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Specialty Crop News for September, 1998

• Canadian Pea and Lentil Harvest in Final States
  REGINA -- Sep 1/98 -- Western Canada's field and lentil harvest are in their final stages this week, despite mixed weather conditions which slowed harvest activity in some parts of the growing region.

• Food Aid Requested for Cuba
  WASHINGTON -- Sep 2/98 -- The United Nations has made an appeal for U.S. $20.5 million in food aid for Cuba, which the U.S. administration is strongly considering.

• Europe -- Field Pea Production Estimates

• USDA Buys Most of Latest Tender Invitation Quantity
  KANSAS CITY -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of most of the pulses requested on the amended PL-480 tender invitation number 098.

• Rate Break for Canola and Rapeseed
  FORTH WORTH -- Sep 4/98 -- The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has shaved per car rates on 52 car shipments of canola and/or rapeseed to Duluth/Superior. Published in item 74511 of BN 4023, the 52 car rates are discounted $150 to current 26 car rates.

• India Bans Sale of Rape-Mustard Oil Blends
  DELHI Sep 4/98  A growing number of Indian states have banned the sale of mustard/rapeseed oil blends to combat problems created by large scale adulteration, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache.

• Congo Faces Food and Humanitarian Crisis
  ROME -- Sep 3/98 -- The current food and humanitarian situation and outlook in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) give cause for serious concern, according to an emergency report from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization.

• European Pea Seedings Set at 1.77 Millioon Hectares
  PARIS -- Sep 4/98 -- European field pea seedings ended up slightly lower than expected at 1.177 million hectares, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP).

• Bean Markets Adjust to New Crop Levels
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 4/98 -- North American dry edible bean markets continued their transition into new crop pricing levels during the week, resulting in a drop in the value of the spot market price index from 714 to 702 points.

• Birdseed Markets Mixed in Light Harvest Activity
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 4/98 -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended the week mixed against light demand and a slight improvement in harvest selling pressure by growers.

• North American Lentils Reflect Grower Selling Pressure
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 4/98 -- North American lentils behaved in the expected way for this time of year, with prices continuing to ease in the face of increased supply from growers in both Canada and the United States.

• Canadian Field Pea Values Stabilize -- Harvest Nearly Done
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 4/98 -- Canadian field pea markets appeared to stabilize on the week.

• Australian Crop Production Estimates

• Australian Seeded Area Estimates

• Australian Crop Estimates Rise With Break in El Nino
  DONALD -- Sep 8/98 -- El Ninos demise in the southern hemisphere is being accompanied by a significant increase in agricultural output in some countries. This is made clear by the latest Australian crop production estimates, which reveal a more optimistic outlook for this years yields.

• Saskatchewan Pulse Harvest Virtually Complete
  REGINA -- Sep 9/98 -- Harvesting of this year's Canadian field pea and lentil crop is in its final stages as abnormally hot and dry conditions make it easy for growers to finish combining fields.

• Thunder Bay Clearances Plunge on Poor Feed Pea Sales
  WINNIPEG -- Sep 10/98 -- Specialty crop shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay posted a massive decline last season, according to numbers compiled by the Lake Shippers Clearance Association.

• Domestic Sales of PNW Peas and Lentils

• U.S. Processors Reclaim Domestic Market Share
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 11/98 -- The only cure for high prices are bull markets. Canadian pulse shippers are living the truth of that saying as harvesting this year's record field pea and larger than expected lentil crops is completed in near record time.

• Rumored Mexican Buying Supports Black Beans
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 11/98 -- Colored bean markets ended the week on a strongly mixed note, with black beans supported by rumored export business and pinto beans hurt by the absence of big sales.

• Birdseed Ingredient Markets Relatively Quiet
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 11/98 -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were little changed in relatively quiet trading conditions.

• North American Lentil Harvest Complete
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 11/98 -- With the exception of a few fields across the growing region, North America's lentil harvest was completed during the week.

• Chick Pea Markets Firm on Crop Worries
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 11/98 -- International chick peas markets ended the week firm to sharply higher on production worries in Turkey and Australia.

• Below Average Yields Support Grass Seed Market
  EDMONTON -- Sep 12/98 -- The forage seed harvest is nearing completion in the Peace River region with only red clover and alfalfa yet to be completed, acording to Alberta Agriculture.

• Looking For Peas With Resistance To Mycosphaerella Blight
  SASKATOON -- Sep 12/98 -- A researcher at the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre, professor emeritus Dr. Al Slinkard, says plant breeders will never achieve a pea variety that is totally resistant to mycosphaerella blight.

