DELHI - Mar 1/01 - STAT -- A review of India's list of exempted commodities shows pulses were taken off the list and are now subject a %5 import duty. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar2/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 7,070 MT of pulses for shipment in April under terms of PL-480 food aid tender invitation 031. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 2/01 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets experienced a quiet week, with limited domestic and export buying demand giving markets little direction. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 2/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended the week on a mixed note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 2/01 - STAT -- North American green lentils markets continued to show a weaker tone in lightly traded markets, while red lentils remain firm in the face of good export movement. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 2/01 - STAT -- North American chickpea markets ended the week on a firmer note as rains swept through Sinaloa. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - May 5/01 - STAT -- Average daily gains on creep feeds contained feed peas exceeded those without peas making it clear the pulse gives a paying boost to nursing calves on native range, according to preliminary data from the North Dakota State University Dickinson Research Extension Center. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Mar 6/01 - STAT -- Some pulse importers are refusing to accept Canadian peas and chickpeas which arrived on the M.V. Gretke Oldendorf last week as they protest a government demands import duties be paid on the cargo. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/01 - STAT -- Consumer confidence in Europe's livestock production regime is being tested this year. Unfortunately, cracks are showing as retailers report a noticeable drop in meat purchases and renewed interest in both organic and vegetarian options. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets experienced a relatively quiet week. Processors in the United States were preparing for Mexico's coming auction of duty-free import permits. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/01 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets continue to attract limited trading interest from end users or speculators. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/01 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week generally sideways in relatively light trading. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/01 - STAT -- Canadian field pea markets were the focal point of international pulse trading activity during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 14/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here issued a PL-480 food aid tender for 1,700 MT of buckwheat flour, groats and grits for shipment to Russia before May 21. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 14/01 - STAT -- Syngenta, formerly known as Novartis Seeds Inc., is working with the USDA In an effort to isolate genes responsible for white mold resistance in some lines of snap bean under investigation in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Mar 16/01 - STAT -- French field pea sales volumes are continuing to be dragged lower as processors and exporters continue to ration available supply to prospective demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 16/01 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets ended the week focussed on Monday's auction of duty-free import permits in Mexico City. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 16/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended the week on a slightly easier note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 16/01 - STAT -- International lentil markets ended a quiet week with few changes reported by processors and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 16/01 - STAT -- Canadian field pea markets for human consumption merchandise ended the week with spreads between current and new crop shipping positions tightening. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Mar 19/01 - STAT -- Small Red bean futures were perceived as getting a bullish start on the week in response to several factors which add short term support. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Mar 19/01 - STAT -- Europe will not take additional steps to encourage local production of plant protein to offset the impact restrictions on the use of meat and bone meal will have supplies available to the continent's compound feed manufacturers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Mar 19/01 - STAT -- Mexican importers paid a record 2.90 pesos for the right to bring 15,373,525 kilograms of U.S. origin and 461,175 kilograms of Canadian origin dry edible beans, with 36 of 86 companies participating in the auction successful in obtaining a portion of the duty-free import permits available. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 20/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced it is tendering for 2,110 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid in May. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 20/01 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 27,320 MT, compared to 30,250 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 20/01 - STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 67,070 MT, compared to 45,770 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 20/01 - 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 94,390 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Mar 21/01 - STAT -- India is facing another major decline in chickpea production this year, opening the door to expanded pulse output in Australia and other exporting nations, as they try to fill the shortfall. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 23/01 - STAT -- Canada's field pea industry celebrated a peculiar anniversary in the manner in which it ought to be -- in complete silence. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 23/01 - STAT -- Markets for other specialty crops recorded a mixed performance during the past week, with mustard seed showing strong gains, while popcorn was unsteady. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 23/01 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week steady to firmer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 23/01 - STAT -- A modest improvement in export demand added support to North American birdseed ingredient markets during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 23/01 - STAT -- Generally quiet market conditions were reported for lentils during the week. Canadian red lentils remained among the most active. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 23/01 - STAT -- International field pea and chickpea markets remained transfixed by events in India during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 26/01 - STAT -- International demand for products such as mustard seed, pepper and nutmeg could be hurt by the slowdown in Europe's livestock industry caused efforts to control the spread foot and mouth disease. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Mar 27/01 - STAT -- Australia's lentil industry firmly believes Turkey will become their most important customer, judging from comments made The Lentil Company. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Mar 28/01 - STAT -- Ongoing development of Australia's agriculture industry and meeting the opportunities likely to be presented by future trade opportunities requires more money to be spent on research involving pulses and oilseeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Mar 28/01 - STAT -- Pulse exports from Burma reached 54,094 metric tons (MT) in February, pulling exports so far this calendar year roughly 74% ahead of the first two months of either 1999 or the year 2000. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Mar 28/01 - STAT -- The winner of first annual National Pulse Farmer of the Year award was announced today by Pulse Australia. The winner is Western Australian Farmer, Neil Wandel. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Mar 29/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean growers in the United States have no reason to be concerned about buying certified planting seed from growers in Michigan State, according to Art Lamey, North Dakota State University (NDSU) extension plant pathologist and Duane Berglund, NDSU extension agronomist. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 29/01 - STAT -- Preliminary estimates of the average grower bids for dry edible beans in the United States continue to paint a grim picture, with the USDA saying the average bid was down another U.S. 40 cents per 100 pounds (cwt) in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 29/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here said today it received no offers of buckwheat flour, groats or grits on its PL-480 food aid invitation number 031B. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 30/01 - STAT -- A massive decline in dry edible bean seedings is expected to take place this year, pulling planted area to just 1,452,900 acres, its lowest level in recent history. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 30/01 - STAT -- Sunflower seed plantings are expected to inch downward in the United States this year, slipping 2% from 2,792,000 to 2,732, 000 acres, keeping plantings well below the 3,553,000 acres sown in 1999. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 30/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean seeding intentions in the United States are generally viewed as bullish because of the likely impact a 17% reduction in plantings will have on the ability of processors and exporters to maintain sales, especially on export markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 30/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets ended the week mainly unchanged despite a bullish seeding intentions report from the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 30/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended the week on a slightly firmer note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 30/01 - STAT -- International lentil markets ended the week with a rising sense of frustration over poor demand and aggressive selling by some Canadian exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 30/01 - STAT -- Markets for field peas and chickpeas ended weekly trading on a quiet note after a experiencing solid demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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