VANCOUVER - Jun 1/01 - STAT -- After languishing for months near their historic lows, dry edible beans are joining the list of specialty crop commodities developing an increasingly bullish market outlook. This is especially true of colored beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Jun 1/01 - STAT -- Initial reports about the latest auction of dry edible bean import permits by the Mexican government reveal 2.53 peso per kilogram was paid for the entire quantity of permits available. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 1/01 - STAT -- New crop chickpea markets received unexpected support at week's end when the Alberta government declared the province was facing a drought disaster as it struggles through its driest year since 1871. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 1/01 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week's trading on a strong note, with steady demand noted during the week for various classes of beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 1/01 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets were pressured lower during the past week by expectations this year's reduction in seeded area will not be as large as growers told Statistics Canada in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 1/01 - STAT -- North American lentil markets continue to lag other markets for enthusiasm because of large stock stocks and seasonally slow demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 1/01 - STAT -- International field pea markets ended the week on a generally strong note, with keen interest in yellow or white peas leading markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TWIN FALLS - Jun 3/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean growers in Idaho are being warned about trying to plant some traditional Latin American dry edible bean varieties unless they are prepared to fight for the right to grow naturally occurring classes of yellow beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/01 - STAT -- Improved progress was reported seeding this year's dry edible bean crops in most of the main producing areas of the United States, but the country continues to face problems with excess moisture in the east and not enough in parts of the west. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 4/01 - STAT -- Sunflower seeding made solid progress in the United States during the past week, jumping from 50% to 51% complete, according to the latest reports from local USDA offices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Saskatchewan Seeding Progress to June 3 . . . Subscribers Only

REGINA - Jun 4/01 - STAT -- Seeding this year's specialty crops is complete in Saskatchewan, with the latest provincial crop report noting all the intended acreage for field peas, lentils and chickpeas is now in the ground. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jun 5/01 - STAT -- Australia is looking at a 1.4% reduction in area sown to pulses for the 2001-02 marketing year to 1,972,000 hectares or just under 4.9 million acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jun 5/01 - STAT -- The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics expects the country's pulse yields to slip below their recent averages for the coming season on account of poor moisture reserves and a grim rainfall outlook forvast parts of the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 5/01 - STAT -- Canadian field pea exports through the port of Thunder Bay faltered in May, plunging from 72,222 metric tons (MT) in April to just 28,916 MT, according to the latest shipping data compiled by the Canadian Ports ClearanceAssociation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Jun 5/01 - STAT -- The first evidence pulse producers in India are responding to forecasts of greatly improved moisture conditions, starting with this year's monsoon, is surfacing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 6/01 - STAT -- Newly developed lentil varieties are gaining preference with farmers in Bangladesh, with more than a quarter of the country's lentil crop now seeded to Barimasur lentils. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jun 6/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 3,890 MT of pulses for shipment as food during July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jun 8/01 - STATY -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here tendered for 2,000 MT of No 3 or better lentils for shipment as food aid in July and August. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 8/01 - STAT -- Increased optimism was expressed about crop prospects for pulses in several key producing regions of the world at this year's CICILS/IPTIC conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MINNEAPOLIS - Jun 9/01 - STAT -- The National Sunflower Association plans to promote the consumption of sunflower kernels this summer, promoting the seed's health benefits to major magazine editors in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 9/01 - STAT -- Few changes were reported in dry edible bean markets during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 9/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were generally lower on the week, with prices declines recorded in most major ingredient categories. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 9/01 - STAT -- International lentil markets ended the week slightly easier against improved production prospects for Canada and Turkey. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 9/01 - STAT -- Field pea markets ended the week on a lackluster note, with most market participants attending this year's CICILS/IPTIC conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 9/01 - STAT -- Chickpea markets ended the week steady to slightly lower amid growing concerns about the North American supply situation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 11/01 - STAT -- Good progress was made planting this year's dry edible bean crops in the United States, but some parts of the growing area remain well behind schedule on account of dryness in the west and excess moisture in the east. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 11/01 - STAT -- Planting this year's sunflower seed crops remains slightly behind average in the United States, with 75% of the intended acreage in the ground, compared to 86% at this time last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Jun 12/01 - STAT -- The European Union (EU) is extending its ban on the use of meat and bone meal (MBM) in livestock feed rations beyond its June 30 expiry date. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jun 12/01 - STAT -- Projected returns for lupin pools operated by the Grain Pool of Western Australia (GPWA) were increased as a result of various market and price factors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/01 - STAT -- Commodity groups in the United States will get around $90 million to use in export promotion activities during the 2001 fiscal year, with the pulse industry getting $970,670 or just over 1% of the total. