VANCOUVER -- May 1/99 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets ended the week unchanged to lower. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 1/99 - STAT -- Birdseed ingedient makets experienced a dull week. Canadian canaryseed values wee unchanged against limited trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 1/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets continued to enjoy strong commercial support in both old and new crop shipping positions during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 1/99 - STAT -- Squeezes in western Canadian field pea markets resulted in extremely volatile trading conditions the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI -- May 4/99 - STAT -- Mustard and rapeseed growers in Rajasthan are responding to low prices for the oilseeds by withholding stocks from markets. But, weak demand is making it had for this stategy to garner quick results. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KARACHI -- May 4/99 - STAT -- Shortages of pulses at the wholesale level forced prices up for consumers, according to consumer price data for the from April 1 to May 1 period. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- May 5/99 - STAT -- Precipitation during the past week delayed seeding progress with just 3% of the 1999 crop now planted, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food's weekly crop report. This compares to 16% at this time last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY -- May 5/99 - STAT -- The USDA'c Commodity Credit Corpotation office here confirmed the purchases of field peas and pinto beans for shipment during the periods June 1 - 15 and June 16 - 30, 1999. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FORTH WORTH -- May 6/99 - STAT -- Several changes in specialty crop freight rates were announced by the Burlington Northern Sante Fe railway. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ALGIERS -- May 7/99 - STAT -- The absence of credible production of pulses by local growers will leave the country looking to world markets to cover its needs for the foreseeable future. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 7/99 - STAT -- International pulse markets were generally higher last week as Indian importers continued to pursue bargains in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ALEPPO -- May 7/99 - STAT -- Recent rainfall has come too late to prevent this year's drought from devastating production of rainfed crops such as wheat, barley, lentils and chickpeas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 9/99 - STAT -- After spending several weeks in the market doldrums, North American dry edible bean markets appeared to awaken during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 9/99 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredients were one of the few sectors of the specialty crop industry which failed to participate in the latest pyrotechnics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 9/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets maintained their strong, upward thrust during the week. Solid demand from traditional and non traditional sources combined with slow grower selling to keep stocks short of prospective demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER -- May 9/99 - STAT -- Canadian field pea markets managed another strong performance as export demand continued to outstrip grower selling interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI -- May 10/99 - STAT -- Traders in India's second largest gram producing states are looking for a bumper harvest, adding to that recorded earlier in major rabi crop producing regions of the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA -- May 11/99 - STAT -- Solid progress has been recorded seeding this year's crops, with nearly a third of this year's expected field pea and lentil crops already sown in Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 11/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,760 MT of pea beans for shipment under invitation 059A during the period of June 21 - July 5, 1999 for inland plants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 13/99 - STAT -- The Australian Barley Board made a second payment on canola and pulse pools it operates for participating growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - May 14/99 - STAT -- International buckwheat production stands a good chance of advancing to 2.6 million MT if there is a return to normal in Russia and the Ukraine, believes Agriculture Canada's Stan Skrypetz. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 14/99 - STAT -- Mexico's influence over the fate of U.S. dry edible bean markets remains strong as evidenced by the impact the latest round of rumors over the timing of this year's import license auction had on grower and processor attitudes during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 14/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers on 840 MT of pinto beans packed in 50 kg bags for shipment in June. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 15/99 - STAT -- Attention in U.S. dry edible bean markets remained focussed on Mexico. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 15/99 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets remained quiet during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 15/99 - STAT -- There was a solid increase in buying interest in U.S. regular lentils during the week, as Canadian exporters started looking for a cheaper alternative to the Richlea lentil. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 15/99 - STAT -- International field pea markets remained generally firm against reasonably strong export and inter-dealer trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 18/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced a tender for 1,710 MT of field peas and lentils for shipment in July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 18/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 3,860 MT of pinto beans, field peas and lentils for shipment as food aid this summer. . . . 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 53,850 MT, compared to 13,750 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 68,140 MT, compared to 50,550 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 121,990 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - May 18/99 - STAT -- Recent improvements in export trading levels for Canadian whole green and yellow peas have not changed the fact those products are among the cheapest available on Indian markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 18/99 - STAT -- Seeding progress has fallen sharply below last year's rate and the recent five year average for the middle of May, according to data compiled by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 19/99 - STAT -- Sometimes it becomes obvious not every individual in an industry is operating from the same page or the same comfort zone, especially when it comes to efforts to project supply and demand for individual commodities. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 20/99 - Growers and agriculture department representatives returned from a tour of the Middle East and India with a strong reminder from nbuyers that consistent supply and quality are the keys to maintaining and expanding market share. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 21/99 - STAT -- The common bean could be one of the plants which holds the key to developing new varieties of other plants which will help alleviate shortages of trace elements and vitamins in the diets of many people around the world. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 20/99 - STAT -- International chick pea markets are undergoing a fundamental change in trade and production patterns as western Canadian growers leap into the crop. However, weather problems in traditional production areas make it hardto assess the impact these shifts will have on markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - May 21/99 - STAT -- the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation offive here announced tender inviutation 059F for 3,000 MT pea beans and 500 MT green peas for arrival in port by July 10. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 22/99 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States received end of week support from the USDA, which announced a food aid tender for 3,000 MT of pea beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 22/99 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets managed a mixed performance during a week which saw many market participants in Canada leave early to extend that country's Victoria Day holiday weekend into a four day event. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 22/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended weekly trading on a lacklustre note. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 22/99 - STAT -- Field and chick pea markets ended the week mixed. While field pea markets eased on relaxed Indian demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 25/99 - STAT -- The president of the Saskatoon company Biolin Research Inc. has recently returned from a trip to China where he established contacts he hopes will help him achieve his long-term goal: establishing flax-processing operations and selling the fibre to textile and personal-hygiene markets world-wide. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - May 26/99 - STAT -- Seeding this year's specialty crops continues to lag behind the recent five year average, judging from the latest crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - May 26/99 - STAT -- Burmese pulse shipments totalled 31,136 MT in April, with India the most important destination during the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - May 28/99 - STAT -- Western Australia's agriculture department is promoting the production of the Lathyrus variety Chalus as a livestock feed ingredient. The variety was released last year in the state. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - May 28/99 - STAT -- The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization this week confirmed the level, of devastation suffered by Jordan as a result of the latest drought to strike the Middle Eastern nation. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - May 28/99 - STAT -- Torrid export sales activity for French field peas continues to offset this season's solid drop in domestic consumption levels, for no net change in total disappearance. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 28/99 - STAT -- Bullish undercurrents rippled the surface of the Canadian specialty crop industry the past week as traders fretted over delays in seeding this year's crop and tangible increases in the volume of buying interest they areseeing from various parts of the world. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 31/99 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States recorded another mixed performance during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 31/99 - STAT -- Worries about the rate of seeding progress in western Canada combined with lack of grower selling interest to lift canaryseed markets slightly higher. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 31/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets registered a mixed performance during a holiday shortened trading week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - May 31/99 - STAT -- North American and Australian field pea markets continue to rely on India for price direction. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Articles are archived for the months:
2025:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
2024:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2023:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2022:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2021:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |