Prices for green lentils were steady to higher for the week ending Sept. 27, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. A broker credited increased foreign demand.
Glacier Farm Media – Prices for green and yellow peas across Western Canada have likely hit their peak, according to Darwin Hamilton of Kalshea Commodities Inc.
With the United States weather forecast calling for rain on April 18 and 21, planting progress could come to a quick stop, said broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net in Chicago.
Feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies very likely will not change much in the coming weeks, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
As tariff issues continue to hover around the globe, there has been a sharp reduction in the number of cattle in Canadian feedlots, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. And that has reduced the demand for feed grains in Western Canada to a trickle.
At this time of year the pulse market is generally quiet, said broker Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie XI. However, he wasn’t entirely sure as to why most pulse prices were currently unchanged across Western Canada.
Pulse Canada says it wants trade policy to be at the forefront of the federal election. The organization that represents pulse growers, traders and processors noted that more than 85 per cent of the pulses produced in Canada are destined for export.
The demand for lentils has backed off lately due to high prices, said trader Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto. He said the direction lentils take will largely depends on India.