KANSAS CITY -- Aug 6/98 -- Yellow field peas dominated the optional portion of the latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender, taking nearly 95% of the 4,000 MT requested. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 7/98 -- Canadian specialty crops are weathering this year's diverse and often hostile growing conditions better than most people believe, according to initial yield estimates compiled by western Canadian agriculture departments. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ALBUQUERQUE -- Aug 7/98 -- Efforts by the U.S. dry edible bean industry to organize a mandatory check off program to generate funds for generic product promotion similar to those undertaken by the dairy and popcorn industries was given a rougher thanexpected rise at the 1998 U.S. dry bean convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 7/98 -- International dry edible bean markets continued to look for bullish news in a generally quiet week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 7/98 -- Few changes were noted in North American birdseed ingredient markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 7/98 -- North American lentils ended the week in relative quiet, with Canadian markets unhappy with initial yield estimates in Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 7/98 -- North American field pea markets were pressured by light harvest selling as growers in Alberta and Saskatchewan started bringing in this year's crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON -- Aug 8/98 -- Increased harvest activity is leaving western Canadian specialty crop markets steady to lower, according to the latest market review by Alberta Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CARMAN -- Aug 10/98 -- Manitoba's specialty crop harvest is getting underway as hot and dry weather conditions accelerated crop development in the province. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- Aug 11/98 -- Reglone is the only registered desiccant on the market today in Saskatchewan, says Clark Brenzil, weed control specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- Aug 11/98 -- The trend towards increased crop diversification is well on its way in south central Saskatchewan but there are still many unanswered questions about the suitability of alternative crops in the region, says Garry Noble, extension agrologist with Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (SAF) in Assiniboia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- Aug 11/98 -- Hot weather is forcing crops in Saskatchewan to ripen, with the result 60% of the pulse crops sown there this spring are now considered ready to harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- Aug 11/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here invited offers on 1,950 MT of lentils for shipment as food aid as follows: . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON -- Aug 12/98 -- USDA -- Production of dry edible beans is forecast at 29.9 million cwt for 1998, up 3% from a year earlier and 7% above two years ago. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON -- Aug 12/98 -- Dramatic shifts in the mix of dry edible beans grown in the United States this season were confirmed by the USDA in its latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG -- Aug 12/98 -- the Canadian Grain Commission annual survey of Canadian crop quality will put more emphasis on peas and lentils than in the past, states Chief Commissioner Barry Senft. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK -- Aug 13/98 -- Myanmar's production of beans and pulses is forecast to reach 1.44 million MT in 1998-99 with exports soaring to 900,000 MT as the government encourages expanded output and trade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 14/98 -- North American dry edible bean markets ended the week on a slightly softer note as a group, though news affecting colored beans remained bullish. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 14/98 -- Canadian canaryseed markets ended the week on a softening note, as reflected in general declines in the level of growers bids. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 14/98 -- International lentil markets remaining in the hands of buyers during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 14/98 -- Solid harvest progress in Canada and the United States maintained pressure on domestic and export markets for field peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CARMAN -- Aug 17/98 -- Manitoba specialty crop growers made excellent progress the past week harvesting this summer's field pea crop, according to the latest crop report from Manitoba Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS -- Aug 17/98 -- Solid domestic and export demand should keep field pea ending stocks under 85,000 MT for the 1997-98 season desite a 580,000 MT increase in available supply to 3.28 million MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FORT WORTH -- Aug 18/98 -- Field pea rail freight rates to Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin will rise by varying amounts on October 1 for product moving on Burlington Northern Sanfe Fe rail lines. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD -- Aug 18/98 -- Western Australian pulse breeders have developed the first Western Australian lentil varieties, Cumra. and Cassab. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD -- Aug 18/98 -- The new lupin variety Tanjil, released in Western Australia today, was a welcome development for the state's lupin industry which has been battling the fungal disease anthracnose the past two years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- Aug 18/98 -- Warm, dry weather is letting Saskatchewan's make unusually fast progress harvesting this year's crops, according to the latest crop progres report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SHANGHAI - Aug 18/98 - China is a major producer of confectionary sunflower seeds, but there remain major opportunities for processors in the United States to expand market share in that country's snack food market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON -- Aug 18/98 -- Sixty per cent of Alberta's field pea crop is in the bin with yields so far averaging 2,154 pounds per acre, according to the latest crop progress report from Alberta Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- Aug 18/98 -- The latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender invitation calls for offers of 10,880 MT of pulses, including a renewed emphasis on dry edible beans for the opening month of the 1998-99 shipping season. . . . 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 7,820 MT, compared to 3,460 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 12,460 MT, compared to 11,540 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 20,280 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Aug 19/98 - Long term keiretsu supplier relationships are being reexamined in Japan as food manufacturers look for ways to bring in high-quality, low-cost components and materials from foreign suppliers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BROOKINGS -- Aug 19/98 -- Field peas can be an effective source of protein and energy in high concentrate, finishing rations for yearling cattle, according to Carl Birkelo, former South Dakota State University beef nutrition researcher. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- Aug 21/98 -- Saskatchewan's Crop Insurance Corporation offered yeild loss insurance on chick peas for the first time this year and 63,000 acres was signed up by growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONADL -- Aug 21/98 -- Grain beetles which attack pulse seeds have been targeted in a research and surveillance project by Agriculture Western Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 21/98 -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week mixed against weakening Latin American markets and continued firmness in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 21/98 -- North American birdseed ingredient markets remained in their recent trading ranges, with values unaffected by early harvest activity across North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 21/98 -- North America’s lentil harvest is nearing completion as one of the quickest harvests on record winds down. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 21/98 -- International field pea markets continued to weaken against the easy availability of new crop merchandise from Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY -- Aug 25/98 -- Short term stocks of dry edible beans are adequate, according to Mexican government officials. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- Aug 25/98 -- Specialty crop harvest slowed during the past week under the influence of spotty rain showers and thunderstorms, according to the latest crop progress reports from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON -- Aug 26/98 -- Alberta Hemp Symposia Proceedings, a new publication from Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, gives information from a cross-section of specialists on hemp production, processing and marketing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- Aug 27/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corpiration office here is looking for offers on pea beans for shipment to Russia in October. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD -- Aug 27/98 -- Field and glasshouse trials by Agriculture Western Australia have shown chickpeas were unlikely to require applications of phosphorus fertiliser in most areas of Western Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 28/98 -- Generally bearish sentiment sweeping across international commodity markets is making it hard for current low prices for field peas and lentils to have their usual effect on demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 29/98 -- Consumer demand in international dry edible bean markets continued light as buyers worried about the erosion of local currencies versus the U.S. dollar. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 29/98 -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were generally easier on the week, led lower by aggressive selling of Canadian canaryseed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 29/98 -- Harvest selling pressure pushed North American lentil markets sharply lower on the week on both inter-dealer and grower markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 29/98 -- New historic low prices were established on the week for Canadian field peas traded on inter dealer markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- Aug 29/98 -- Mexican government officials continue trying to put a brave face on dry edible bean production shortages facing that country for the coming season, with government officials claiming there are enough beans to cover the country’s needs for the next five months. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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