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Specialty Crop market news for Oct 1998


Study Shows Soy Protein Lowers Men's Cholesterol

WASHIONGTON -- Oct 1/98 -- Soy protein can be an important ally in lowering cholesterol, according to new findings from a study conducted at the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Colored Beans Helped by Hurricane

VANCOUVER -- Oct 3/98 -- Reports of devastation to crops in several Caribbean nations as a result of Hurricane Georges added considerable support to colored bean markets in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Chick Pea Markets Surge on Turkish Short Fall

VANCOUVER -- Oct 3/98 -- Significant activity was recorded in international chick pea markets during the week as they became absolutely convinced Turkey is facing significant shortfalls of all types of pulses for its 1998-99 marketing campaign. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Michigan Bean Stocks Down 31% from 1997

SAGINAW -- Oct 2/98 -- Commercial elevators in Michigan held 1.23 million hundredweight (cwt) or 55,792 MT of dry beans in storage as of August 31, 1998, according to the Federal/State Michigan Agricultural Statistics Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Birdseed Ingredient Markets Suffer Harvest Doldrums

VANCOUVER -- Oct 3/98 -- North American birdseed ingredient markets were unchanged to weaker in relatively light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Lentils Unchanged to Firmer in Relatively Light Demand

VANCOUVER -- Oct 3/98 -- Few changes were noted in North American lentil markets under relatively quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here


North Anmerican Field Pea Trading Interest Surges

VANCOUVER -- Oct 3/98 -- Solid increases in trading interest was reported by Canadian field pea processors and exporters during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Grower markets Bids Remain Lackluster in Alberta

EDMONTON -- Oct 4/98 -- Lacklustre demand continues to plague specialty crop markets in Alberta, resulting in mediocre bid levels for this time of year, suggest Alberta Agricultyure in its latest review of specialty crop markets in that province. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Colombia Pulse Imports Ease in 1997-98

VANCOUVER -- Oct 5/98 -- North American pulse exports to Colombia were down slightly during the 1997-98 season, according to official trade numbers from Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Indian Pulse Markets Strengthen

DELHI -- Oct 6/98 -- Crop damage and harvest delays from recent rainfall in India's production areas pushed asking prices for most pulses higher on local markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Grain Inspection Fee Increase Proposed

WASINGTON -- Oct 6/98 -- The USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is proposing to increase by approximately 3.6% its fees for official inspection and weighing services performed in the United States under the U.S. GrainStandards Act (USGSA), as amended. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canada -- Crop Production Summary and 1999 Forecast
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Canada -- All Crop Production Summary
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International Field Pea Production Summary
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Canadian Field Pea Crop Hits 2.29 Million MT

VANCOUVER -- Oct 8/98 -- Canada's latest official crop production estimates make it hard for that country's field pea traders to talk away the magnitude of an obvious record now that the country's top statisticians confirmed yields ended up closer totheir recent averages than most people hoped. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mustard Seed Stats Missing for Over Sold Market

VANCOUVER -- Oct 8/98 -- Canada's latest official crop production estimates did not cover mustard, canaryseed and other specialty grains even though the harvest was completed two weeks sooner than average and firmer yield estimates should have been available from growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State
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U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety
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Higher Sunseed Yields Push Crop up to 2.1 Million MT

WASHINGTON -- Oct 9/98 -- The first official sunflower production forecast for 1998 in the United States is 2.1 million MT of oil-type and confectionary sunflower production, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Second Largest Bean Harvest of Decade Underway in U.S.

