USDA Buys 5,990 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - May 22/19 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 7,020 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid.
Under terms of USDA PL-480 food aid tender invitation 200006121 the USDA is buying pulses packed in 50 kg bags. In releasing purchase details, the USDA said it did not buy 7,090 MT of great northern beans due to a lack of offers.
Purchases are for shipment from interior plants between May 16 to June 6 and/or June 7 to June 28 for plants located at port.
Chickpea Inventories Remain High
PANAMA - May 17/19 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian chickpeas Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg updated its forecast of seeded area and production for the 2019-20 marketing year. The production forecast for this year is not based on surveys of growers.
It predicts production will total 230,000 MT from 135,000 hectares, compared to 311,000 MT from 179,000 hectares last year.
Agriculture Canada forecasts exports will reach 100,000 MT in 2019-20, compared to 90,000 this season and 116,000 MT the previous marketing year. Domestic use is forecast at 68,000 MT in the coming marketing year, versus 70,000 this season.
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