BANGKOK -- Apr 3/98 -- Exports of dry edible beans from Thailand should continue shrinking in the coming years as unattractive prices and competition from other crops limits seeded area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON -- Apr 3/98 -- March's forage seed trade has been steady to slightly weaker, according to thelates market summary from Alberta Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 3/98 -- STAT -- Continued declines in the value of the North American dry edible bean price index make it clear bull markets in that region have been upended for the time being. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 3/98 -- STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets reentered their sideways path last week against seasonally light domestic and export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 3/98 -- STAT -- North American lentils markets moved in a sideways pattern amid seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 3/98 -- STAT -- Canadian field pea markets collapsed during a week which saw confidence in the country’s export sales prospects drop their lowest point of the season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV -- Apr 6/98 -- Field pea production estimates for the coming year are not as pessimistic as for other grains, as growers take advantage of reduced input costs for the crop to expand seeded area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VIENNA -- Apr 7/98 -- Hungary is looking for a general increase in grain production levels, including a potential jump in field pea output from last summer's 130,000 MT to 148,200 under average yeild conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- Apr 9/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced it purchased the full quantity of pulses requested under invitation 048. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD -- Apr 9/98 -- Agriculture Western Australia and the Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture have completed a major research project in New Zealand to identifiy anthracnose resistant lupins for Western Australian conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 10/98 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continued to be pressured lower last week by processors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BUENOS AIRES -- Apr 10/98 -- Dry edible bean production production could reach 297,000 MT of all types this spring if yield and seeded area forecasts from the country's agriculture department prove accurate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 10/98 -- STAT -- North American birdseed markets ended the Easter holiday shortened week mostly unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 10/98 -- STAT -- International lentil markets were mostly unchanged in light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 10/98 -- STAT -- International field pea markets recorded a lackluster performance against limited international trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- Apr 14/98 -- Seeding is under way in southwestern and some central regions, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- Apr 15/98 -- STAT -- Disinterest in growing spring wheat will keep specialty crop seedings in Saskatchewan at surprisingly high levels, according to results from provincial agriculture department's informal survey of planting intentions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG -- Apr 15/98 -- Falling European feed pea import needs in the face of swings in local western Europeasn livestock numbers underscore the need for field pea producing countries to diversify demand for their product. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG -- Apr 15/98 -- There is good potential for western Canadian lentils values to rise at the grower level during the coming season, according to the following article by Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG -- Apr 15/98 -- Canadian white bean seedings should ecline again this year after several years of uncompetitive returns with soybeans and other crops available to Ontario growers argues the following article by Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG -- Apr 15/98 -- Chick peas are finally looking commercially viable in western Canada as experience with the crop increases and new varieties become available, according to the following article by Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG -- Apr 15/98 -- Mustard seed buyers need to watch Canadian weather conditions for signs of drought, which could limit seedings this spring, according to the following article by Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG -- Apr 15/98 -- Canaryseed and sunflower seed values in western Canada will be partly determined by the willingness of growers to hold product for higher prices, suggests the following article by Karen Gray, Special Crops Analyst, Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGHINA -- Apr 16/98 -- STAT -- Seeding this year's crops could set a new record if warm and dry weather persists over Saskatchewan in the coming weeks. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 17/98 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended weekly trading mixed in seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 17/98 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed led birdseed ingredient markets higher after setting new lows for the past month of U.S. $10.75 cwt for machine dressed merchandise FOB western Canadian processing plants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 17/98 -- STAT -- North American lentil markets finished weekly trading mixed against light export and domestic demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 17/98 -- STAT -- Field peas markets were left confused by last week’s seeding intentions report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME -- Apr 17/98 -- Italy's reliance on imported pulses to make up for stagnant local production levels will not change in the foreseeable future, judging from information compiled by the U.S. Agricultural attache in Rome. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 12,580 MT, compared to 27,871 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 37,480 MT, compared to 52,390 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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 50,060 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON -- Apr 21 -- Spring field activity is underway across Alberta despite variable soil moisture conditions, notes the provincial agriculture department in its first crop report of the season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS -- Apr 23/98 -- Opening forecasts of field pea seeded intentions across western Europe suggest planted area will increase for the third year in a row to just over 1.1 million hectares or 2.75 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 24/98 -- STAT -- International specialty crop markets can be a confusing blend of bullish and bearish influences at this time of year; as debates over seeding intentions combine with weather market situations to drive prices in sometimes unexpected directions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 24/98 -- STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week mixed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 24/98 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets continued their recent market pyrotechnics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 24/98 -- STAT -- Few changes were noted in international lentil markets following another week of seasonally light trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 24/98 -- STAT -- International field pea markets ended the week in an uneasy state as markets await the official Canadian seeding intentions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG -- Apr 27/98 -- STAT -- Nearly an hour after the country's seeding intentions estimates for 1998 were released by Statistics Canada, some market participants were still unable to exhale. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Apr 27/98 -- STAT -- Record field pea production is a distinct possibility among the world's three largest exporting regions this summer as seedings in Canada and Europe continue their recent expansion. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- Apr 28/98 -- Limited seeding activity was reported across western Canada during the past week, with some regions expecting operations to become general by the end of the coming week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON -- Apr 28/98 -- Scattered snow and rain showers across Alberta helped recharge soil moisture reserves as producers gear up to seed the 1998 crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONADL -- Apr 29/98 -- Pulse Western Australia held its first general meeting this month to create an organization aimed at coordinatin g and promoting statewide growth of this industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MADRID -- Apr 29/98 -- The underlying trend in Spanish lentil production is down as growers move land into vetch and other crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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