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Pulse weekly outlook: Market uncertainty all around

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News March 29, 2022

MarketsFarm — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue to swing markets up and down, typical issues and other external factors have amplified volatility in the pulse markets, according to one trader. David Newman, owner of Commodius Trading at North Saanich, B.C., explained that while the conflict in Eastern Europe is affecting markets everywhere, the usual

Screenshot from an Alberta Agriculture video profiling Innisfail-based pulse and grain handler W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions. (Alberta Agriculture and Forestry via YouTube)

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W.A. Grain’s farmer suppliers to get 80 cents on dollar

CGC program to provide $5.6 million of $7.1 million owed

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News March 10, 2022

Farmers owed $7.1 million by W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions, which had facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan, will get $5.6 million, or about 80 per cent of the money owed to them, via the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program. “While we regret producers didn’t get 100 per cent (of what they

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Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba growers hope timely rains follow snows

High N prices may favour pulse acres

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News March 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — As March 1 marked the start of meteorological spring, it feels like anything but that in southern Manitoba. One of the snowiest and coldest winters in years has been a mixed blessing for pulse growers, providing much-needed moisture for fields while also raising flood fears in some areas. Dennis Lange, a pulse specialist

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

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Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices lower but still very good

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 15, 2022

MarketsFarm — Although prices for chickpeas have pulled back somewhat over the last month, Colin Young of Midwest Grain at Moose Jaw, Sask. emphasized the market has not turned bad in any manner. “It’s just the level of expectation we had, given the rise in prices of other commodities. Given that we were out there

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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

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

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

File photo of a chickpea crop in India. (Nikhil Patil/iStock/Getty Images)

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Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices reverse direction

Markets correcting lower, buyer says

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News January 11, 2022

MarketsFarm — The chickpea market in Western Canada is undergoing a correction, according to the manager of a pulse buying and processing company in Saskatchewan. With the exception of Desi chickpeas, all varieties of the pulse have seen prices go down two to five cents per pound over the past month, according to Prairie Ag

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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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Pulse weekly outlook: Market uncertainty all around

W.A. Grain’s farmer suppliers to get 80 cents on dollar

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba growers hope timely rains follow snows

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices lower but still very good

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse stocks drop due to drought

Pulse weekly outlook: Early signs point to larger Canadian crops

Pulse weekly outlook: Slow demand pulls down pea prices

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices reverse direction

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, lentils may see slight movement

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

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