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Opinion: Pulses and the future of food

India’s decision to impose tariffs to support its farmers is creating dangerous uncertainty

By Gordon Bacon February 26, 2018

The rest of the world is realizing what the pulse industry has known for decades: pulses are the future of food. Consumers and governments around the world now look to pulses as an important part of action plans to improve the global food system and address nutritional and environmental challenges. Increasing pulse consumption is critical

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (MEA.gov.in)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

India, Canada to work up pulse export protocols

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 23, 2018

The prime ministers of Canada and India have agreed to sort out new and predictable rules governing exports of Canadian pulse crops. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on a state visit this week to India, released a joint statement with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday calling for the two countries to reach a new

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Prairie market ‘nonexistent’ due to trade dispute

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 20, 2018

CNS Canada — As the western Canadian pulse crop industry awaits news from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to India, two traders aren’t holding their breath. “I’m not expecting any big announcements or any big headway other than wording like ‘working towards understandings’ and things like that,” said Adam Krieser of Canpulse Foods in Saskatoon.

Crops, Local news

Crop yield records broken across the board

The 2018 edition of Yield Manitoba with this week’s Co-operator has all the details

By Allan Dawson February 15, 2018

It’s official. Many Manitoba yield records were broken in 2017, despite a drier-than-normal growing season. That’s what crop insurance data collected by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) show. The information is in Yield Manitoba 2018, a supplement to this week’s Manitoba Co-operator. Of the 13 insured crops Yield Manitoba tracks for annual comparisons, eight

Crops, Local news

VIDEO: Doug Wilcox on Yield Manitoba 2018

By Allan Dawson February 14, 2018

Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson and Doug Wilcox of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation take a look at what’s in this year’s Yield Manitoba, an insert in the Feb. 15, 2018 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator.

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Industry adapting to new market reality

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News February 14, 2018

CNS Canada — Pulse growers are facing new questions on the Prairies these days as a trade impasse with India forces many farmers to prepare for new market realities. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week will visit India, where the thorny subject of its levies on Canadian pulse exports will be raised. India imposed the

Crops, Local news

VIDEO: Get ready for Yield Manitoba 2018

By Allan Dawson February 13, 2018

Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson talks to Doug Wilcox of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation about new record crop yields as reported in Yield Manitoba 2018, an insert in the Feb. 15, 2018 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator.

AGT president and CEO Murad Al-Katib says the company is well positioned to weather a commodity downturn due to diversification.

Markets, News

AGT stock tracks challenges of pulse industry

It’s been an up-and-down ride for this made-in-Canada success story

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 12, 2018

Saskatchewan-based AGT Food and Ingredients was riding a high in 2016. In May its stock hit highs of more than $40 per share. Almost a year and a half later, the story had changed and AGT stock hit lows of almost $18 per share — a level not seen since mid-2014. Marching in near lockstep

Crops, Markets, Pulses

India raises chickpea import duty to 40 per cent

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team February 7, 2018

The Indian government has raised its import tariff for chickpeas from 30 per cent to 40 per cent. The government said Tuesday in the Gazette of India the increased tariff is to be imposed immediately, with existing circumstances making it necessary. Chickpea prices have continued to fall over the last six months, according to reports

(Video screengrab from Lentils.org via YouTube)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Farmers selling ahead of road bans

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 6, 2018

CNS Canada –– Pulse crop producers in Western Canada are looking to sell what’s left of last year’s crop before spring. Farmers “need to get some cash flow going. They’ve got payments probably in February and March and then they want to beat the road bans,” said Allan Johnston with Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask.

Daily Network News

Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say

Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty

How farmers can manage stress, anxiety during spring seeding

Peas

Opinion: Pulses and the future of food

India, Canada to work up pulse export protocols

Pulse weekly outlook: Prairie market ‘nonexistent’ due to trade dispute

Crop yield records broken across the board

VIDEO: Doug Wilcox on Yield Manitoba 2018

Pulse weekly outlook: Industry adapting to new market reality

VIDEO: Get ready for Yield Manitoba 2018

AGT stock tracks challenges of pulse industry

India raises chickpea import duty to 40 per cent

Pulse weekly outlook: Farmers selling ahead of road bans

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