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Specialty Crop market news for Apr 2001


Saskatchewan Suitable Bean Varieties Coming

REGINA - Apr 2/01 - STAT -- The first of what is hoped to be several dry edible bean varieties bred to grow under Saskatchewan growing conditions is moving through the plant breeding chain in that province. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Cuba Wants U.S. Beans, But . . .

VANCOUVER - Apr 3/01 - STAT -- Cuba is keenly interested in buying between 30,000 and 40,000 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans this year, according to a recent report from the U.S. based National Dry Bean Council (NDBC). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canadian Specialties Expand

WINNIPEG - Apr 3/01 - STAT -- Agriculture Canada expects the amount of land seeded to specialty crops to expand 7% in Canada this year, reaching a record 3.02 million hectares or 7.46 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chinese Sunflower Seed Meat Exports to Continue

BEIJING - Apr 4/01 - STAT -- China is expected to remain an important exporter of sunflower seed meats in the coming years on account of structural changes in its industry fueled by the bumper harvest of 1999. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Confirms 2,110 MT Pulse Purchase

KANSAS CITY - Apr 4/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,1110 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans and lentils for shipment as food aid in May. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Buys 49,570 MT Ag Products

KANSAS CITY - Apr 4/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 49,570 MT of agricultural products for shipment as food aid in May and early June. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Small Advance in Hungarian Pea Stocks

VANCOUVER - Apr 5/01 - STAT -- Field pea seedings in Hungary are expected to remain stuck at the same levels as last year, roughly 53,000 hectares or 131,000 acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Kabuli Chickpea Pressured

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/01 - STAT -- International chickpea markets ended the week mixed, with kabuli type product easing in value, while markets for desi chickpeas were steady to firmer. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Firmness Noted in Dry Bean Markets

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States ended the week on a slightly firmer note as exporters reported a small increase in general activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canseed Uncertainty Clouds Birdseeds

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/01 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets ended weekly trading mixed, amid uncertainty about Canadian carryover and production prospects for canaryseed. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Sour Mood Pervades Green Lentils

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/01 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended weekly trading in a sour mood, with green lentils under pressure and red lentils only steady. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Yellow Pea Market Fundamentals Doubted

VANCOUVER - Apr 6/01 - STAT -- Sharp divisions remain within the Canadian field pea trade as to the true value of the commodity and, ultimately, the true nature of the market fundamentals. . . . Continue or visitors click here


16 African Nations Face Food Supply Problems

NAIROBI - Apr 9/01 - STAT -- African nations which account for 47.5% of all pulses bought for shipment by the USDA as food aid so far during the 2000-01 marketing campaign continues to face massive food supply problems, according to a warning issued by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mid-East, North Africa Need Rain

WINNIPEG - Apr 9/01 - STAT -- Grain producing areas in North Africa and important producing regions in the Middle East region need moisture to prevent yield potential for this year's grains crops from falling further, says the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Slow Planting Start Seen in Canada

VANCOUVER - Apr 10/01 - STAT -- Current weather conditions in western Canada make it hard to believe seeding will get off to an early start. In fact, it seems likely initial seeding progress will lag the recent five-year average. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Saskatchewan Expects 750,000 Acres Chickpeas

VANCOUVER - Apr 10/01 - STAT -- Canadian specialty crop seeding predictions for 2001 are getting closer to the final numbers likely to be seen from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Manitoba Expects Red River Flooding

WINNIPEG - Apr 10/01 - STAT -- Flooding in the Red River valley could reach the proportions seen during 1996, creating delays planting crops south of Winnipeg. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Red Lentils To Expand 35-40%

DONALD - Apr 11/01 - STAT -- Informal surveys of grower attitudes in Australia toward lentils confirm this year's area will range between 160,000 and 166,000 hectares for a potential 201,000 metric ton (MT) harvest if yields are at their recent five-year average. . . . Continue or visitors click here


More Oil in 2000 Mustard Crop

WINNIPEG - Apr 12/01 - STAT -- Western Canada's 2000 crop brown and oriental mustard seed contain less oil than was the case for the 1999 harvest, according to results of the Canadian Grain Commission's (CGC) harvest survey. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Bean Trade Activity Eases

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean market activity eased during the week as most traders in Latin American countries left work Thursday and most North American traders prepared to take Friday off. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Little Change in Birdseed Values

