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Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse stocks drop due to drought

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News February 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s latest report on stocks of principal field crops clearly demonstrated how much of an effect last summer’s historic drought in Western Canada had on pulse crops. According to the report released Tuesday, last December’s total domestic stocks for dry peas, chickpeas, lentils and soybeans all declined from the year earlier. Those

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Worst crop in 15 years not bad financially for some

Good prices and good crop insurance coverage helped

By Allan Dawson February 3, 2022

Warren McCutcheon is too young to recall much about the 1988 drought, but based on stories he’s heard, he suspects a combination of factors resulted in many Manitoba farmers faring better after the 2021 drought. The 1988 drought, dubbed at the time ‘the worst since the Dirty ’30s,’ triggered $790 million ($1.57 billion in today’s

File photo of lentils being moved into bins in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

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Pulse weekly outlook: Early signs point to larger Canadian crops

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 26, 2022

MarketsFarm — Early signs point to a sizeable increase in Canadian pulse production in 2022-23, but co-operative weather will be needed to meet those expectations. Strong returns over the past year relative to other crops should encourage farmers to seed more peas and lentils in 2022, according to the first outlook for the new crop

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Larger Canadian crops predicted in AAFC’s first 2022 outlook

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 24, 2022

MarketsFarm — A return to trend-line yields after the past year’s drought should lead to a significant increase in Canadian crop production in 2022, according to the first supply/demand estimates for the 2022-23 season from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released late Friday. Seeded area is expected to be up for wheat and the pulses,

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Pulse weekly outlook: Slow demand pulls down pea prices

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — Slow demand has been behind the declines in green and yellow peas, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Mercais Commodities in Toronto. Over the last week, prices for western Canadian green peas have lost 30 cents per bushel at $14.50-$16.20 per bushel delivered, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Those for yellow peas have dropped

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Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, lentils may see slight movement

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News January 4, 2022

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

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Pulse weekly outlook: Transport issues, cold weather may affect prices

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – While significant price movement for pulses has been hard to find as 2022 approaches, major impacts can still be felt when it comes to supply chains. “This time of year, it is very quiet for farmers, processors, exporters, shipping and everything overall,” said Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker Spice & Pulse (DSP) in

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Container crunch coalition calls for government action

TRANSPORT | Shippers say market has ceased to function and Port of Vancouver has become container storage yard

By Allan Dawson December 23, 2021

Canada’s shipping container crunch is hurting not just farmers but the entire economy. So says a cross-commodity coalition urging the Canadian government to take the lead in fixing it. “It’s not a normal functioning market,” Greg Northey, Pulse Canada’s vice-president of corporate affairs, said in an interview Dec. 15. Pulse Canada and several farm groups

Roquette’s pea processing plant near Portage la Prairie. (Photo courtesy Roquette Canada)

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Pulse weekly outlook: New investments cause for optimism

Sector looking forward beyond challenges of 2021

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News December 14, 2021

MarketsFarm — Canada’s pulse industry had to endure more than its fair share of challenges and obstacles in 2021, domestic and abroad. Nevertheless, the national organization representing pulse growers, traders and processors feels the industry will be strong in the New Year. An already tight supply situation became tighter in 2021 as drought in Western

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Pulse weekly outlook: Expect little movement in prices during holidays

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 7, 2021

MarketsFarm — There were no surprises for pulses in Statistics Canada’s latest production report, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Venture Consulting in Winnipeg. With that in mind, she doesn’t expect any significant price changes for pulses. “Part of the reason is we’re starting to glide into the holiday period. We’ll probably see some movement

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Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse stocks drop due to drought

Worst crop in 15 years not bad financially for some

Pulse weekly outlook: Early signs point to larger Canadian crops

Larger Canadian crops predicted in AAFC’s first 2022 outlook

Pulse weekly outlook: Slow demand pulls down pea prices

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, lentils may see slight movement

Pulse weekly outlook: Transport issues, cold weather may affect prices

Container crunch coalition calls for government action

Pulse weekly outlook: New investments cause for optimism

Pulse weekly outlook: Expect little movement in prices during holidays

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