WASHINGTON -- Oct 9/98 -- Dry edible bean production in the United States is expected to climb just over 1.4 million MT for 1998, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA and Trade Council Disagree on Pea and Lentil Area

WASHINGTON -- Oct 9/98 -- The first official indication of U.S. field pea and lentil production came in the latest USDA crop report, which found production of lentils is down over last year while field pea output is up. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Hazelnut, Pecan Harvest Mostly Unchanged

WASHINGTON -- Oct 9/98 -- The USDA's expects hazelnut production in Oregon and Washington to remain unchanged from its last crop report at 16,500 tons. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Bulls Regain Upper Hand in Colored Bean Markets

VANCOUVER -- Oct 9/98 -- International dry edible bean markets recorded a strong performance on the week in the face of increased consumer buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Birdseed Ingredient Markets Maintain Quiet Poise

VANCOUVER -- Oct 9/98 -- Few changes were reported in international birdseed ingredient markets during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Rising Demand Supports North American Lentils

VANCOUVER -- Oct 9/98 -- Improving international demand combined with relatively slow grower selling to support North American lentil values. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Field Pea Markets Firm on Rising Demand

VANCOUVER -- Oct 9/98 -- Firmness entered North American field pea markets during the week as markets responded to positive disappearance levels into international food aid programs and commercial buying interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Buys 13,250 MT Pulses for Food Aid

KANSAS CITY -- Oct 9/98 -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation confimred the purchase of 13,250 MT of pulses in two separate tender results as the week drew to a close. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Alberta Harvests Record honey crop

EDMONTON -- Oct 14/98 -- Despite problems in a few areas, a mild winter, a good spring, timely rains and good beekeeping all contributed to provide Alberta's beekeepers with a record honey crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here


More Research Links Pulse Use with Antioxident Power

WASHINGTON -- Oct 15/98 -- Additional research by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service and a private company in California added to the weight of evidence linking increased consumption of pulses in reducing oxidation of the body's cells. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Specialty Sorghums Could be Used as People Food

WASHINGTON -- Oct 15/98 -- Plant breeders have developed 30 new lines of sorghum, some containing special characteristics which could make them a powerful addition to specialty food markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Costa Rica Imports Record Volume of Beans

SAN JOSE -- Oct 15/98 -- Unusual weather patterns caused by the El Nino event earlier in the year is forcing Costa Rica to import increased volumes of dry edible beans this season. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Syria Sees Expanded Nut Production in 1998

DAMASCUS -- Oct 16/98 -- Slight increase in nut production are expected in Syria this year, with pistachio's accounting for most of the increase as output climbs from 22,000 to 30,000 tons. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Syria Maintains 200,000 MT Annual Pulse Harvest

DAMASCUS -- Oct 16/98 -- Syrian pulse production is holding steady at around 200,000 MT per year despite government efforts to get the population to increase the amount of meat consumed. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pakistani Pulse Import Statistics Questioned

KARACHI — Oct 16/98 — Tracking international trade flows is sometimes more an art than a science despite widespread use of computer technology, strict import and export reporting requirements in most countries, and increased exchange of trade data among countries. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Rising Consumer Demand Supports Bean Markets

VANCOUVER -- Oct 16/98 -- Demand, both real and expected, allowed international dry edible bean markets to maintain recent firmness. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Birdseed Ingredient Markets in Balance

VANCOUVER -- Oct 16/98 -- Birdseed ingredients provided one of the few dull spots in international specialty crop markets last week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Heavy Shipping Commitments Pull Lentils Upward

VANCOUVER -- Oct 16/98 -- Heavy export shipping commitments, fueled by slower than needed grower selling, forced Canadian lentil markets higher on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Short Covering Supports Feed Pea Markets

VANCOUVER -- Oct 16/98 -- Heavy fall shipping schedules combined with lighter than expected grower selling pushed spot values to a premium to deferred in North American field pea markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Pulse Crop Trimmed from 2.35 to 2.2 million MT

DONALD -- Oct 19/98 -- Mixed weather conditions across Australia and significant disease problems in some states will result a smaller than expected pulse crop this season and a slightly larger percentage of offgrade lots. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Methyl Bromide Ban Delayed in United States

WASHINGTON -- Oct 20/98 -- Methyl bromide production waqs scheduled to be banned in the United States as of January 1, 2001, but a rider on the fiscal 1999 agricultural appropriations agreement between Congress and the President Clinton extends the deadline until the ear 2005. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mexican Bean Imports from United States Hit 138,539 MT

