Pulse and Specialty Crop Market News

New Crop Transition Underway In Peas

PANAMA - Jun 2/23 - SNS -- Seeding of the North American field pea crop is essentially complete, with the result the attention of markets is increasingly dominated by new crop considerations. . . . Continue

Red, Green Spreads Widen

PANAMA - Jun 2/23 - SNS -- Spreads between North American red and green lentils widened further during the past week on perceptions supplies of green may be inadequate to meet market needs before this year's harvest starts. . . . Continue

Little Change In Birdseeds

PANAMA - Jun 2/23 - SNS -- Birdseed ingredient markets were largely unchanged during the past week, reflecting good balance between the willingness of farmers to sell and the immediate needs of processors and exporters. . . . Continue

Few Changes in Chickpeas

PANAMA - Jun 2/23 - SNS -- Global chickpea markets were little changed in seasonal trading activity during the past week. . . . Continue

Little Change In Beans As NA Seeding Advances

PANAMA - Jun 2/23 - SNS -- Few changes were noted in international dry edible bean markets during the past week in seasonal trading activity. . . . Continue

Limited Weakness In Spot Mustard

PANAMA - Jun 2/23 - SNS -- North American mustard seed markets finished the week's trading unchanged to easier in limited activity. . . . Continue

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to May 29, 2023

A table about Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to May 29, 2023 . . . Continue

Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 29, 2023

A table about Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 29, 2023 . . . Continue

U.K. Pulses Used in Feed - Apr 2023

A table about U.K. Pulses Used in Feed - Apr 2023 . . . Continue

U.S. Dry Bean Seeding Progress to May 29, 2023

A table about U.S. Dry Bean Seeding Progress to May 29, 2023 . . . Continue

U.S. Pea Seeding Progress to May 29, 2023

A table about U.S. Pea Seeding Progress to May 29, 2023 . . . Continue

Peas Largely Unchanged

PANAMA - May 26/23 - SNS -- North American field pea markets were largely unchanged on the week reflecting good balance between supplies available from growers and the short term needs of processors and exporters. . . . Continue

Firm Week For Lentils

PANAMA - May 26/23 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week's trading on a relatively firm note in spot shipping positions against fill in buying by processors and exporters. . . . Continue

Chickpeas Drifting Sideways

PANAMA - May 26/23 - SNS -- International chickpea markets maintained a mostly sideways tone in seasonal trading activity during the past week. . . . Continue

Mustard Largely Unchanged

PANAMA - May 26/23 - SNS -- Mustard seed markets finished the week's trading largely unchanged in spot shipping positions in Canadian dollar term, but lower in U.S. currency. . . . Continue

Birdseeds Reveal Easier Undertone

PANAMA - May 26/23 - SNS -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week's trading unchanged to easier, with markets becoming more confident about overall seeding progress in Canada and the United States. . . . Continue

Beans Relatively Steady

PANAMA - May 26/23 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were relatively steady on the week, with little price movement reported for most origins. . . . Continue

India Sees Record Food Grain Harvests

DELHI - May 25/23 - SNS -- India's third advance estimates for its 2022-23 production cycle egged total food grain production at a record 330.534 million metric tons (MT), up from 315.62 million last year and the previous five year average of 298.86 million. . . . Continue

India -- Crop Production Estimates - May 2023

A table about India -- Crop Production Estimates - May 2023 . . . Continue

Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 22, 2023

A table about Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to May 22, 2023 . . . Continue

South Africa Production Summary May 2023

A table about South Africa Production Summary May 2023 . . . Continue

USA - Field Pea Seeding Progress - May 22, 2023

A table about USA - Field Pea Seeding Progress - May 22, 2023 . . . Continue

USA - Dry Bean Seeding Progress - May 22, 2023

A table about USA - Dry Bean Seeding Progress - May 22, 2023 . . . Continue

Peas Ease Over New Crop Thoughts

PANAMA - May 19/23 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on an easier note, reflecting the ongoing shift in market attention from spot to new crop shipping positions. . . . Continue

Chickpeas Virtually Unchanged

PANAMA - May 19/23 - SNS -- Chickpea markets were virtually unchanged in seasonally light trading activity and ongoing doubts about global production levels for kabuli types. . . . Continue