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Specialty Crop news for October, 1999
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Japan Sets Bean Import Allocation at 17,400 MT
TOKYO - Oct 1/99 - STAT -- The small red bean import allocation for the second half of the Japanese fiscal year was pegged at 17,400 MT. . . . Continue
Bean Markets Complete Trek Into New Crop
VANCOUVER - Oct 2/99 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continued their trek into new crop pricing levels during a week which saw another drop in the value of the spot price index for beans. . . . Continue
U.S. Lentil Prices Gain Competitive Edge Over Canada
VANCOUVER - Oct 2/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week in mixed trading conditions. . . . Continue
Canadian Specialty Crop Harvest Winding Down
REGINA - Oct 5/99 - STAT -- This year's specialty crop harvest is winding down, with this year's lentil, field pea and mustard crops nearing completion in Saskatchewan. . . . Continue
Custom Officials Slow Dry Edible Bean Clearances
MEXICO CITY - Oct 6/99 - STAT -- Dry bean shipments have been stopped by Mexican Customs at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, pending an investigation on how this commodity is entering Mexico. . . . Continue
USDA Buys 2,200 MT Peas and Lentils
KANSAS CITY - Oct 7/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchases of 2,200 MT of field peas and lentils under terms of PL-480 food aid invitation 109. . . . Continue
Sunflower Seed Harvest Eases 4% in United States
WASHINGTON - Oct 8/99 - STAT -- Production of all types of sunflower seed in the United States is expected to come in at 5.04 billion pounds, down 4% from 1998 but 37% above 1997. . . . Continue
U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety
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Edible Bean Markets Quiet in Light Trade
VANCOUGER _ Oct 8/99 - STAT -- International dry edible beans markets ended a relatively quiet week in mixed condition. . . . Continue
Shipping Problems Support Lentils
VANCOUVER - Oct 8/99 - STAT -- Shipping problems in Canada supported prices for most types of North American lentils during the week. . . . Continue
Dry Edible Bean Harvest Numbers Neutral to Friendly
VANCOUVER - Oct 8/99 - STAT -- The United States is looking at a 3% increase in dry edible bean production over last year to 1.44 million MT, according to the USDA's latest production estimate. . . . Continue
Minor Increase in South African Bean Seedings
PRETORIA - Ocxt 13/99 - STAT -- South African growers are looking at planting 66,000 hectares of dry edible beans this year, a minor increase from last season’s 64,800 hectare crop. . . . Continue
Port Strike Predicted for Vancouver in 6 to 9 Months
WHITEFISH - Oct 14/99 - STAT -- Labor problems on North America's west coast stand a good chance of worsening in the coming months, with Vancouver facing the prospect of a strike sometime in the new year. . . . Continue
Completion of U.S. Markets Lowers Market Values
VANCOUVER - Oct 15/99 - STAT -- The virtual completion of the U.S. harvest forced markets in that country to complete the transition into new crop pricing levels during the week. . . . Continue
Limited Export Demand Limits Lentil Price Gains
VANCOUVER - Oct 15/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week on a generally easier tone against limited export demand. . . . Continue
U.S. Green Pea Shippers Pessimistic
WHITEFISH - Oct 17/99 - STAT -- Considerable pessimism was expressed at this year's annual USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council convention about the impact fierce price competition from Canada and France are having on potential green pea export sales to the Indian subcontinent. . . . Continue
Mexican Government Confiscates Beans
MEXICO CITY - Oct 19/99 - STAT -- Customs officials have confiscated 3,025 MT of dry edible beans they say were being smuggled into the country from the United States. . . . Continue
USDA Monthly Bean Invitation Totals 3,980 MT
KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 21,080 MT, compared to 22,720 MT last year. . . . Continue
USDA Dec Tenders Reach 9,410 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 1999-00 shipping season to 44,450 MT. . . . Continue
Pulse Production Growth Stymied by Feed Pea Grades
WINNIPEG - Oct 20/99 - STAT -- Recent Agriculture Canada predictions specialty crop production in that country will reach 5.0 million MT over the coming decade seem conservative given the fact the industry grew from 2.6 million MT in 1995 to an estimated 4.2 million MT this year. . . . Continue
French Field Pea Exports Surge in August and September
PARIS - Oct 20/99 - STAT -- Field pea exports experienced a massive surge during August and September, an event not yet reflected in customs data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines. . . . Continue
USDA Amends Grade Standards for Food Aid Peas
KANSAS CITY - Oct 21/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation offer here today amended the latest PL-480 food aid tender to allow up to 5% bleach in peas offered against invitation 119. . . . Continue
U.S., Mexican Government Moves Confuse Beans
VANCOUVER - Oct 22/99 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States ended the week looking for direction after a mixed slate of news during the week. . . . Continue
Spot Demand Supports North American Lentils
VANCOUVER - Oct 22/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week an a slightly firmer note against short covering by exporters. . . . Continue
Canaryseed Crop Trudges Toward Closure
REGINA - Oct 26/99 - STAT -- Saskatchewan's growers have been getting a last chance to finish this year's harvest before winter weather conditions settle across the Canadian Prairie region. . . . Continue
Mexico Requires U.S. Bean Invoices be Certified
MEXICO CITY - Oct 27/99 - STAT -- Mexican customs officials have been told to request that all invoices for U.S. origin dry edible beans be certified by the Mexican consulate before the import docuemnts are presented. . . . Continue
United States -- Pea and Lentil Crop Summary
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Dry Edible Bean Markets Slip in Slack Demand
VANCOUVER - Oct 29/99 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week lower to unchanged in light trading conditions. . . . Continue
Chick Pea Production Expected to Rise in Mexico
VANCOUVER - Oct 29/99 - STAT -- The international field pea complex continued to be dominated by news from chick pea markets. . . . Continue
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