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Lentil prices in Western Canada have seen a sharp decline over the past month, but weather events could provide a bit of a boost.

Pea and other pulse plantings in southeast Saskatchewan are progressing at a rapid pace thanks to timely rains in the region.

A healthy snowpack in Saskatchewan will provide good subsoil moisture before lentil seeding this spring, but other factors are dragging down prices.

Prices for new crop pulses will largely determine how many acres will be grown this spring, according to Levon Sargsyan of Johnston's Grain in Calgary.

An ongoing dispute between Canada and India involving the assassination of a Sikh man on Canadian soil has Canada's lentil market fearing that one of its largest trading partners may shut its doors to the pulse.

MarketsFarm –  Seeding went well across the province thanks to hot and dry temperatures following a cool spring, said Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SaskPulse) executive director Carl Potts. However, the dry conditions are still cause for concern.  “A later-than-normal start, but we wrapped up seeding within that normal window that growers typically do,” Potts said. “(It[...]

MarketsFarm -- Yellow and green pea prices in Western Canada have taken divergent paths to start 2021, with yellow peas on the rise and greens declining as values reach parity in many locations. Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm Pro explained that while Canada's pea exports suffered under yellow pea import restrictions implemented by India, China later[...]

MarketsFarm -- As the calendar changed to 2022, there was not much movement on pulse markets -- but they weren't entirely static, according to a Saskatchewan-based broker. "Yellow and green peas have been moving (lately), but as far as lentils and others, no," said Dale McManus, broker for Johnston's Grain at Welwyn, Sask. He attributed[...]

MarketsFarm -- This St. Patrick's Day, it's not easy being green if you're a pea. Having reached price parity less than two months ago, Canadian yellow peas are now trading at a premium. According to Prairie Ag Hotwire data from Wednesday, high-delivered bids for yellow peas are now priced at $11.25 per bushel, $4.16 (59[...]