Manitoba produced about 218,000 tonnes of peas in 2023.

Anti-dumping case may affect pea flow

A U.S. duty on Chinese pea protein could reduce the amount of peas that China imports for its fractionation business, which Canada feeds into

Glacier FarmMedia – A U.S. antidumping investigation into Chinese pea protein could change trade flows for Canadian yellow peas in 2024-25, traders of the commodity say. In a preliminary determination handed down Feb. 8, the U.S. Department of Commerce hit two Chinese manufacturers with an antidumping duty of 280 per cent. Other Chinese firms faced a 122 per cent

(L-R) Greg Cherewyk, Pulse Canada president; Ben Carr, Winnipeg South-Centre MP; Pulse Canada board member John Preune and James House, Manitoba Strategic Research Chair in Sustainable Protein at the University of Manitoba, gather at the university Feb. 9 to announce federal funding for the pulse sector.

Pulse sector welcomes federal funds

AAFC announces $11 million in funding for Pulse Canada

Pulse Canada is getting $11 million in federal funds to take crop production to the next level. The funds from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada were announced Feb. 9 at the University of Manitoba by Winnipeg South-Centre MP Ben Carr on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. “This is going to be an extremely powerful


Brasathe Jenathan has developed a more sustainable version of a process used to extract protein from faba beans.

Faba bean research means high protein, less gas

The process of breaking down faba beans is an important sustainability tool, scientist says

[UPDATED: Mar. 5, 2024] Let’s get the obvious part out of the way. By separating “the good stuff” (protein, starch and dietary fibre) from faba beans, a University of Alberta researcher has improved on a process that minimizes human flatulence from eating them. That issue has long been a deterrent to mass acceptance of the

If the producer is worried about a dry year in 2024, Manitoba Agriculture’s pulse specialist says proper seeding strategy should be key in their plans.

Managing pulses when the well runs dry

Growers urged to watch seeding depth, rate and crop rotations

There’s still lots of winter left for the coming year’s pulse ground to get moisture, says Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange. That said, producers can be forgiven for wondering how they’ll manage their pulse crops, should 2024 turn out to be another dry year. While Canada’s Drought Monitor expected Manitoba’s moisture situation to improve


Yellow peas. (Victoria Popova/iStock/Getty Images)

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea exports solid so far, lentils down on year

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

Chickpea curry. (Modesigns58/iStock/Getty Images)

Pulse weekly outlook: Activity to ramp up for chickpeas

'Quality was good, yields were lower'

MarketsFarm — Things are quiet right now on the chickpea front, but that could change in a few weeks, according to Jake Hansen of Mid-West Grain in Moose Jaw. “I think everyone’s getting prepped and ready for Argentina’s harvest, but it’s quiet,” he said. “There’s still movement on previous contracts, but not a lot of


Pinto beans. (Vergani_Fotografia/iStock/Getty Images)

Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller North American dry bean crops to underpin prices

Canada's edible bean crop estimated smallest since 2016

MarketsFarm — Variable weather conditions during the 2023 growing season cut into edible bean production in some key North American growing regions, with tighter supplies overall likely to keep prices well supported. “The whole world is a little short of beans this year,” said Mitch Coulter, executive director of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association in

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

Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller yields than last year in Saskatchewan

Pulse production seen varying by location

MarketsFarm — Yields and crop conditions from this year’s pulse harvest in Saskatchewan largely varied by location, according to SaskPulse executive director Carl Potts. “Generally on the east side of the province and some areas of the south, some pretty good yields. And then in the west-central, southwest regions, some yields that were quite low.


File photo of black beans. (Nhattienphoto/iStock/Getty Images)

Pulse weekly outlook: ‘Average’ dry bean crop in Manitoba

Won't be close to last year's 'pretty phenomenal' crop

MarketsFarm — As Manitoba’s pulse harvest neared completion, a provincial pulse specialist says it will vary as to whether dry bean growers are satisfied with the result. Dennis Lange said that 96 per cent of Manitoba’s dry bean crop has already come off the field. In the central region, 97 per cent of its dry

Yields for 2023 bean crops are trending below five- and 10-year averages.

Bean crops take yield hit

Lack of summer rains lowered early harvest soybean and dry bean yields, judging by the first beans to hit the bin

HARVEST Lack of summer rains lowered early harvest soybean and dry bean yields, judging by the first beans to hit the bin

Acres are up but yields are trending down for soybeans and dry beans across the province this year, according to Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange. “The key word this year is variability,” he said. “It all depends on when you got that rain, or if you got that rain. “If you got that rain, generally, harvest