STAT Dry Edible Bean News

AgNews that matters for growers processors and traders

Beaners Want More Acreage - (Found July 8, 2008 )

VANCOUVER - Jun 2708 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets were surprised by Statistics Canada's seeded area estimates. Instead of showing the dramatic decline expected by industry participants, plantings only dropped from 391,100 to 374,400acres.
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324266.phtml

No Change in SAF Beans - (Found July 8, 2008 )

VANCOUVER - May 2808 - SNS -- No changes were made to this year's pulse production estimates with the release of the fourth summer crop estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS).
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/318605.phtml

Canadian Per Capita Pulse Use Rising - (Found July 8, 2008 )

VANCOUVER - May 2808 - SNS -- Greater ethnic diversity seems to be having a positive impact on the volume of pulses being consumed annually in Canada, with per capita consumption of dried and canned beans and dry peas rising from 4.04 kilograms per person in 1981 to 5.14 kilograms in 2007.
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/318607.phtml

Yellow Bean Patent Rejected - (Found July 8, 2008 )

VANCOUVER - May 2808 - SNS -- A controversial patent issued nine years ago to an Colorado man has been rejected now that University of California Davis plant scientist have proven that the yellow bean patented in the United States is identical to a variety grown for decades in Mexico.
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/318638.phtml

USDA Monthly Bean Invitations Totals 350 MT - (Found July 8, 2008 )

KANSAS CITY - May 2908 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 24,520 MT, compared to 27,320 MT last year.
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/318931.phtml

Beans Maintain Firm Tone - (Found July 8, 2008 )

VANCOUVER - May 3008 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone throughout the past week as demand remained well ahead of an improving supply.
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/319378.phtml

University of Nebraska Licensing New GNB - (Found July 8, 2008 )

LINCOLN - Jun 508 - SNS -- The University of Nebraska's Lincoln Agricultural Research Division is looking for a partner for an exclusive licensing arrangement for its newly devloiped great northern bean variety 'Coyne', which was tested as NE1-06-12.
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/320061.phtml

USDA Tenders for 250 MT Beans - (Found July 8, 2008 )

KANSAS CITY - Jun 608 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 250 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans for shipment to Guatemala as food aid.
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/320541.phtml

Argentine Closure Helps Edible Beans - (Found July 8, 2008 )

VANCOUVER - Jun 608 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone throughout the past week, helped by the effective closure of Argentine export markets because of the ongoing farmers strike.
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/320552.phtml

Improved Trading Interest in Beans - (Found July 8, 2008 )

VANCOUVER - Jun 1408 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a generally firm note, though there was an increase in trading interest in Argentine origin product.
http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/321794.phtml