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Piecemeal approach to seeding begins in Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 5

By Manitoba Agriculture May 6, 2020

Southwest region Repeated rain showers fell during the week in most of the region. Rainfall varied from 0.5 to 6.5 mm. Overnight temperatures fell below zero, while single-digit daytime highs were the norm. Average soil temperature is normal to below normal range at this time. Some areas are too wet and water is standing in

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Demand may encourage more red lentil acres: AGT

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team April 29, 2020

MarketsFarm — Improving lentil prices over the past month may encourage more acres of the pulse crop in Western Canada this spring, according to an industry official, as seeding is set to start within the next few weeks. “With the recent March demand surge, mostly due to COVID-19, pulse prices have increased sending a signal

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Ukraine 2020 spring grain sowing one-third complete — ministry

By Reuters April 28, 2020

Ukrainian farmers have sown 4.8 million hectares of spring grains as of April 16 or 32 per cent of the expected area of 15.3 million hectares, the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture said on April 17. The sown area included 872,700 hectares of barley, 115,500 hectares of spring wheat and one million

Construction presses on at Roquette’s pea-processing plant at Portage la Prairie, Man. (Roquette photo)

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba pea plant construction continues

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 24, 2020

MarketsFarm — Work continues on Roquette’s pea processing plant at Portage la Prairie, Man., where the French plant-protein firm says measures have been taken to meet health and safety regulations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. “Beginning in early March we proactively started collaborating with contractors on COVID-19 prevention measures, such as increased cleaning of communal spaces

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

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Pulse weekly outlook: Prices mostly steady ahead of seeding

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 7, 2020

MarketsFarm — As farmers decide what to plant in 2020, Dale McManus of Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. hasn’t seen any significant deviation from what producers normally buy for pulse seed. “Red lentils, green lentils, green and yellow peas,” McManus cited among the pulses being purchased. Also, he noted, prices have remained quite steady in

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. bean acres to increase, other pulses down

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team March 31, 2020

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the U.S. intend to plant more edible bean acres in 2020, but will seed less area to peas, lentils and chickpeas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report. Edible bean area in the country is forecast at 1.372 million acres, which would be up roughly seven per cent

Bergmann (centre, in black shirt) with Foodgrains Bank staff on a tour in India.

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Local farmer witnesses effects of agriculture training on food security

‘Mind-blowing’ learning trip to agriculture projects in India got Will Bergmann thinking about how to help closer to home

By Geralyn Wichers March 31, 2020

Will Bergmann is a foodie, so when his hosts in a remote Indian village began cooking, it just made sense to join in. Bergmann, a farmer and restaurateur from Glenlea, watched a group of men lift a metal bowl, about three feet across, onto an outdoor clay oven. As one man fed the fire with

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lack of willing sellers underpins prices

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 24, 2020

MarketsFarm — Pea and lentil bids in Western Canada are holding relatively steady for the time being, despite anecdotal reports of increased international demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with attention soon shifting to spring seeding. A lack of willing sellers is keeping pulse bids underpinned in Western Canada, according to broker Dale McManus of

Roquette’s pea plant has promised to be a boon for the sector, but are growers ready to sign on the dotted line?

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Farmers weighing the balance on Roquette pea contracts

The upcoming pea protein plant has gained a lot of attention, now farmers are wondering if the premium will be worth the trouble

By Alexis Stockford March 18, 2020

Farmers now see what Roquette wants in its first yellow pea contracts — and some are questioning whether there is enough bang for the buck to make the crop worthwhile. The company will be contracting yellow peas for its long-awaited plant in Portage la Prairie this year, ahead of the plant’s planned opening this fall.

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Increased demand seen, but problems loom

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 17, 2020

MarketsFarm — Unlike other commodities, pulses aren’t yet feeling ill effects from an economic downturn due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. With consumers panic-buying, there has been increased demand for pulses, as many are non-perishable, Mosnaim said. “These products will be there for ages,” he said,

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Peas

Piecemeal approach to seeding begins in Manitoba

Demand may encourage more red lentil acres: AGT

Ukraine 2020 spring grain sowing one-third complete — ministry

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba pea plant construction continues

Pulse weekly outlook: Prices mostly steady ahead of seeding

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. bean acres to increase, other pulses down

Local farmer witnesses effects of agriculture training on food security

Pulse weekly outlook: Lack of willing sellers underpins prices

Farmers weighing the balance on Roquette pea contracts

Pulse weekly outlook: Increased demand seen, but problems loom

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