RABAT -- May 1/98 -- Moroccan grain production is expected to be generally lower on account of poor rainfall in March, but some parts of the country still expect above average yields. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 1/98 -- STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets ended the week with a slightly weaker tone prevailing. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 1/98 -- STAT -- Rockets sent flying by canaryseed speculators the previous week crashed to the ground against the Statistics Canada seedings intentions estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 1/98 -- STAT -- International lentil markets ended weekly trading on a mixed note, with efforts to become bullish toward the commodity stumbling over weak demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 6/98 -- Excellent seeding progres was recorded across much of the North American last week, as growers took advantage of this year's unusually warm and dry spring. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 6/98 -- Crop reports from various dry edible bean growing states in the U.S. reveal a mixed picture facing growers in that country as they try to get this year's crops in the ground. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- May 6/98 -- The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 5,230 MT of pulses for shipment as food aid during the periods June 6 - 20 and June 21 - July 5, 1998, for inland plants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON -- May 8/98 -- The USDA will make fundamental revisions to its proposed national organic standards rulesas a result of the 200,000 comments received on the initial proposal, announced Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON -- May 8/98 -- With the exception of alfalfa seed, forage seed trade remains relatively light, according to the latest market update from Alberta Agriculture. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON -- May 8/98 -- Domestic dry edible bean consumption in the United States is expected to improve through the balance of the century, potentially limiting volumes of product available to meet what could be a growing export potential. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON -- May 8/98 -- Per capita use of all types of dry edible beans in the United States rose from 7.5 pounds to 7.8 pounds in 1997 as part of a general trend toward increased use of healthy foods. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 8/98 -- STAT -- Unimaginably large numbers are flooding from the pencils of agricultural economists calculating the impact the tail of the latest El Nino event will have on crops in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 8/98 -- STAT -- Increasingly bullish international market conditions added strength to North American dry edible bean markets last week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 8/98 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets continued their highly volatile ways, with prices jumping upwards on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 8/98 -- STAT -- North American lentil values traded higher on concerns over spring seeding conditions in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 8/98 -- STAT -- Canadian field pea markets advanced on the week in the face of weather concerns and rising demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA -- May 10/98 -- Stocks of Canadian canola and flaxseed are down from levels seen the last two years, according to the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- May 11/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here has tendered for 4,010 MT of No 3 or better lentils for shipment to Sierra Leone in late June and early July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- May 11/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here has tendered for 4,010 MT of No 3 or better lentils for shipment to Sierra Leone in late June and early July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 13/98 -- Seeding this year's North American pulse and specialty crops remains ahead of schedule, with western Canadian growers pushing forward at a record pace under abnormally hot and dry spring conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON -- May 13/98 -- The first forecast of 1998 California almond production is 249,480 MT, shelled basis. This is down 27% from the record 1997 crop of 343,373 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MONTREAL -- May 13/98 -- As part of this year's 2,648 kilometer rationalization plan, CN Rail plans to turn over two lines in Alberta's prime field pea production area to short haul rail companies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 15/98 -- Weather and worries about the quantity of Laird lentils sown in Saskatchewan this spring are the driving forces behind the latest round of price increases for this commodity. However, demand could become the foundation for asustained improvement in pricing levels during the 1998-99 season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 18/98 -- Strong Latin American demand pulled colored bean markets sharply higher on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 18/98 -- North American birdseed ingredient markets remained volatile during the week as traders responded to weather forecasts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 18/98 -- Speculative trading based on changing weather conditions over Canada's primary lentil growing area took prices on a wild ride during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 18/98 -- North American field pea markets managed a less inspired performance on the week than was the case for other specialty crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FORTH WORTH -- May 19/98 -- Several changes were recently made in rail transporation tariffs which specifically affect the U.S. pulse industry. . . . 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 13,750 MT, compared to 31,861 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 49,460 MT, compared to 54,660 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 1997-98 shipping season to 63,210 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- May 19/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) office here issued a bullish whole green pea tender, requesting 7,350 MT for shipment against invitation 068. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG -- May 20/98 -- Rain showers and snow at mid-week along with showers on the weekend improved soil moisture conditions in Manitoba, while interfering little with general seeding progress, according to the latest crop report from the provincialagriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME -- May 20/98 -- Emergency food aid requirements in Sudan are exploding upward as intensified civil conflict combines with drought to aggravate food shortages in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME -- May 21/98 -- Emergency food relief programs have been organized for north east Brazil, where an estimated 4.8 million people face the "immediate risk of starvation" as a result of this year's El Nino weather phenomenon. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON -- May 21/98 --County loan rates for minor oilseeds grown in the United States this year were announced by Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CALGARY -- May 22/98 -- Soil moisture conditoons showed an important improvement in Alberta during the week as the percentage of land rated good to very good jumped from 20% to 44%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 22/98 -- STAT -- Independent confirmation of Brazilian crop production problems by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization combined with continued worries about conditions in several North American locations to keep thisyear’s weather market alive. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 22/98 -- STAT -- Good Latin American demand combined with localized weather problems to push dry edible bean markets higher. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 22/98 -- STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets continued to follow weather forecasts more closely than changes in fundamental supply and demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 22/98 -- STAT -- North American lentil markets were generally firmer on a week during which hot and dry weather conditions reasserted itself across the primary growing region in Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 22/98 -- STAT -- International field pea markets managed a mixed performance on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- May 22/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced a tender for 2,900 MT of pulses for shipment in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- May 22/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Cororation office here announced the purchase of 4,010 MT of lentils for shipment to Sierra Leone for shipment to arrive in ports in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- May 26/98 -- Only a few fields of Western Canadian specialty crops remain to be sown. But in getting the job done in record fashion has left markets in the solid grip of a drought-like weather market. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MOSCOW -- May 26/98 -- Sales of U.S. grown peas and lentils to domestic packagers and food processors continue to post strong advances over last season, according to the latest sales figures compiled by the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON -- May 27/98 -- Buckwheat was termed a wheat because it was used in the same way as wheat. However, it does not belong to the grass family and isn't considered a true cereal. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CALGARY -- May 29/98 -- Seeding is virtually complete across Alberta but soil moisture conditions declined slightly despite shower activity during the week, according to the latest crop report from Alberta Pool Elevators. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 29/98 -- STAT -- Latin American markets completed another week of unreservedly bullish price and demand activity, affecting outlooks for both colored and white beans for the coming quarter. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON -- May 29/98 -- Lentils and sugar beets led the list of top income generating crops in Alberta last year, according to numbers compiled by the provincial Production Economics and Statistics Branch. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 29/98 -- STAT -- Latin American demand continued to keep fires blazing in international dry edible bean markets last week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 29/98 -- STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets ended the week with a slightly firmer undertone against continued weather concerns in western Canada and modest demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 29/98 -- STAT -- Extreme volatility in Canadian lentil markets was masked by limited price movement on a week to week basis. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 29/98 -- STAT -- Weather worries in western Canada contributed to a slight improvement in field pea values on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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