Wide-ranging green lentil quality good for Sask. markets

CNS Canada -- Variable weather throughout Saskatchewan's growing season brought a range of quality and prices to green lentil producers -- and that's a good thing, according to a processor in the province's south. The final quality of green lentils in Saskatchewan ranges from No. 1 to No. 3, said Colin Young of Midwest Investments,[...]

India keeps Canadian lentil market at standstill

CNS Canada -- Lentil prices are largely stagnant, one market participant says, as key buyer India sits on the sidelines. And from the outside, stocks appear ample, but new-crop production could shift the dynamic of Canada's lentil market. Statistics Canada stocks data as of March 31, 2017 pegged lentil supplies at about 1.1 million tonnes,[...]


Large green lentil prices move up on supply concerns

CNS Canada -- Price-wise, large green lentils have been outpacing their red counterparts, due to poor acreage and a general disappearance of the crop, according to an industry specialist. Delivered No. 1 large green or Laird lentils are between 38 and 47 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Those prices would bring farmers[...]

StatsCan lentil numbers confirm trade suspicions

CNS Canada -- New Statistics Canada data has confirmed what traders already assumed: Lentil supplies aren't lacking, despite excess moisture this year. Prices for the pulse had been trending lower with those suspicions, and buyers are looking to India for indications on where to move in the New Year. StatsCan estimates released Tuesday say farmers[...]