TOKYO - Oct 1/99 - STAT -- The small red bean import allocation for the second half of the Japanese fiscal year was pegged at 17,400 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 1/99 - STAT -- North American chick peas were among several commodities which experienced a strong surge in buying demand from India during the last half of September. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 2/99 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets continued their trek into new crop pricing levels during a week which saw another drop in the value of the spot price index for beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 2/99 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets ended the week generally unchanged in relatively light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 2/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week in mixed trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 2/99 - STAT -- North American field pea markets were supported by solid export demand and the start of a heavy fall shipping schedule. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Oct 5/99 - STAT -- This year's specialty crop harvest is winding down, with this year's lentil, field pea and mustard crops nearing completion in Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Oct 6/99 - STAT -- Dry edible bean stocks in Michigan dropped 24% over last year to 42,195 MT as of August 31. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Oct 6/99 - STAT -- Dry bean shipments have been stopped by Mexican Customs at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, pending an investigation on how this commodity is entering Mexico. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Oct 6/99 - STAT -- The Australian Barley Board believes quality will be a major factor in helping lift average returns to growers for most types of pulses grown in Australia as the world struggles with potential surpluses of several types. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 7/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchases of 2,200 MT of field peas and lentils under terms of PL-480 food aid invitation 109. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/99 - STAT -- The United States is looking at a 3% increase in dry edible bean proiduction over last year as output climbs to 31.8 million hundred pound bags, according to the USDA's latest production estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 8/99 - STAT -- Production of all types of sunflower seed in the United States is expected to come in at 5.04 billion pounds, down 4% from 1998 but 37% above 1997. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUGER _ Oct 8/99 - STAT -- International dry edible beans markets ended a relatively quiet week in mixed condition. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 8/99 - STAT -- Canadian canaryseed markets moved to the upper end of their trading range during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 8/99 - STAT -- Shipping problems in Canada supported prices for most types of North American lentils during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 8/99 - STAT _- Heavy shipment schedules continued with steady demand to support North American field pea markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 8/99 - STAT -- The United States is looking at a 3% increase in dry edible bean production over last year to 1.44 million MT, according to the USDA's latest production estimate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 8/99 - STAT -- Plenty of rain and widespread acceptance of improved field pea varieties was the key ingredient in this year's record 2,340 pound per acre Canadian yield. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Ocxt 13/99 - STAT -- South African growers are looking at planting 66,000 hectares of dry edible beans this year, a minor increase from last season’s 64,800 hectare crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WHITEFISH - Oct 14/99 - STAT -- Food aid buyers with the USDA have been asked to expand the tolerance for bleach in green peas from 3% to 5%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WHITEFISH - Oct 14/99 - STAT -- Labor problems on North America's west coast stand a good chance of worsening in the coming months, with Vancouver facing the prospect of a strike sometime in the new year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WHITEFISH - Oct 15/99 - STAT -- FAQ grade standards for peas and lentils grown in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and midwest have been agreed to by the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/99 - STAT -- The virtual completion of the U.S. harvest forced markets in that country to complete the transition into new crop pricing levels during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/99 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets were slightly firmer on the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week on a generally easier tone against limited export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/99 - STAT -- International field pea markets were slightly firmer in the face of good demand for Canadian and French origin feed peas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WHITEFISH - Oct 17/99 - STAT -- Considerable pessimism was expressed at this year's annual USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council convention about the impact fierce price competition from Canada and France are having on potential green pea export sales to theIndian subcontinent. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Oct 19/99 - STAT -- Unsettled weather conditions are making it hard for Saskatchewan growers to bring in the last quarter of this year's canaryseed crop, according to the latest Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food crop progress report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Oct 19/99 - STAT -- Customs officials have confiscated 3,025 MT of dry edible beans they say were being smuggled into the country from the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 198/99 - STAT -- Field peas attracted the most interest in the latest regularly scheduled USDA PL-480- food aid tender, with requests for the commodity accounting for just over half the 9,410 MT of pulses covered by the tender. . . . 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 21,080 MT, compared to 22,720 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 23,370 MT, compared to 29,450 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 1999-00 shipping season to 44,450 MT. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Oct 20/99 - STAT -- Agriculture Canada expects continued increases in seeded area for the eight major specialty crops grown in the country -- field peas, lentils, dry beans, chick peas, mustard seed, canary seed, sunflower seed and buckwheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Oct 20/99 - STAT -- Recent Agriculture Canada predictions specialty crop production in that country will reach 5.0 million MT over the coming decade seem conservative given the fact the industry grew from 2.6 million MT in 1995 to an estimated 4.2 million MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 20/99 - STAT -- Mexican purchases of U.S. origin dry edible beans ended the season with a major decline from shipments recorded during the 1997-98 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Oct 20/99 - STAT -- Field pea exports experienced a massive surge during August and September, an event not yet reflected in customs data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 21/99 - STAT -- The dry edible bean industry makes it clear the marketing chain is more flexible than it first appears, with pelnty of room for individuals and companies to profitably differentiate their products in a crowded marketplace. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 21/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation offer here today amended the latest PL-480 food aid tender to allow up to 5% bleach in peas offered against invitation 119. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Oct 21/99 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation offer here today cancelled its request for pea beans under PL-480 food aid invitation 119. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/99 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets in the United States ended the week looking for direction after a mixed slate of news during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/99 - STAT -- Birdseed ingredient markets managed a mixed performance during the week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/99 - STAT -- North American lentil markets ended the week an a slightly firmer note against short covering by exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/99 - STAT -- Few changes were noted in international field pea markets as demand remained in rough balance with deliveries from growers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Oct 26/99 - STAT -- Saskatchewan's growers have been getting a last chance to finish this year's harvest before winter weather conditions settle across the Canadian Prairie region. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 27/99 - STAT -- The USDA issued plant varietal protection rights to three legumes, including a new chick pea variety. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Oct 27/99 - STAT -- State agriculture officials claims drought during August and September has resulted in the loss of 67,000 hectares of dry edible beans and 40 thousand hectares of corn in the state of Durango. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MOSCOW - Oct 29/99 - STAT -- The final crop production numbers for peas and lentils grown in the United States contained no surprises, with expansion in output beyond the historic production zone showing considerable growth and green pea area settinga new record. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/99 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets ended the week lower to unchanged in light trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/99 - STAT -- Logistical problems combined with light export trade activity to support Canadian lentil markets during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/99 - STAT -- The international field pea complex continued to be dominated by news from chick pea markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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