WASHINGTON - May 1/01 - STAT -- A decision over a U.S. company's efforts to patent a variant of basmati rice could have implications for pending legal battles with another U.S. company, which managed to get a patent on a dry edible bean traditionallygrown in Mexico. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 2/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 4,480 MT of pulses for shipment as food aid in June under terms of PL-480 invitation 051. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/01 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week on a slightly firmer note in the face of improved demand and weather worries in Argentina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/01 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets dominated thinking in North American specialty crops during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/01 - STAT -- North American lentils markets recorded a mixed performance during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 5/01 - STAT -- Field pea markets ended the week’s trading on an easier tone because of an absence of fresh export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 7/01 - STAT -- Pulse growers in Saskatchewan made excellent progress seeding this year's crops during the past week, with the amount of pulses sown leaping from 2% to nearly one-third complete. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - May 8/01 - STAT -- Canada experienced solid declines in the volume of specialty crops on hand between December 31 and March 31, judging from the latest stocks in all positions data compiled by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - May 8/01 - STAT -- Canada reported a surprisingly large drop in canaryseed stocks across the opening quarter of the 2001 calendar year, with implied disappearance reaching an unprecedented 91,000 metric tons (MT) as stocks plunged 47% to 104,000 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 8/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean processors in the United States received excellent news this week with the revelation the import permits Mexico is auctioning June 1 will expire at the end of September. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 8/01 - STAT -- Canada's March 31 lentil stock estimate is slightly higher than expected as growers report they had 299,000 metric tons (MT) on hand, while processors and processors said were carrying 60,000 MT in their inventories. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 8/01 - STAT -- Field pea numbers released by Statistics Canada are in line with anticipated disappearance levels, but potentially higher than expected by the trade. Total stocks came in at 1,066,000 metric tons (MT), down from 1,755,000 on December 31 and well below the season's opening stock of 3,264,300 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - May 8/01 - STAT -- Bangladesh is taking advantage of low international vegetable oil prices by buying more edible oil and less seed, resulting in dramatic reductions in mustard seed imports from Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - May 9/01 - STAT -- Chickpea, or gram production in the Indian state of Rajasthan did not fall as much as total grain output during the rabi, or winter crop season, according to data assembled by local agriculture ministry officials. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - May 9/01 - STAT -- French field pea usage rates are on trend to allow the country close the season with only 54,900 metric tons (MT) of product on hand, well down from the 94,600 MT carried out last season and the 1998-99 closing stock of 184,250 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 10/01 - STAT -- The Australian Barley Board expressed strong doubts about the price performance local growers can expect from field pea markets during the 2001-02 season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - May 10/01 - STAT -- Burmese pulse exports during the opening quarter of 2001 set a torrid pace in the face of strong demand from India, with sales double last year and well ahead of 1999. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets ended weekly trading on a stronger note, supported by Mexico's auction of import licenses and weather problems in Argentina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/01 - STAT -- Chickpea markets ended the week on a mixed note, with desi chickpeas firmer in both Canada and Australia, while kabulis ended the week under pressure. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/01 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets continue to receive bullish news from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/01 - STAT -- Lentil markets managed a mixed performance in the wake of Statistics Canada's stocks in all positions report released Tuesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 11/01 - STAT -- International field pea markets were supported by the latest stocks in all positions estimate from Statistics Canada. The agency found of the 3.26 million MT available at the start of the season, just 1,066,000 MT wereleft by March 31. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - May 14/01 - STAT -- Efforts to lift export restrictions on pulses and other commodities moved a step closer to being realized as India's commerce ministry finalizes details of a note for formal cabinet approval. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 14/01 - STAT -- Seeding this year's crops leapt forward in Saskatchewan during the past week, pulling seeding progress for most specialty crops well ahead of their previous five-year averages. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SCOTTSBLUFF - May 15/01 - STAT -- The Wild Bird Feeding Institute here has trademarked the word Nyjer for use as a replacement for the word commonly used to describe "Guizotia abyssinica". . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 17/01 - STAT -- The Australian Barley Board authorized an interim payment to growers who marketed their field peas, lupins and/or fababeans through its market pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 17/01 - STAT -- Canada's pulse markets are already preparing for the likelihood the country will grow almost 10% more product than was the last case year and possibly set a new production record of 4.86 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - May 17/01 - STAT -- France is looking at continued difficulty meeting international trading opportunities for field peas, with all indicators pointing to another decrease in seeded area and a higher risk of quality problems. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - May 17/01 - STAT -- French field pea sales ended up at 132,500 metric tons (MT) in March, pulling the season to date total to just 1,325,900 MT, down 31% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 17/01 - STAT -- Agriculture Canada expects international mustard seed production to drop during the 2001-02 season, on the basis of expected declines in Canadian seeded area and output. