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Specialty Crop market news for Apr 2000


Mexican Debate Over Imported Beans Intensifies

MEXICO CITY - Apr 5/00 - STAT -- Optimism about the pace of Mexican dry edible bean purchases on world markets this year is being put in doubt by continued antagonism toward imported product. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Seeding Progress Less Important Than Rain This April

REGINA - Apr 5/00 STAT -- Warm weather conditions over parts of southern Saskatchewan allowed some growers to start this year's spring field work, reminding market participants seeding this year's crops will soon start in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mali Needs Less Food Aid This Year

BAMAKO - Apr 6/00 - STAT -- The amount of food aid needed by Mali this year will include 981 MT of pulses, along weith 9,361 MT of millet and/or sorghum, 2,773 MT of semolina and 971 MT of cooking oil. . . . Continue or visitors click here


WCE Pea Futures Contract Dead in Tracks

WINNIPEG - ASpr 7/00 - STAT -- Field pea futures trading remains a daily activity on the floor of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. Unfortunately, no company nor individual appears willing to offer or bid for a contract in hopes of jump starting tradein the commodity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


IQ and Stock Reports Buffet Azuki Beans

TOKYO - Apr 7/00 - STAT -- Azuki bean markets on the Tokyo Grain Exchange experienced a generally bearish week, though it managed to end on a slightly bullish note. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Beans Continue With Downward Trend

VANCOUVER - Apr 7/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States maintained a gentle downward trend during a week which saw limited exporter and domestic buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Sunflower Seed Markets See Bearish Week

VANCOUVER - Apr 7/00 - STAT -- International birdseed ingredient markets were generally unchanged in light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Dealer Lentil Markets Firmer, Grower Weaker

VANCOUVER - Apr 7/00 - STAT -- North American lentil markets were generally firmer in featureless trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Tight Trading Range Afflicts Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Apr 7/00 - STAT -- International field pea markets remained in a tight trading range amid seasonally light sales activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Morocco, Algeria Face Drought Reduced Harvests

ROME - Apr 10/00 - STAT -- This year's harvests in Morocco, Algeria and other north African nations are expected to be hurt by a drought which has persisted since since January. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ethiopia Needs Massive Food Aid

ROME - Apr 10/00 - STAT -- Severe drought and border conflicts is expected to seriously affect eight million Ethiopians this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Expects 9% Jump in Specialty Crop Area

REGINA - Apr 11/00 - STAT — The first round in this season's Canadian spring seeding intention was released by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, with an informal survey of growers around the province indicating they plan to boost specialty crop seeded area 9% to 4.452 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Tamil Nadu Works to Expand Pulse Production

DELHI - Apr 11/00 - STAT -- The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is looking for a minor expansion in pulse and food grain outlook during the coming season, looking to expand production from 9.5 million MT to 10.03 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Pulses Have Potential in India

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Jill Lee firmly believes U.S. lentils and other pulses can compete against product from Australia and Canada in the world's largest market for pulses -- India. Her point is made in the latest edition of AgExporter, published by the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pardina Finds Way Into Important Niche Markets

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/00 - STAT -- Pardina lentils are finding their eway into niche markets in Spain as well allowing processors in the United States develop new demand within the United States, discovered in Jill Lee when reseacrhing the following artricle for the latest edition of AgExporter, published by the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Rust Resistant Pinto Beans Dominate North Dakota

FARGO - Apr 14/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean producers from North Dakota and western Minnesota made a dramatic switch from rust-susceptible to rust-resistant pinto bean varieties in recent years, says a plant pathologist at North Dakota State University. Those rust-resistant pinto varieties could be saving dry bean producers hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars during years when conditions favor rust development. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Spanish Lentil Production Remains Under Pressure

MADRID - Apr 14/00 - STAT - Spanish lentil production remains under considerable pressure, reflecting the fact production is not be economically viable unless the government pays subsidies to growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Bottoming Action in Some Bean Varieties

VANCOUVER - Apr 16/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets managed another quiet week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canaryseed Markets Strengthen in New Crop Positions

VANCOUVER - Apr 16/00 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets came to life during the past week, fueled by a solid increase in buying by European importers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Major Improvement in Export Demand for Lentils

VANCOUVER - Apr 16/00 - STAT -- North American lentil markets experienced a solid improvement in export based demand during the week, pulling up values for medium to large sized green lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Field Peas Firm Despite Limited Sales Activity

VANCOUVER - Apr 16/00 - STAT -- International field pea markets were slightly firmer against limited trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Algerian Credit Environment Improves