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 14/01 - STAT -- Canadians started the new millennium eating 67% more pulses than was the case in 1990, judging from per capita consumption data compiled by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jun 15/01 - STAT -- Lupin growers could obtain higher average prices for their crops if plant breeders succeed in releasing commercial varieties with thinner seed coats. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 15/01 - STAT -- Spain's pulse crop harvests will be much lower than initially expected as unusually hot and dry conditions in April and May force a general reduction in yields of all crops grown in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 15/01 - STAT -- Sharp increases in several classes of dry edible beans were reported during the week. Doubts about the prospective size and quality of Argentina's white alubia and black bean harvests turned exporters in that country inward. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 15/01 - STAT -- International birdseed ingredient markets experienced a lackluster week as buying demand eased against improved outlooks for Canadian canaryseed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 15/01 - STAT -- Modest improvements in demand failed to move lentil markets significantly during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 15/01 - STAT -- International field pea markets ended the week firmer on tightening spot market stocks in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 15/01 - STAT -- Chickpea markets ended the week unchanged to lower as available supplies from exporters remains just ahead of the needs of importers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Jun 18/01 - STAT -- French field pea sales managed a good performance in April, with 132,000 metric tons (MT) of merchandise shipped to domestic compound feed manufacturers and export destinations during the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 18/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean seeding is nearly complete across the United States, but crops in most parts of the United States appear to suffering some level of stress. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 18/01 - STAT -- Sunflower seeding is approaching the final stages in the United States, with 88% of the crop in the ground, up from 75% at this time last week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jun 19/01 - STAT -- Pulse and flaxseed crops growing in Saskatchewan are developing about a week ahead of schedule, according to the latest crop development report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 19/01 - STAT -- The competitive posture of Argentine dry edible bean exporters will be helped by a decision to partially unlink the peso from the United States dollar. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSDAS CITY - Jun 19/01 - STAT -- Pinto beans were the focus of attention in the latest regularly scheduled PL-480 food aid tender invitation announced by the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here. . . . 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 34,190 MT, compared to 37,320 MT during the 1999-00 marketing 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 72,660 MT, compared to 59,860 MT during the 1999-00 marketing campaign. . . . 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 106,850 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 20/01 - STAT -- Future efforts by aggressive companies to patent existing plants, animals and their traditional uses will be made more difficult if a proposal to create an international database containing such information is approved. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jun 21/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,000 metric tons (MT) of lentils for shipment as food aid between July 21 and August 5. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Jun 22/01 - STAT -- The decline in French field pea seedings was not as large as initially expected, with the country's growers able to plant 429,000 hectares or just over one million acres of field peas, despite a long, wet spring. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 22/01 - STAT -- Food aid purchase activity by the USDA increased 12% for shipment during the 2000-01 marketing campaign, rising from 97,180 metric tons (MT) the previous season to 108,850 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 23/01 - STAT -- North American dry edible beans markets closed the week on a generally firmer note, despite some reductions in new crop prices for some classes of beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 23/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended the week on a generally firmer note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 23/01 - STAT -- International lentil markets closed the week unchanged to lower in weak international demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 23/01 - STAT -- Field pea markets were slightly firmer by week's end, reflecting a severe tightening of stocks in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jun 23/01 - STAT -- International popcorn markets ended the week sideways to easier in light international demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 25/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean crops are generally in good condition in the United States, though there remain problems in local regions. The most notable problem is excess moisture stress in North Dakota, where some plants are reported yellowing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 25/01 - STAT -- Sunflower seeding is nearly complete in the United States, with 96% of the expected area in the four main producing states now in the ground. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jun 28/01 - STAT -- The new, smaller sized Helena field pea variety is being more widely grown in the state of Western Australia, and the decision by Co-operative Bulk Handling to segregate the variety will improve the marketability of peasgrown in the region. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/01 - STAT -- Preliminary price projections for June show prices received by dry edible bean growers in the United States slipped during the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/01 - STAT -- There was a sharp increase in red and white proso millet seeded area in the United States this year, with the USDA reporting seeded area jumped 25% to 550,000 acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Seeded Area Estimates . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/01 - STAT -- The supply situation for dry edible beans in the United States seems destined to get worse before it gets better, with growers in that country expressing unhappiness with the performance of markets so far this year byslashing seeded area another 2% from their March intentions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/01 - STAT -- Confectionary sunflower seed did a better job of holding the interest of growers in the United States, with seeded area almost unchanged last year, while oil-type areas dropped 1.8%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Jun 29/01 - STAT -- Mustard seed plantings are down sharply in North America this year, dropping from a combined total of 571,000 acres to 378,700 acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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