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 17/01 - STAT -- Mustard seed uses continue to expand in the face of varietal and market development work from plant breeders, traders, and food processors, notes Agriculture Canada in its annual review of markets for the commodity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 20/01 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continue to supported by June 1 auction of Mexican import permits. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 20/01 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed posted another strong performance, with grower selling slipping behind the needs of processors and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 20/01 - STAT -- Few changes were reported in North American lentil markets during the past week, with buying by Algerian importers steadying markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 20/01 - STAT -- Field pea markets continued to receive supportive news during the week. Internationally, markets were helped by worries about the impact continued wet weather will have on European crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 21/01 - STAT -- The State of Western Australia expects fababean seedings to expand 15% as part of a projected 21% jump in Australian seeded area from around 178,000 hectares in the year 2000 to a projected 215,000 hectares or 531,000 acres. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ISLAMABAD - May 21/01 - STAT -- The impact of last year's drought on pulse production levels in Pakistan is being felt as imports soar. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 22/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean seeding in the United States is off to a slower start than normal this year, with most of the key producing states reporting progress lags the recent five year average. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 22/01 - STAT -- Mixed progress is reported seeding this year's sunflower seed crops in the United States, with Kansas sprinting out of the gate, while other states are off to a slow start. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 22/01 - STAT -- Most quality concerns raised by importers can be solved through closer dialog between exporters and importers, concludes a pulse trade mission which visited Turkey, Pakistan and India in January. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 22/01 - STAT -- The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation office here issued a tender for 3,890 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 31,270 MT, compared to 37,030 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 71,490 MT, compared to 55,500 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 2000-01 shipping season to 102,760 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 22/01 - STAT -- Preseason concerns about the rate of seeding progress which would occur this year on account of heavier than usual snowfall in several parts of western Canada have proven to be misplaced, with planting of all crops in western Canada considered five days ahead of schedule. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - May 23/01 - STAT -- Pulse importers in India are now required to obtain import permits before bring merchandise into the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 23/01 - STAT -- A recent review of consumer attitudes toward food pricing in the United States contained an aside which could have implications for success trading pulses to China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 24/01 - STAT -- In an historic "win win" decision for all in the value chain, it was confirmed today that new jointly developed import export standards for Australian fababeans, broad beans and lentils will be implemented by the Egyptiangovernment, effective immediately. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets ended last week's trading steady to firmer in the face of continued worries about Argentine production prospects and tightening North American supplies. Harvesting this year's white alubia beancrop is getting underway in southern crop districts in Argentina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/01 - STAT -- International canaryseed markets maintained their bullish tone last week, with Canadian markets reaching prices not seen since August and September of 1996. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/01 - STAT -- Interest in trading lentils continued to wane during the past week, allowing markets for close unchanged to easier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/01 - STAT -- International field pea markets were pulled higher as Canadian exporters tried to cover shortages of product for shipment before new crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/01 - STAT -- Markets for popcorn markets ended the week's trading on a slightly easier note, while mustard markets were unchanged to firmer as processors and exporters struggle with expectations of tighter supplies across the 2001-02 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/01 - STAT -- International chickpea markets ended the week unchanged to firmer amid light international trade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - May 28/01 - STAT -- Food manufacturers, livestock feeders and vegetable oil processors are asking Thailand's government to allow open imports of soybeans to overcome local shortages. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 28/01 - STAT -- Seeding this year's pulse crops is virtually complete in Saskatchewan, with only limited areas left to be planted. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 28/01 - STAT -- Seeding of this year's crop is making good progress across Manitoba, though lagging behind Saskatchewan, which has been experiencing drier conditions so far this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 29/01 - STAT -- Planting this year's dry edible bean crop continues to move ahead at a relatively slow pace, as growers in the western region struggle with dry soils and their counterparts in the eastern United States have to deal with excess moisture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON -- May 29/01 - STAT -- Planting this year's sunflower seed crop has fallen well behind last year's seeding progress rate, but does not appear to be far off its normal progress level for this time of year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 30/01 - STAT -- The Grain Pool of Western Australia (GPWA) finally closed its 1999-00 crop lupin pool, setting the final result at A$161.83 per metric ton (MT) for both pools operated during the course of the marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 31/01 - STAT -- The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) is delisting oats effectively immediately and trying to revamp its feed pea contract in an effort to convince a growing industry to share the wealth with futures commodity brokers and other exchange participants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 31/01 - STAT -- Preliminary price data for May confirmed what was already known to markets, dry edible bean prices in the United States managed a significant recovery during the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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