ALGIERS - Sep 16/00 - STAT -- Algeria's credit worthiness was upgraded by France's infleuntial export and international trade insurance corporation COFACE (Compagnie francaise d'assurances pour le commerce exterieur). . . . Continue or visitors click here


NAFTA Has Little Impact on Bean Trade

WASHINGTON - Apr 16/00 - STAT -- The North American Free Trade Agreement has had little direct impact on regional trading patterns in dry edible beans, concludes the USDA's Economic Research Service in its latest annual review of the impact of free trade on agriculture in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for Peas and Beans

KANSAS CITY - Apr 17/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here issued USDA PL-480 food aid tender invitation number 050 covering 4,880 MT of field peas and dry edible beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Monthly Bean Invitation Totals 2,550 MT

KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 32,800 MT, compared to 50,790 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 2,330 MT

KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 48,100 MT, compared to 63,870 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA June Tenders Reach 4,880 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 80,900 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Peas Projected at 3 Million Acres

WINNIPEG - Apr 20/00 - STAT -- The 2000-01 marketing campaign is getting off to a controversial start as market participants digest the contents of Canada's official seeding intentions report. Statistics Canada's survey of 12,000 growers the last weekof March generated responses which add to the annual controversy over the final level of seeded area in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Argentina Plants 235,000 Hectares Beans

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets managed a mixed performance amid limited world export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canary, Mustard Seeding Intentions Reversed?

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/00 - STAT -- Canary and mustard seed processors in western Canada were left wondering if Statistics Canada got the seeding intentions numbers for their crops reversed again this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


No Siurprise for Lentils in Canadian Intentions

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/00 - STAT -- International lentil markets were mostly unchanged in relatively light trading conditions on account of a holiday shortened week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pea Seeding Intentions Seems Bearish

VANCOUVER - Apr 21/00 - STAT -- Field peas markets were taken aback by Canada's seeding intentions report, with most participants surprised by the estimate seeded area could exceed three million acres for the first time. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Limited Seeding Activity Reported in Saskatchewan

REGINA - Apr 25/00 - STAT -- Limited seeding activity is reported in Saskatchewan, which should see general activity appear during the next couple of weeks if weather conditions cooperate. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Market Club Promotes Beans in Saskatchewan

REGINA - Apr 25/00 - STAT -- A local marketing club is behind efforts to try growing beans around Redvers in southeastern Saskatchrewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for Buckwheat Groats

KANSAS CITY - Apr 25/00 - STAT -- The USDA'c Commodity Credit Corporation office here tendered for 1,000 MT of buckwheat groats for shipment to Russia as food aid during June. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 2,500 MT Pulses for Russia

KANSAS CITY - Apr 25/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here tendered for 2,500 MT of lentils and blackeye cowpeas for shipment to Russia in June. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Burma Ships 38,598 MT Pulses in March

BANGKOK - Apr 25/00 - STAT -- India remained the most important destination for Burmese pulses exports during March, taking 78.5% of the 38,598 MT of beans and pulses shipped. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Low Bean Prices Should Trigger Demand

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/00 - STAT -- This year's reduction in dry edible bean seedings in the United States could be accompanied by a major improvement in domestic and export sales disappearancxe levels believes USDA economist Gary Lucier. . . . Continue or visitors click here


French Pea Sales Maintain Stride in February

PARIS - Apr 26/00 - STAT -- Domestic and export clearances of field peas from France maintained their solid pace in February, keeping year to date shipments at 93% of last year's pace. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Industry Irritated by 4.5% Rail Rate Increase

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/00 - STAT -- The Canadian Transport Commission's decision to rubber stamp a 4.5% increase in the maximum rate Canada's two major railways can charge shippers has angered most industry participants in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Drought Afflicts Consuming Regions of World

VANCOUVER - Apr 28/00 - STAT -- Values for most specialty crops do not show it, but reports of weather problems in several key production areas around the world are making more market participants confident about sales and price prospects for the coming months. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Government Steps Into Bean Market

VANCOUVER - Apr 28/00 - STAT -- The United States government emerged as the most important new buyer of dry edible beans during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Popcorn, Birdseed Markets Mixed

VANCOUVER - Apr 28/00 - STAT -- Markets for other specialty crops ended the week on a generally easier tone. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Indian Buying Support Lentil Markets

VANCOUVER - Apr 28/00 - STAT -- North American lentil closed the week on a firmer note against improved buying interest from India. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Indian Drought Supports Chick Peas, Field Peas

VANCOUVER - Apr 28/00 - STAT -- Markets for field and chick peas ended the week on a stronger note against expectations severe drought in India will result in additional demand over the coming six months. . . . Continue or visitors click here



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