• Chickpea Producers Should Check Stored Crop Often
  REGINA -- Sep 12/98 -- The 1998 chickpea harvest may be in the bin but its producers can't relax yet, says Ray McVicar, provincial specialist, Special Crops, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (SAF).

• Canadian Specialty Harvest Wrapping Up
  REGINA -- Sep 16/98 -- This year's specialty crop harvest pushed forward at its fastest rate of the decade, resulting in what many consider a record early completion for Saskatchewan's pea and lentil harvest.

• USDA Tenders for 7,000 MT Pulses
  KANSAS CITY -- Sep 16/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation Officer here issued two tenders outside the regular schedule for a total of 7,000 MT of pulses for shipment in November.

• Australia and India Collaborate on Chick Pea Research
  DONALD -- Sep 18/98 -- Agriculture Western Australia principal pulse agronomist Kadambot Siddique has recently returned from India where he met with collaborating pulse scientists on a new research project aimed at improving chickpea yields in drought prone environments.

• International Field Pea Summary -- Selected Countries

• Ukraine -- Field Pera Supply-Demand Review

• Mexico -- Dry Edible Bean Supply-Demand Review

• Summary of U.S. Bean Shipments to Mexico

• Ukraine Cuts Field Pea Estimate to 900,000 MT
  KIEV -- Sep 20/98 -- Adding field pea production estimates for the Ukraine to those for Hungary and the European Community makes it clear the change in total European production levels is not as great this summer as suggested by the strong advances recorded in western European output.

• Mexican Purchases Firm U.S. Bean Markets
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 20/98 -- North American dry edible bean markets ended the week on a firming note for both colored and white beans.

• White Bean Stocks Tightening in 1998-99
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 20/98 -- Projected declines in North American white bean production on account of a general reduction in seeded area should result in a complete reversal of the supply situation by next summer.

• Canaryseed Mood Generelly Pessimistic
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 20/98 -- With Canada's harvest more than half complete and off combine deliveries keeping stocks just ahead of the needs of processors, canaryseed prices posted further declines.

• International Lentil Markets Show Signs of Bottoming
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 20/98 -- International lentil markets were generally easier on the week, despite continued expressions of concern about Turkish pulse production levels and supplies.

• Canadian Yellow Peas Establish Fresh Historic Low
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 20/98 -- Canadian field pea markets continued to lead the market complex lower, despite growing resistance from growers in that country to selling at current values.

• Asian Weather Crisis Buying Noted in Specialty Markets
  EDMONTON -- Sep 20/98 -- Western Canadian specialty crop market could be showing the first impact of severe flooding in China, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Korea.

• Special Crop Insurance Program to Take effect Aug. 1, 1999
  WINNIPEG, Sept. 18, 1998The special crops insurance plan called for by recent amendments to the Canada Grain Act will be implemented Aug. 1, 1999.

• Long Term Prices Tendencies Could Assert Themselves
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 22/98 -- This year's unusually early completion of the North American specialty crop harvest is letting markets more quickly turn their attention to selling this season's output. As well as find ways to get growers to deliver productput into bins rather than delivered off their combines.

• USDA Tenders for 8,250 MT Peas and Lentils
  KANSAS CITY -- Sep 22/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here issued a tender invitation covering 8,250 MT of field peas and lentils for shipment in November.

• USDA Monthly Bean Invitation Totals 2,000 MT
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 10,270 MT, compared to 3,810 MT last year.

• Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 13,250 MT
  KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 25,710 MT, compared to 12,730 MT last year.

• USDA Nov Tenders Reach 15,250 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 35,980 MT.

• Food Aid Tenders Add to Bean Market Volatility
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 25/98 -- The latest round of USDA PL-480 food aid tender activity added support to North American dry edible beans markets.

• Canaryseed Steady Amid Slightly Bearish News
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 25/98 -- Canadas canaryseed harvest ended the week virtually complete, limiting off-combine selling pressure on spot markets.

• Lentil Markets Firm With Harvest Complete
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 25/98 -- North American lentil markets ended the week on a firming note as stocks tightened in spot shipping positions.

• Tighter Stocks Pushes Pea Markets Sharply Higher
  VANCOUVER -- Sep 25/98 -- North American field pea exporters found themselves slightly short of product to meet short term sales commitments, forcing inter-dealer markets sharply higher for Canadian product.

• USDA Buys 7,000 MT Peas, Beans and Lentils for Food Aid
  September 29/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,000 MT of peas and lentils on its latest PL-480 food aid tender invitations.

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