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/01 - STAT -- International birdseed ingredient markets were little changed in a generally uneventful week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Short Trading Week Leaves Lentils Quiet

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/01 - STAT -- International lentil markets were generally quiet with traders across the Americas and Europe working a short week in front of the Easter weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Listless Conditions in Chickpea Market

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/01 - STAT -- International chickpea markets saw few changes under generally listless trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Field Peas Regain Lost Ground

VANCOUVER - Apr 13/01 - STAT -- International field pea markets regained all ground lost the previous week in short covering by processors and resellers against export sales made earlier in the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tender Favors Beans

KANSAS CITY - Apr 17/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here issued a tender for 4,480 metric tons (MT) of pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Monthly Bean Invitations Totals 3,180 MT

KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 27,320 MT, compared to 30,250 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 1,300 MT

KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 67,070 MT, compared to 45,770 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Jun Tenders Reach 4,480 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 2000-01 shipping season to 94,390 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India Considers Easing Export Restrictions

DELHI - Apr 19/01 - STAT -- India is considering lifting export restrictions on several products, including niger seed, pulses, onions, sugar, wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Specialty Crops Lead Organic Industry

WASHINGTON - Apr 20/01 - STAT -- Specialty crops are among the crops most influenced by the expanding interest in growing organic crops in the United States, according to a recent review of the sector by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mexico Buys Over Quota Beans

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets ended the week mostly unchanged, with a relatively good volume of trading reported by some companies. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Few Changes in Birdseed Markets

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets closed the week mostly unchanged in limited activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Improved Turkish Moisture Concerns Lentils

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/01 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended weekly trading mixed in seasonally light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Steady Demand Support Peas

VANCOUVER - Apr 20/01 - STAT -- A slight improvement in North American field pea prices was recorded during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Grower Optimism Renewed by Chickpeas

OTTAWA - Apr 23/01 - STAT -- The rapid growth of Canada's chickpea industry reflects the combined effort of a large number of people in that country and elsewhere. More importantly, it is regenerating optimism about Canadian agriculture. Sandra McGuire explores these themes in the following story. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada - 2001 Seeding Intentions
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Bullish Canary, Mustard Seeding Intentions

VANCOUVER - Apr 24/01 - STAT -- Statistics Canada's seeding intentions report left the specialty crop industry picking and choosing which numbers they were willing to believe represent the true plans of Canadian growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australia Expects 16% More Lentils

DONALD - Apr 25/01 - STAT -- Pulse Australia is only forecasting a 16% increase in lentils seedings in the country to around 136,000 hectares or 336,000 acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Record Fababean Crop Seen in Australia

DONALD - Apr 25/01 - STAT -- Record fababean seedings are expected in Australia this year as growers respond to good prices and solid export performance. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Drought Reasserted in North Africa

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/01 - STAT -- The USDA's latest review of weather conditions in northern Africa have led it to the conclusion winter grain production between Morocco and Tunisia has once again collapsed under drought pressure. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Slight Firmness in North American Beans

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/01 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets were slightly firmer during the week, supported by worries about decreasing interest in growing beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Seeding Intentions Support Canaryseed

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/01 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets were helped by last week's seeding intentions report from Statistics Canada, which predicted area could be halved to just 202,000 acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Laird Area Will Contract Faster

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/01 - STAT -- Canada's seeding intentions report had little impact on markets for green and red lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chickpea Demand Wanes

VANCOUVER - Apr 27/01 - STAT -- International chickpea markets ended the week slightly easier under light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Researchers Pump Pigeon Peas

DELHI - Apr 30/01 - STAT -- India's plant breeders need to use all available technology to help them develop short season pigeon peas with more stable yields, a recent meeting of the All-India Coordinated Research Project on Pigeon Pea (AICRPP) was told. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mexico to Auction Balance of TRQ

MEXICO CITY - Apr 30/01 - STAT -- Mexico will auction the balance of the TRQ permits for dry edible beans to be imported from Canada and the United States on June 1. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Two Percent of Sask Pulses Seeded

REGINA - Apr 30/01 - STAT -- Nominal seeding progress was made in Saskatchewan during the past week, pulling the amount of all crops planted to 1% of the expected area, compared to 2% at this time last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here



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