WASHINGTON - May 1/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean bids at the grower level in the United States continued to slide during April, according to preliminary numbers compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 1/00 - STAT -- Some fine tuning of fababean grades for product delivered to South Australian Co-operative Bulk Handling should improve the marketability of product received by the company this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 2/00 - STAT -- Limited seeding progress continues to be reported for crops in Saskatchewan, with 2% of the land now planted. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MOSCOW - May 3/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean growers should be able to look forward to a modest recovery in prices during the opening weeks of the 2000-01 marketing campaign, believes University of Idaho agricultural economis Paul E. Patterson. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 3/00 - STAT -- Agriculture Canada believes 35% of that country's field pea harvest is now being consumed domestically, with vast quantities now being used by western Canada's hog industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 3/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here requested offers for another 340 MT of buckwheat groats for shipment to Russia between June 6 and July 5. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 4/00 - SATAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 4,880 MT of beans and field peas for shipment as food aid under terms of PL-480 food aid tender 050. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/00 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets posted a mixed performance during the week as market participants started to worry more about new crop prospects. This had a clear impact on pinto and cranberry beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/00 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were generally easier against slack demand and improving production prospects for competing regions and products. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/00 - STAT -- Lentil markets ended the week mostly unchanged in light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/00 - STAT -- Steady buying by importers on the Indian subcontinent continued to support field and chick pea markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/00 - STAT -- The Indian government is looking for a major recovery in pulse production during the coming 2000-01 season, expecting a return to normal monsoon rainfall patterns to break the drought which is affecting several key production zones. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 9/00 - STAT -- Above normal temperatures combined with dry conditions across much of the dry edible bean, lentil and field pea producing regions of the United States to allow seeding to jump ahead of last year and the recent averages. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 9/00 - STAT -- Saskatchewan's specialty crop growers are making good progress seeding this year's pulse crops, with seeding progress for mustard, lentils and peas ahead of the recent five-year average for the province. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 10/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean consumption levels and preferences are clearly affected by the age, sex and ethnic background of American citizens judging from from a close analysis of data from the USDA's 1994-96 Continuing Survey ofFood Intakes by Individuals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 10/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here amended PL-480 food aid tender invitation 050D to include 2,000 MT of lentils and 850 MT of dark red kidney beans for shipment in June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - May 11/00 - STAT -- Severe drought is devastating crops across much of the Middle East and south-east Asia, resulting in mounting agricultural losses and local water shortages. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 11/00 - STAT -- From the perspective of some field pea traders two things are inextricably linked -- the success of the pea futures contract on the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange and reforming western Canadian rail transportation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 12/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Coporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,250 MT of blackeye cowpeas and 900 MT of lentils for shiupment as food aid during June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/00 - STAT -- Worries about the eventual quality of Argentine dry edible bean crops added limited support to world markets during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/00 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended the week with few changes recorded. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/00 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week in an uneasy mood as snow fall across much of the Canadian production area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 12/00 - STAT -- Unexpected snow storms across Canada’s southern Prairie region added unexpected support to field and chick pea markets as the week drew to a close. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - May 15/00 - STAT -- Azuki bean futures markets on the Tokyo Grain Exchange got off to a strong start this week, but concerns are being raised by traders prices could soon start a topping action. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - May 15/00 - STAT -- Important cracks appeared in India's drought facade during the past week as rainfall relieved conditions in Rajasthan, Unfortunately, they missed Gujarat, another important agricultural province. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - May 15/00 - STAT -- Production subsidies available to Mexican dry edible beans and safflower growers for the 2000-01 marketing year are up 9.9% over last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING -- May 15/00 - STAT -- Dry edible bean shipments by Chinese exporters closed in on the 500,000 MT mark during the first nine months of the 1999-00 marketing campaign. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 16/00 - STAT -- The realization the Middle East is facing another drought has generated optimism among Australian fababean growers and processors the coming year will be strong for the crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 16/00 - STAT -- Seeding this year's pulse crops is quickly approaching the final stages as specialty crop growers in the province make above average progress seeding all crops expect sunflower, canaryseed and flax. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 16/00 - STAT -- Interest in growing lentils in Australia continues to rise, resulting in a steady expansion in seeded area of mainly red type product. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - May 17/00 - STAT -- Field pea seedings in France are down sharply this year, falling 10.8% to 436,700 hectares, according to data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

CAMDEN - May 17 - STAT -- Dry edible bean and wild rice processors were pleased by the latest product announcements from Campbell Soup Company because they should help widen North American domestic demand for their products. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 18/00 - The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 2,430 MT of dark red kidney beans and lentils for shipment to Russia in June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/00 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets were generally quiet on the week, with grower seeding the dominant activity on the minds of processors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/00 - STAT -- For many market participants there is a strong link between reforming Canada's grain transportation system the success of field and/or feed pea futures trading on the floor of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/00 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets ended trading on a slightly weaker note. Prices were led lower by faltering canaryseed markets in Canada and easing sunflower seed values in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/00 - STAT -- Canadian lentil markets ended the week with significant declines recorded across spot and new crop delivery positions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/00 - STAT -- Excellent progress seeding field peas in western Canada combined with slack international demand to force markets to end weekly trading on a softer note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 19/00 - STATR -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is trying again to buy 1,350 MT of buckwheat groats for shipment to Russia as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 19/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking amnother 420 MT of lentils for prepositioning at ports for emergency food aid requirements. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - May 21/00 - STAT -- Burmese pulse export shipments reached 28,251 MT during April, the first month under which export sales must be funneled through the government, which is trying to garner foreign exchange. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - May 22/00 - STAT -- Azuki bean futures contracts traded on the floor of the Tokyo Grain Exchange got off to a rough start this week, dropping in the face of favorable weather forecasts for the coming 90-day period. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - May 22/00 - STAT -- This year's monsoon could start three days ahead of normal, according to the Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (CMMACS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

CAPE TOWN - May 22/00 - STAT -- South African farmers intend to expand this year's lupin area from 19,000 hectares to 25,000, according to the latest seeding intentions estimates from the National Crop Estimates Committee. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - May 23/00 - STAT -- Angola needs a total of 383,604 MT of international food aid shipments during the 200-01 marketing year, including 32,518 MT of pulses, according to estimates prepared by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 23/00 - The USDA's Commodituy Credit Corporation office here tendered for 5,010 MT of pulses for shipment as food aid in July . . . 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 36,190 MT, compared to 54,850 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 53,820 MT, compared to 71,740 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 1999-00 shipping season to 90,010 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 24/00 - STAT -- Seeding this year's specialty crops is nearly complete in Saskatchewan with at least 90% of the chickpeas, dry peas, and lentils planted as the week got underway. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 25/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Coporation office here issued amendements to PL-480 food aid tender invitation 060 to include an additional 2,530 MT of pulses for shipment to Russia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 25/00 - STAT -- Australia's lupin harvest is expected to drop sharply from last year's levels on account of drought-like conditions in Western Australia's grain belt. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 25/00 - STAT -- The USDA has committed to give Russia 51,978 MT of buckwheat, lentils, green peas, blackeye cowpeas, dry edible beans and other products during the 2000 fiscal year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - May 25/00 - STAT -- India expects this year's drought to br broken by a normal monsoon, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) expecting rainfall to reach 99% of the long term average. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY- May 26/00 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Coporation office here confirmed the purchase of 420 M . . . Continue or visitors click here