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Canadian pea exports were up in April, with China the largest destination despite new trade barriers, according to the latest Statistics Canada data.

The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon is expected over the next four-to-five days, which would make for the earliest start of the rainy season since 2009 and sets the stage for good crop production going forward.

Seeding progress in Manitoba is running ahead of average, with 32 per cent of intended acres in the ground as of May 13, reported Manitoba Agriculture in its weekly crop report.

Lentil and pea bids in Western Canada have softened over the past month, as all agricultural markets react to ongoing global trade uncertainty.

An expected increase in Canadian lentil and pea exports in 2024/25 is unlikely to result in higher prices, as increased production should cause the stocks-to-use ratios to widen.

Spray regulations haven't kept up with drone advancements.

MarketsFarm -- Green lentil bids in Western Canada are trading at their highest levels of the past year, with solid new-crop pricing opportunities already becoming available. Spot bids for large green lentils can currently be found in the 60 to 72 cents/lb. area, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data, with new-crop contracts hitting 50 cents[...]

MarketsFarm -- Canadian pea exports are running at a solid pace through the first two months of the 2023-24 marketing year, despite smaller production, as exports of newly-harvested supplies in September nearly quadrupled what moved the previous month. Canada exported 440,085 tonnes of peas in September, up from only 99,645 tonnes the previous month, according[...]

MarketsFarm -- Canadian pulse production came in well below average in 2023, keeping prices supported for the time being. Total pea production was pegged at 2.27 million tonnes by Statistics Canada on Thursday. That was up slightly from the 2.19 million tonnes forecast in August, but well off the 3.42 million tonnes grown the previous[...]

MarketsFarm -- Canadian pulse exports continued at a solid pace through most of the 2022-23 marketing year, although recent disruptions on the West Coast may cut into the final total. Roughly a quarter of all Canadian pea exports, a third of the lentils, and all the chickpeas typically move by container, with a strike by[...]