Specialty Crop market news for Jun 2000 India's Import Levies Rise With NeedsDELHI - Jun 1/00 - STAT -- News coming from India is starting to tend more to the bearish side, now that there is a better picture about the extent of damage to this year's rabi season crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Buys 1,000 MT Buckwheat GroatsKANSAS CITY 0- Jun 1/00 - STAT -- The USDA'c Commoditu Credit Coporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,000 MT of buckwheat groats packed in 50 kg bags for delivery to Russia in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Tenders for 500 MT Buckwheat GroatsKANSAS CITY 0- Jun 1/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the pirchasr of 1,000 MT of buckwheat groats under PL-480 food aid tender 050G and announced a tender for another 500 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australia Works Hard to End Vetch SubstitutionDONALD - Jun 2/00 - STAT -- The Australian pulse industry is working hard to regain access to important lentil markets by finding ways to prevent vetch from being accidentally or consciously susbtituted for red lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here Brazil Re-enters Latin American Bean MarketsVANCOUVER - Jun 3/00 - STAT -- Latin American dry edible bean markets closed the week with an important in demand for the nearby shipping positions. . . . Continue or visitors click here Birdseed Markets Feel Pressure of Rising Seeded AreasVANCOUVER - Jun 3/00 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets continue to feel the pressure of larger than anticipated seeded areas for Canadian canaryseed and U.S. millet. . . . Continue or visitors click here Lentil Levels LoiterVANCOUVER - Jun 3/00 - STAT -- International lentil markets languished under seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here Field Peas Ease, Chick Peas FirmVANCOUVER - Jun 3/00 - STAT -- International field pea markets managed a mixed performance during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canadian Buckwheat Outlook TightWINNIPEG - Jun 4/00 - STAT -- The outlook for Canadian buckwheat remains tight, with anticipated increases in production offset by advancing demand, according to the latest specialty crop market review from Agriculture Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here Spring Port Clearances Reach 165,364 MTWINNIPEG - Jun 5/00 - STAT -- Specialty crop clearances through the port of Thunder Bay received a good boost during the opening two months of the 2000 shipping season, with port clearances soaring 41.5% ahead of the quanities shipped in April and Mayof 1999. . . . Continue or visitors click here Australian Crop Production Estimates - View Article - Australian Seeded Area Estimates - View Article - Little Movement in Total Australian Pulse AreaDONALD - Jun 6/00 - STAT -- Australian pulse producers do not seem to be making strong statements about where they see the complex going in the coming year, resulting in little overall change in the proportion of land sown to pulses in the country this year. Total seeded area is expected to end up around 5.03 million acres for all pulses, compared to 4.98 million last year and 5.1 million acres in 1998. . . . Continue or visitors click here Seeding Complete in SaskatchewanREGINA - Jun 6/00 - STAT -- Seeding this year's major specialty crops is complete in Saskatchewan, though a handful of fields of canaryseed, sunflower and buckwheat remain to be planted. . . . Continue or visitors click here Broomrape Resistant SunflowersWASHINGTON - Jun 6/00 - STAT -- USDA plant breeders have succeeded in incorporating broomrape resistance into new sunflower lines. . . . Continue or visitors click here Seeding Delays Support Azuki Bean FuturesTOKYO - Jun 6/00 - STAT -- New crop azuki bean futures contracts traded on the floor of the Tokyo Grain Exchange were supported by reports of seeding delays in the prime growing regions of Hokkaido. . . . Continue or visitors click here Algerian Harvest Savaged by DroughtRABAT - Jun 7/00 - STAT -- Algeria is staring at one of its worst harvests in history as drought caused the loss of an estimated 60% of the country's wheat and barley crops, pushing this year's production total to around 800,600 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Buys 5,050 MT Pulses For Food AidKANSAS CITY 0- Jun 8/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Coporation office here confirmed the purchase of 5,010 MT of dry edible beans, lentils and field peas for shipmnent as food aid in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here Improved Export Enquiry for U.S. PopcornVANCOUVER - Jun 9/00 - STAT -- North American popcorn exporters reported a good improvement in export enquiry during the week, leading several shippers to the conclusion Argentine markets had firmed. . . . Continue or visitors click here Slight Increase in Bullish News Leaves Market FlatVANCOUVER - Jun 9/00 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended a quiet week with a mixed tone. Prices were generally easier despite an increase in the volume of potentially bullish news. . . . Continue or visitors click here Light Demand Leaves Birdseeds FlatVANCOUVER - Jun 9/00 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended the week on a relatively quiet note, with seasonally light trading activity reported by processors and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here Lentils Ease in Uneventful WeekVANCOUVER - Jun 9/00 - STAT -- North American lentil markets managed a slightly weaker performance during a relatively uneventful week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Field Pea Marekets Ease in Limited DemandVANCOUVER - Jun 9/00 - STAT -- North American field pea markets were generally easier in seasonally quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here Pearl Millet has Livestock Feed PotentialDONALD - Jun 12/00 - STAT -- Queensland's Department of Primary Industries grain researchers are taking a hard look at dwarf grain pearl millet in hopes it can emerge as a viable livestock feed ingredient, perhaps replacing sorghum in low rainfall areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here Indian Pulse Markets Enter Mid-Week FirmerDELHI - Jun 13/00 - Local pulse markets entered the mid-week trrading period firmer against improved demand by Indian millers and speculative traders. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Tenders for 190 MT Great Northern BeansKANSAS CITY - Jun 13/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here issued a tender invitation 060D, requesting offers on 190 MT of Great Northern beans for shipment to the Balkans. