Pulse and Agricultural Market News

VANCOUVER - Feb 4/12 - SNS -- North American field pea markets were caught off-guard by the latest stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada.

VANCOUVER - Feb 4/12 - SNS -- North American lentils markets finished the week little changed in relatively light trading interest.

VANCOUVER - Feb 3/12 - SNS -- Statistics Canada's December 31 stocks in all positions report paints a tighter supply picture than markets were expected, with farmers seeming to have sold many more off-grade lentils and field peas to local livestock feeders than markets expected.

WINNIPEG - Feb 3/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 154,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year.

A table about Canada - Lentil Stocks in All Positions - Dec 31, 2011

A table about Canada - Chickpea Stocks in All Positions - Dec 31, 2011

A table about Canada - Field Pea Stocks in All Positions - Dec 31, 2011

DELHI - Feb 3/12 - SNS -- Higher minimum support prices (MSP) helped retain farmer interest in plantings pulses during India's rabi or winter cropping cycle, with the result total pulse production in 2011-12 will not fall as much as initially feared.

VANCOUVER - Feb 3/12 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada sank to their lowest level since April of 2010, with total shipments plunging 86% from both the previous month and the same month last year.

WASHINGTON - Feb 1/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) set interest rates for February 2012.

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/12 - SNS -- The average protein and oil content of Canada's 2011 soybean harvest was down slightly from the previous year, according to the harvest quality summary published by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC).

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VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets were little changed in against seasonally light trading interest.

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets were mostly unchanged in light trading interest during the past week.

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, despite a significant decrease in end-used buying activity.

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- Russia's pulse harvest was up significantly in 2011, advancing from 1.4 to 2.45 million metric tons (MT) as yields returned to normal levels and seeded area expanded in response to strong domestic and export markets.

VANCOUVER - Jan 27/12 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's rabi or winter season crops in India continues to inch toward completion, with farmers continuing to plant small amounts of land.

WINNIPEG - Jan 27/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 139,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year.

KANSAS CITY - Jan 24/12 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 4,910 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment as food aid.

VANCOUVER - Jan 24/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production faces a slight risk of declining for the fourth year in a row because of a significant drop in seeded area, judging from the preliminary seeded area estimates from the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS).

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone in relatively active trading for colored beans during the past week.

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- North American lentil markets finished the week's trading on a generally easier note as offers from growers and processors moved ahead of the short term needs of end users.

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- International chickpea markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note, with world markets starting to make the psychological transition in new crop.

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- International field pea markets finished the week little changed in light end user and origin trading interest.

WINNIPEG - Jan 20/12 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 158,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2011-12 marketing year.

A table about India's Pulse Seeding Gap Narrows

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production across North America has been devastated by poor weather in Canada, the United States and Mexico. While Mexico has struggled with drought, its northern neighbors were unable to finish seeding last year's crops because of an unusually wet spring.

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/12 - SNS -- International lentil markets finished the week unchanged to easier in unusually quiet trading conditions.

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/12 - SNS -- Field pea markets retained their lackluster tone in light trading during the past week. Market participation is being strongly affected by volatility in currency markets.