WASHINGTON -- Oct 21/98 -- The latest export trade statistics for the United States reveal dry edible bean shipments to Mexico soared to 138,539 MT during the 1997-98 marketing campaign. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mexican Bean Imports from United States Hit 138,539 MT

WASHINGTON -- Oct 21/98 -- The latest export trade statistics for the United States reveal dry edible bean shipments to Mexico soared to 138,539 MT during the 1997-98 marketing campaign. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mexican Bean Imports from United States Hit 138,539 MT

WASHINGTON -- Oct 21/98 -- The latest export trade statistics for the United States reveal dry edible bean shipments to Mexico soared to 138,539 MT during the 1997-98 marketing campaign. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mexican Bean Imports from United States Hit 138,539 MT

WASHINGTON -- Oct 21/98 -- The latest export trade statistics for the United States reveal dry edible bean shipments to Mexico soared to 138,539 MT during the 1997-98 marketing campaign. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Light Trade Does not Hold Back Bean Prices

VANCOUVER -- Oct 23/98 -- International dry edible bean markets were firm against light international trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Canaryseed Manages a Slight Improvement

VANCOUVER -- Oct 23/98 -- Canadian canaryseed markets showed a minor improvement on the week as buyers and sellers raised their price ideas. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Larger Lentil Varieties Ease, Smaller Advance

VANCOUVER -- Oct 23/98 -- North American lentil markets ended weekly trading on a mixed note against slower physical trading activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Doubts Rising About Australian Chick Pea Harvest Size

VANCOUVER -- Oct 23/98 -- Field peas markets were generally firmer during the week against short covering in Canadian export markets and worries about the actual size of this year’s Australian crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Mustard PR Machine Works to Lower Grower Expectations

EDMONTON -- Oct 24/98 -- Companies trying to cover short positions with mustard seed growers got some help from Alberta Agriculture last week. Unfortunately, markets bulls got to the price tickers first. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Tenders for 8,560 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY -- Oct 27/98 -- The latest USDA PL-480 food aid tender announced by the Commodity Credit Corporation office here is potentially bullish for pea bean markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Monthly Bean Invitation Totals 4,820 MT

KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 15,090 MT, compared to 4,540 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Pea and Lentil Tenders Reach 3,740 MT

KANSAS CITY -- STAT -- The quantity of peas and lentils covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tender this season now totals 29,450 MT, compared to 15,860 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Dec Tenders Reach 8,560 MT Pulses

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 44,540 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here


French Field Pea Exports Star Season With Brosk Pace

PARIS -- Oct 28/98 -- Field pea disappearance levels are on pace to move this year's French field pea crop, judging from export and domestic sales figures for the opening two months of the 1998-99 marketing campaign. . . . Continue or visitors click here


India's Pepper and Other Spice Exports Slip

DELHI -- Export shipments of pepper and other spices dropped during the first half of the current fiscal year, according to the latest data compiled by India's Spice Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Bean Markets Up in N. America, Down in South

VANCOUVER -- Oct 30/98 -- Dry edible beans ended the latest trading period in mixed conditions on the world stage. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Western Australia Worries About Grain Quelity Loss

DONALD -- Oct 30/98 -- Western Australian grain growers and grain buyers were concerned that grain from frost affected areas of the State would have inferior quality at this year's harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Bean Markets Up in N. America, Down in South

VANCOUVER -- Oct 30/98 -- Australian chick pea production prospects continue to drop in the face of devastating problems with plant diseases and the weather. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Birdseed Ingredient Markst Lag Otgher Specialties

VANCOUVER -- Oct 30/98 -- Birdseed ingredient markets were absent from the party last week as lackluster demand prevented prices from advancing in line with pulse crop values. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Lentils Advance on Moderate Export Demand

VANCOUVER -- Oct 30/98 -- North American lentils ended the week on a firming trend as part of a general improvement in North American pulse market values. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Australian Frost Event Supports Field Pea Complex

VANCOUVER -- Oct 30/98 -- International field pea markets ended the week on a firming note against rising worries about the Australian crop and a tangible increase in export sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here



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