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Buys 2,180 MT Specialties for RussiaKANSAS CITY - Jun 13/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,180 MT of lentils, green split peas and buckwheat groats for shipment to Russia in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here Latin Bean Varieties May Adapt to N. AmericanWASHINGTON - Jun 14/00 - STAT -- Collaborative reasearch efforts involving the USDA's Agricultural Research Service in Prosser, Wash., and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, or CIAT, in Cali, Colombia, could make several popular LatinAmerican bean varieties available to North American growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Buys 840 MT Kidney BeansKANSAS CITY - Jun 15/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Coporation offioce here confirmed the purchase of 840 MT of dark red kidney beans for shipment to Russia in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here Government Influence Over Pulse Markets GrowsVANCOUVER - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- Mexico, Cuba and India were clearly among the most important forces in world pulse markets in recent weeks - as much for what is happening at a government level as with any trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here French Prefer Canadian Lentil QualityPARIS - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- Field pea and lentil processors in the United States were surprised by results of a recent survey of buyers in France, which revealed they need to put more effort into maintaining and increasing quality in order to improvemarket access. . . . Continue or visitors click here Monsoon Missing GujaratDELHI - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- One of India's primary agricultural producing states, Gujarat, is still waiting for the drought which devastated rabi season crops in the region to be brought to an end by this year's monsoon. . . . Continue or visitors click here Chickpea Markets Firm in New Crop PositionsVANCOUVER - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- International chickpea markets posted a mixed performance during a relatively uneventful week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Crop Concerns Support U.S. Bean MarketVANCOUVER - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets managed a slightly firmer performance during an uneventful week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Lackluster Performance for BirdseedsVANCOUVER - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets recorded a lackluster performance during a week which saw limited consumer buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here Transition to New Crop Weakens Spot Lentil MarketVANCOUVER - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week on a softer note as the industry thinking started to make the transition from current to new crop markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here Sharp Drop In Candian Field Pea PricesVANCOUVER - Jun 16/00 - STAT -- The field pea complex recorded a strongly mixed performance during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Burma Exports 61,042 MT Pulses in MayRANGOON - Jun 19/00 - STAT -- Massive pulse shipments to India and Indonesia in May generated a massive increase in Burmese pulse shipments during the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here Field Peas Dominate USDA Food Aid TenderKANSAS CITY - Jun 20/00 - STAT -- Green and yellow field peas dominated the pulse portion of the USDA PL-480 food aid tender announced by the Commodity Credit Corporation today. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Monthly Bean Invitation Totals 290 MTKANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 37,320 MT, compared to 59,260 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 4,360 MTKANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 59,860 MT, compared to 85,530 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Aug Tenders Reach 4,650 MT PulsesKANSAS 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 97,180 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here France Nearly Sold Out of PeasPARIS - Jun 21/00 - STAT -- A continued strong sales performance relative to this size of this year's crop will pull field pea stocks in France to unusually low levels by the close of the current marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Domestic Pea Sales Lag, Lentils RiseMOSCOW - Jun 21/00 - STAT -- Lagging field pea sales to domestic consumers from processors located in the United States' Pacific Northwest region were partly made up by stronger sales of lentils and chickpeas. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weather Concerns Support Bean PricesVANCOUVER - Jun 23/00 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week with a modestly firmer undertone. . . . Continue or visitors click here Slight Improvement in World Canaryseed TradeVANCOUVER - Jun 23/00 - STAT -- Few changes were reported in international birdseed ingredient markets, despite a slight improvement in international trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here Lentils Mixed in Featureless WeekVANCOUVER - Jun 23/00 - STAT -- International lentil markets recorded a mixed performance during a somewhat featureless week. . . . Continue or visitors click here Slender Demand Leaves Peas Mostly UnchangedVANCOUVER - Jun 23/00 - STAT -- International field pea markets finished the week’s trading unchanged to slightly firmer against light international trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here Canada -- Seeded Area Estimates - View Article - Canadea Bearish on Pulses, Neutral on Other SpecialtiesOTTAWA - Jun 28/00 - STAT -- Statistics Canada confirmed a stunning increase in Canadian chickpea seedings in what participants in several individual commodities saw as an unexpectedly bearish estimate of the amount of land growers in that country actually committed to individual crops this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Tenders for Peas, Lentils for RussiaKANSAS CITY - Jun 29/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here issued PL-480 food aid tender invitation 070A for 1,680 MT of peas and lentils for shipment to Russia. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety - View Article - U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State - View Article - Millet Area Down a QuarterWASHINGTON - Jun 30/00 - STAT -- Proso millet seed area in the United States is down 25% from last year at 450,000 acres, according to seeded area estimates prepared by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here Sunflower Seed Output Slips 19% in United StatesWASHINGTON - Jun 30/00 - STAT -- Planted area for all sunflowers in the United States this year was pegged by the USDA at 2.87 million acres, down 19% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here Minor Oilseed Output Climbing in United StatesWASHINGTON - Jun 30/00 - STAT -- Output of all types of minor oilseeds grown in the United States will be up this year, as growers in the country massively increase canola and flaxseed area, while reducing land committed to mustard and safflower. . . . Continue or visitors click here United States -- Pea and Lentil Production Forecast - View Article - Pinto Beans Supported by Seeded Area ReportVANCOUVER - Jun 30/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean seedings in the United States dropped below levels intended by growers because of the failure of markets to respond positively to their opening effort to scale back production of the most widely grown varieties. . . . Continue or visitors click here Seeded Bean Area Slumps 13%VANCOUVER - Jun 30/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean seedings in the United States are down 13% this year at just 1.77 million acres, according to the latest estimate from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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