,710 MT of field peas and lentils for shipment in July. . . . Continue
USDA Monthly Bean Invitation Totals 4,920 MT
KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 53,850 MT, compared to 13,750 MT last year. . . . Continue
USDA Jul Tenders Reach 8,870 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 121,990 MT. . . . Continue
Wet Weather Stalls Seeding in Saskatchewan
REGINA - May 18/99 - STAT -- Seeding progress has fallen sharply below last year's rate and the recent five year average for the middle of May, according to data compiled by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue
Consistent Quality and Supply Remains Market Development
DONALD - May 20/99 - Growers and agriculture department representatives returned from a tour of the Middle East and India with a strong reminder from nbuyers that consistent supply and quality are the keys to maintaining and expanding market share. . . . Continue
Chick Pea Supply, Trade Patterns Changing
VANCOUVER - May 20/99 - STAT -- International chick pea markets are undergoing a fundamental change in trade and production patterns as western Canadian growers leap into the crop. However, weather problems in traditional production areas make it hard to assess the impact these shifts will have on markets. . . . Continue
USDA Tendre Supports Bean Complex
VANCOUVER - May 22/99 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States received end of week support from the USDA, which announced a food aid tender for 3,000 MT of pea beans. . . . Continue
Preholioday Trading Leaves Lentils Easier
VANCOUVER - May 22/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended weekly trading on a lacklustre note. . . . Continue
Flax Fibre Market Prospects Seen in China
REGINA - May 25/99 - STAT -- The president of the Saskatoon company Biolin Research Inc. has recently returned from a trip to China where he established contacts he hopes will help him achieve his long-term goal: establishing flax-processing operations and selling the fibre to textile and personal-hygiene markets world-wide. . . . Continue
Burma Ships 31,136 MT Pulses in April
BANGKOK - May 26/99 - STAT -- Burmese pulse shipments totalled 31,136 MT in April, with India the most important destination during the month. . . . Continue
Jordanian Drought Impact Quantified
ROME - May 28/99 - STAT -- The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization this week confirmed the level, of devastation suffered by Jordan as a result of the latest drought to strike the Middle Eastern nation. . . . Continue
Canadian Field Peas, Red Lentils Develop Bullish Undertone
VANCOUVER - May 28/99 - STAT -- Bullish undercurrents rippled the surface of the Canadian specialty crop industry the past week as traders fretted over delays in seeding this year's crop and tangible increases in the volume of buying interest they are seeing from various parts of the world. . . . Continue
Seeding Progress Worries Support Canaryseed
VANCOUVER - May 31/99 - STAT -- Worries about the rate of seeding progress in western Canada combined with lack of grower selling interest to lift canaryseed markets slightly higher. . . . Continue
Field Pea Markets Rely on India
VANCOUVER - May 31/99 - STAT -- North American and Australian field pea markets continue to rely on India for price direction. . . . Continue
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