WASHINGTON - Oct 1/01 - STAT -- Good progress is being made harvesting this year's dry edible bean crops in the United States, judging from reports released by NASS representatives across the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 1/01 - STAT -- Sunflower seed harvest activity continued to lag last year, judging from reports filed by USDA NASS and state officials across the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Oct 2/01 - STAT -- Specialty crop shipments through the port of Thunder Bay are off to a slow start this year, with clearances during the first two months of the 2001-02 marketing year half last season's totals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 3/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 8,590 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid in November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Oct 3/01 - STAT -- French field pea exports are off to a slow start for the 2001-02 marketing campaign, though export disappearance figures should pick up pace in August and September as clearances to the Indian subcontinent are reflected inshipment data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Crop Production Estimates . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Oct 5/01 - STAT -- Crop production estimates released by Statistics Canada gave full support to market bulls by lowering the projected size of all this year's crops in response to the drought which devastated western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Oct 5/01 - STAT -- India remained the dominant buyer of pulses from Burma during August, taking 87.4% of the 74,409 metric tons (MT) of pulses shipped by vessel from the country during the month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week sideways to lower, an ending clearly reflected in the performance of sunflower seed markets in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/01 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week on a mixed note. By contrast, markets in the United States were uniformly stronger. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week sideways to lower, though Canada's week ending crop report was helpful to both canaryseed and sunflower markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/01 - STAT -- North American lentil markets finished the week unchanged to slightly easier. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/01 - STAT -- North American field pea markets experienced strong price gains during the week as exporters covered sales made to the Indian subcontinent. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 9/01 - STAT -- Dry edible bean growers in the United States are making excellent progress harvesting the bulk of this year's crop, but the situation in the eastern United States is becoming dire as the condition of unharvested cropsplummet. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 9/01 - STAT -- Sunflower seed harvest activity is generally slower than reported last year, according to data compiled by state and federal agricultural statistics service offices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/01 - STAT -- Bids for farmers dressed yellow mustard delivered western Canadian processing plants reached a new record high today as some companies lifted their bid to CDN $48 per 100 pounds (cwt) for No 1 grade merchandise. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Oct 10/01 - STAT -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) delivered a highly questionable warning to western Canadian specialty crop producers, including statements which appear designed to influence future planting decisions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/01 - STAT -- The USDA dramatically reduced the projected size of this year's dry edible bean crop from its earlier estimate of 993,432 metric tons (MT) to just 880,309 MT, the smallest harvest since the drought savaged the 1988 crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/01 - STAT -- Supply availability of all classes of dry edible beans, with the exception of garbanzo beans, is down in the United States this year, judging from the latest state level crop production estimates from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/01 - STAT -- Sunflower seed production in the United States is expected to inch lower this year, with the USADA predicting combing oil and confectionary type production will reach 1,590,380 metric tons (MT), 1% below last year's harvest and 19% below the 1999 crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/01 - STAT -- Confectionary sunflower seed markets finished the week unchanged in the United States, with bids for larges sitting at U.S. $13 per 100 pounds (cwt) and smalls at $6. Markets for oil-type sunflower finished the week slightly firmer despite bearish soybean and U.S. canola crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/01 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continue to register the best price performance, though countries such as China and Argentina remain the primary export sellers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/01 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed market recovered most of the ground lost to the previous week’s profit taking. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/01 - STAT -- Few changes were reported in international lentil markets during a week which did not feature unusual demand patterns. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/01 - STAT -- North American field pea markets posted a mixed performance during a week which saw reduced demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 13/01 - STAT -- International chickpea markets recorded a mixed performance during a week which saw continued efforts by buyers on the Indian subcontinent to increase their coverage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Oct 14/01 - STAT -- The protein content of this year's field pea harvest is below normal, according to the data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 15/1 - STAT -- This year's dry edible bean harvest is in its final stages everywhere in the United States except Michigan, where growers continue to struggle with wet weather conditions in their efforts to bring this year's harvest to a conclusion. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 15/01 - STAT -- Sunflower harvest activity made relatively good progress across the United States, though there is significant variability in the completion rate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Oct 18/01 - STAT -- World pulse production should rebound from around 55 million metric tons (MT) during the year 2001 to around 58 million MT this year, believes the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Oct 18/01 - STAT -- Michigan's bean growers are wondering how they will fill contracts and survive until next year because weather problems devastated this year's crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 19/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers on 12,590 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans and lentils for shipment as food aid in December. . . . 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 18,590 MT, compared to 13,740 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 50,320 MT, compared to 31,270 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 2001-02 shipping season to 68,910 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 19/01 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week's trading on a firmer note against higher trading levels for both North and South American merchandise. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 19/01 - STAT -- Canadian mustard seed dominated thinking in the market for other specialty crops grown in Canada, with prices reaching a new record in Canadian dollar terms during the week for both brown and yellow mustard. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 19/01 - STAT -- North American lentil markets finished the week amid good expressions of export buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 19/01 - STAT -- International chickpea markets experienced a relatively quiet week, with light buying interest reported from the Indian subcontinent and elsewhere. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 19/01 - STAT -- North American birdseed ingredient markets finished the week mixed, but with the strong undertone of recent weeks remaining intact. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 22/01 - STAT -- With the exception of the northeastern United States, this year's dry edible bean harvest is virtually complete in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 22/01 - STAT -- Sunflower harvest activity continued to lag last year in most part sof the United States, but is generally close to the recent average rate of progress for this time of year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Oct 23/01 - STAT -- Saskatchewan's fledgling mustard seed growers association is working to gather support for a check-off on grower deliveries to gather money for use in primary research and market development projects for the commodity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Oct 23/01 - STAT -- Pulse exports from Burma, or Myanmar, dropped sharply in September, plunging from nearly 86,000 metric tons (MT) in August to just 32,789 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Europe -- Field Bean Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/01 - STAT -- European field pea production failed to increase this season, despite a minor increase in total seeded area, according to data assembled by the European association COCERAL. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 26/01 - STAT -- Problems completing dry edible bean harvest in Michigan and New York combined with a noticeable increase in buying to lift markets higher during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 26/01 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets recorded a mixed performance during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 26/01 - STAT -- International lentil markets ended the week mainly unchanged in light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 26/01 - STAT -- North American field pea markets finished the week's trading unchanged to slightly firmer under relatively light demand conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Oct 29/01 - STAT -- Field pea exports from France posted a solid 31% gain over last year, according to the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Oct 30/01 - STAT -- Australian growers and the country's government have launched an initiative with a simple goal -- doubling domestic consumption of dry edible beans, chickpeas and other pulses. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ISLAMABAD - Oct 31/01 - STAT -- The Pakistan government set a target of 580,000 metric tons (MT) of chickpeas and 40,000 MT of lentils for the coming rabi season as part of its overall budget for agricultural production in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 31/01 - STAT -- Average prices paid to dry edible bean growers in the United States reached the same level as the 1990-92 average, according to preliminary USDA estimates of average prices paid growers in that country during October. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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