WINNIPEG - Aug 1/01 - STAT -- Moisture tolerances for chickpeas will be brought in line those for other pulses under changes to Canada's grading system which take effect August 1. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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LANSING - Aug 2/01 -- Efforts in Washington D.C. to further ease Cuban trade sanctions could prove to be good economic news for Michigan dry bean farmers. Dry beans represent an important staple for Cuba's 12 million citizens who currently import more than 100,000 tons of edible dry beans from Canada and Mexico on an annual basis. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 3/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here requested offers of 11,990 MT of pulses for shipment between September 16 and October 15. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 3/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here bought 2,450 MT of pulses for shipment in September against PL-480 food aid tender invitation 081. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 3/01 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets were unable to break through their long term resistance during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 3/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets managed another strong performance during the past week, with values for most products closing the week unchanged to firmer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 3/01 - STAT -- Weather remained a key feature of international lentil markets, with exporters worrying as much about developing crops in western Canada as other parts of the world. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 3/01 - STAT -- International field pea markets finished the week's trading under mixed conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 8/01 - STAT -- Efforts to qualify field peas, lentils and chickpeas for loan deficiency payments (LDP) appear dead now that the U.S. Senate has decided to pass the house version of the new U.S. farm bill. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 8/01 - STAT -- The USDA has agreed to supply 860 metric tons (MT) of Great Northern beans along with 7,200 MT of wheat flour and 860 MT of vegetable oil to Albania. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 10/01 - STAT -- Most of the decline in this years expected reduction in dry edible bean production in the United States will be born by navy and pinto beans, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 10/01 - STAT -- The latest USDA crop production estimates contained no noticeable revisions in seeded areas for the pulses and minor oilseeds followed by the federal agency. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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VANCOUVER - Aug 11/01 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets remain locked in a tight trading range as light end user buying prevents prices from breaking into higher territory. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 11/01 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets continued to lead birdseed ingredient markets, with values for the product ending the week slightly firmer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 11/01 - STAT -- Lentil markets recorded a mixed performance under seasonally light demand conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 11/01 - STAT -- Poor consumer demand is making it hard for international field pea markets to react to increasingly bullish yield estimates coming from Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 13/01 - STAT -- A general deterioration in the condition of dry edible bean fields took place across the United States last week, as plants were stressed by mostly hot and dry conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 13/01 - STAT -- Sunflower crops in the United States started the week in mainly good condition, with some states reporting a portion of their seeded area in an advanced state of maturity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 13/01 - STAT -- The USDA reappointed three members of the Popcorn Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Aug 16/01 - STAT -- The Canadian Foodgrains Bank bought 10,000 metric tons (MT) of whole yellow peas for shipment as food aid to North Korea this fall. The entire quantity was bought from Walker Seeds Ltd. of Tisdale, Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 16/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced the purchase of 11,990 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food between September 16 and October 15. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 17/01 - STAT -- International pulse markets are achieving a level of bullish intensity not seen for several years. Even so, a large number of growers and processors remain frustrated with what they see as the slow response of marketsto the problems in their back yards. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 17/01 - STAT -- Chickpea markets finished the week slightly easier against lackluster consumer demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 17/01 - STAT -- North American dry edible beans broke through their long term resistance levels last week as the U.S. dry edible bean price index closed trading at 675 points; while the grower bid index closed the week at 569 points. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 17/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended the week's trading unchanged to lower against seasonally light end-user buying. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 17/01 - STAT -- North American lentil markets were mostly higher in a week which saw a slight increase in consumer demand, but rising concern over yield prospects in Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 17/01 - STAT -- International field pea markets managed a solid performance during the past week, with Canadian whole green peas soaring past yellow peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 20/01 - STAT -- The latest individual crop reports from across the United States reveal limited dry edible bean harvest activity in underway in the western part of the growing region, while crops in the east remain under stress. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 20/01 - STAT -- Sunflower seed crops made good progress last week, though dry conditions in some regions caused some concern about the condition of some fields. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 20/01 - STAT -- Saskatchewan's specialty crop harvest is off to a strong start this season, but this year's progress does not appear destined to set a record pace. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Aug 21/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean and pulse exports from Burma or Myanmar maintained their strong pace through June, with shipments totaling 90,172 metric tons (MT) of beans and pulses in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 21/01 - STAT -- The latest regularly scheduled USDA PL-480 food aid tender included an unusually large request for offers of lentils. . . . 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 8,530 MT, compared to 10,980 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 30,540 MT, compared to 15,920 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 2000-01 shipping season to 39,070 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Aug 23/01 - STAT -- French field pea exports posted a slightly better performance than expected during May, suggesting total sales will be slightly above earlier expectations. However, this will have limited impact on total sales, as clearances into domestic livestock feed channels remain disappointing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 24/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States maintained their upward course during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 24/01 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets registered a mixed performance during the past week. Markets for primary ingredients grown in the United States unchanged to softer, while Canada was steady to firmer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 24/01 - STAT -- Canada's lentil harvest is rushing toward completion, but the lack of grower selling pressure allowed markets for most classes to end the week on a firm note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 24/01 - STAT -- International field pea markets recorded a mixed performance during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 28/01 - STAT -- Western Canadian field pea production came in well above estimates by some western Canadian processors, with Statistics Canada's initial output forecast pegging this year's harvest at 2,397,900 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Aug 28/01 - STAT -- The biggest part of Saskatchewan's pulse harvest is rapidly approaching completion; and with a several days of warm and dry days in the forecast, the field pea and lentil harvests could be in the mopping up stage by week's end. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 28/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office tendered for 1,810 metric tons (MT) of buckwheat groats for use in export programs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 28/01 - STAT -- There was a general reduction in the condition of this year's dry edible bean crops grown in the United States, while more states reported harvest activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 29/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is requesting offers on 3,360 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid between the middle of October and middle of November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 30/01 - STAT -- Drought years probably make it more important than ever for agricultural producers to get market timing right. The reason is low yields reduce the number of time growers can participate in markets by reducing the saleable quantity of grain available after harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 31/01 - STAT -- Preliminary estimates of the average price received by dry edible bean growers in the United States in August reveal no change in average prices since July, but a solid improvement over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 31/01 - STAT -- International chickpea markets recorded a mixed performance under seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 31/01 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets spent a relatively quiet week as buyers and sellers waiting to hear more about the quality of this year's crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 31/01 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets were generally easier during the week as harvest progress was recorded across Canada and parts of the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 31/01 - STAT -- North American lentil markets finished the week unchanged to slightly easier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 31/01 - STAT -- Canadian field pea markets were pressured lower during the week on account of harvest selling pressure and disappointment over the projected size of the Canadian harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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