MEXICO CITY - May 2/02 - STAT -- Mexico will hold its second and final dry edible bean import permit auction for 2002 on May 31. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 3/02 - STAT -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) will make a significant and important change to the Canadian grading standards for feed peas effective the August start of the 2002-03 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 3/02 - STAT -- Few changes were reported in international dry edible bean markets during a week which saw many of the industry's key participants attending a major international convention in Argentina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 3/02 - STAT -- Last week's bullish seedings intentions report and worries about growing conditions in western Canada this year were not enough to prevent sellers from exceeding potential buyers during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 3/02 - STAT -- North American lentil markets were distracted by other events during the week, with the result markets experienced light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 3/02 - STAT -- The decision by the United States to include dry peas, lentils and small caliber chickpeas, including desi-type, in the provisions of the U.S. Farm Bill has generated a stormy reaction. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 6/02 - STAT -- Specialty crop clearances during the first month of navigation at Thunder Bay came in at a dismal 26,606 metric tons (MT), down from 88,820 MT during the same month last year, according to data compiled by the Canadian Ports Clearance Association. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 6/02 - STAT -- Seeding of this year's dry edible bean crops is getting underway in parts of the growing area in the United States, but seeding has yet to begin in earnest in the largest producing states, judging from the latest reports from USDA officers across the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 6/02 - STAT -- Seeding this year's crops is off to its second slowest start of the past decade, according to the latest crop progress report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - May 7/02 - STAT -- The latest stocks in all positions estimates from Statistics Canada will have difficulty being accepted as accurate by the specialty crop industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 9/02 - STAT -- Some exporters in the Australian state of Tasmania are responding to demands by Japanese consumers for safer food and more accountability across the marketing chain by putting photographs of the actual cow on meat packages and the actual farmer who grew the vegetables in the bulk bag. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 9/02 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 7,160 MT of pulses for shipment under terms of PL-480 food aid tender invitation 052. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 10/02 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week mostly unchanged in North American markets, but easier in Argentina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 10/02 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets finished the week with prices mixed under seasonally light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 10/02 - STAT -- North American field pea markets were relatively quiet on the week, reflecting increased spring seeding activity in Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 10/02 - STAT -- International lentil markets showed limited price moves during a generally quiet week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 10/02 - STAT -- International chickpea markets experienced another quiet week, with prices finding little news to provide a strong sense of direction. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 13/02 - STAT -- Dry edible bean growers in the United Sttes are starting the week in an apprehensive mood after seeing a week of cool and damp conditions in most growing regions last week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 13/02 - STAT -- Sunflower planting is progressing at a slower pace than last year in many of the key producing regions in the United States, according to state level data available from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 13/02 - STAT -- Seeding this year's crops continues to fall far behind the recent experience of agricultural producers in Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - May 15/02 - STAT -- Estimated field pea seedings in France were increased today by the Office National Interprofessionnel des Céréales (ONIC) from numbers released last month by the European industry association COCERAL. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - May 16/02 - SNS -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is looking for a significant increase in pulse production levels this year, predicting output could climb 7% to 56 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 17/92 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here today tendered for 10,000 metric tons (MT) of pinto beans for pre positioning in U.S. Gulf ports for later use on PL-480 food aid programs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 17/02 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were generally firmer on the week, with markets advancing on concerns about prospective seedings. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 17/02 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a positive note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 17/02 - STAT -- Attention in international chickpea markets appeared to become more focussed on larger sizes of kabuli chickpeas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 18/02 - STAT -- North American lentils markets finished the week's trading in a mostly firmer mood, though prices for some classes of lentils in some shipping positions were easier. . . . 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 2001-02 shipping season to 163,710 MT. . . . 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 52,100 MT, compared to 31,270 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 111,610 MT, compared to 71,490 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 20/02 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 11,050 metric tons (MT) Of pulses for shipment as food in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 20/02 - STAT -- Dry edible bean seeding moved ahead slowly during the week ending May 19 as cold and damp weather kept growers off their fields across the entire region between Minnesota and New York State. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 20/02 - STAT -- Limited progress seeding this year's sunflower crops were reported in the latest weekly crop progress from the various states. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 21/02 - STAT -- Specialty crop producers in Saskatchewan made excellent progress planting this year's crops during the week ending May 18, with planting surging forward when conditions allowed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 22/02 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here today confirmed the purchase of 10,000 metric tons (MT) of pinto beans from three suppliers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - May 22/02 - STAT -- Dry edible bean exports from Burma recorded a significant recovery during April, with shipments rising 22.8% from March and soaring 47.7% above year earlier totals to reach 110,323 metric tons (MT) during the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 24/02 - STAT -- Dry edible bean stocks held by processors in the state of New York are down nearly two-thirds from quantities on hand one year ago, according to data compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/02 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets experienced a bullish week as the prospective Canadian crop was lost for a second time this year and worries started building in the United States about seeding delays. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/02 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note. On paper, stocks remain fundamentally tight. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/02 - STAT -- The U.S. government may be the single largest purchaser of pulses in the United States apart from the major dry edible bean processing and origination companies involved in the day to day business of buying and sellingthese commodities. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/02 - STAT -- International field pea markets finished the week with a slightly firmer undertone. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/02 - STAT -- Weather worries in western Canada helped North American lentil markets finish the week's trading on a slightly firmer note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 25/02 - STAT -- International chickpea markets were mostly unchanged to slightly easier against relatively light international buying demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 28/02 - STAT -- Seeding of this year's specialty crops surged forward despite cool and windy conditions across much of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 28/02 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is looking for 500 metric tons (MT) of pinto beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - May 31/02 - STAT -- The changed emphasis from domestic to export markets has become more pronounced and obvious as the 2001-02 marketing campaign progresses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY -- May 31/02 - STAT -- The outcome from the latest auction of dry edible bean import permits may have been the worst possible. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 31/02 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week with mixed opinions about the significance of the latest auction of dry edible bean import permits by the Mexican government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 31/02 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets experienced an unusually volatile week in both spot and new crop shipping positions on relatively light trading volumes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 31/02 - STAT -- Canadian lentils were firmly in the grip of a weather market during the past week, with new crop prices for most classes of lentils advancing to a premium to spot. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 31/02 - STAT -- North American field pea markets finished the week on a firmer note, led by weather worries in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 31/02 - STAT -- International chickpea markets finished the week under generally firmer conditions and relatively light demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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