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

Pulse weekly outlook: Small Canadian crops lead to marketing shift

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News September 14, 2021

MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse markets could see a ‘radical shift’ in the current crop year as drought conditions led to sharp reductions in pea and lentil production. Statistics Canada’s September principal field crop estimates, released Tuesday, and the previous report on Aug. 30 were determined by yield models using satellite imagery. MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike

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Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas find high-priced silver lining

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News September 7, 2021

MarketsFarm — Like many other crops across Western Canada, chickpeas weren’t immune to hot and dry growing conditions over the summer. This year’s domestic chickpea crop is only expected to weigh in at 63,000 tonnes, according to Statistics Canada — less than one-third of the five-year average of 189,600 tonnes. In Saskatchewan, some parts of

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Pulse weekly outlook: Tight Canadian supplies to cut into exports

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 1, 2021

MarketsFarm –– Canadian pulse supplies during the 2021-22 marketing year will be the tightest of the past decade due to drought during the growing season, with the country likely to be a much smaller player in the international export market for peas, lentils and chickpeas as a result. Statistics Canada pegged the country’s 2021-22 pea

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Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse trade with India strong, but flawed

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 17, 2021

MarketsFarm — India remains as the largest international buyer of Canadian lentils, despite factors affecting trade between the two countries. While Western Canada deals with drought conditions which have likely lowered this year’s lentil crop, the Indian government’s restrictions on imports have threatened to hinder Canadian exports. “Despite tariffs and technical measures in place that

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Pulse weekly outlook: Dry edible beans faring well in Manitoba weather

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 3, 2021

MarketsFarm – Like all crops, dry edible beans have been affected by the high heat and drought-like conditions which have plagued most of Manitoba this summer. However, they have weathered the conditions better than most, according to Manitoba Agriculture’s provincial pulse specialist. “For the most part, the dry beans are looking okay,” said Dennis Lange.

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Pulse weekly outlook: Healthy demand for heat-stricken Manitoba pulses

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – If Manitoba’s pea harvest is any indication, the province’s pulse crops will be largely deteriorated by the hot and dry weather affecting all of Western Canada, according to Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk. “It has affected (pulses) like it has affected most of the other crops, in that severe

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Pulse weekly outlook: Container crisis affecting markets, shipments

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 14, 2021

MarketsFarm — As hot and dry weather, especially in Western Canada, have wrought havoc on Canadian pulse crops and raised prices, it’s also becoming more difficult to export pulses overseas. Shipping containers, in which 30 per cent of Canada’s peas and more than 50 per cent of Canada’s lentils are transported, are currently in a

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Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops fight off record heat

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 7, 2021

MarketsFarm — The “heat dome” which enveloped Western Canada last week delivered a blow to Saskatchewan’s pulse crops. Thirty-four temperature records were shattered on Friday, including those at Regina, Prince Albert, Swift Current, Weyburn and Yorkton. Saskatoon and Lucky Lake, northeast of Swift Current, were the province’s hot spots that day at 40 C. Nine

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Pulse weekly outlook: StatsCan acres see little change

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News June 30, 2021

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil acres only saw slight adjustments in the latest acreage estimates Tuesday from Statistics Canada, with little market news to draw in extra area since the previous report in April. “When you see all the hard commodities, their prices are fantastic. That’s the main reason why growers switch,” said Marcos

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Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans in good shape

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News June 23, 2021

MarketsFarm — Despite temperatures ranging from near-freezing lows to sweltering highs and receiving little precipitation, Manitoba’s dry edible bean crop has weathered the conditions well, according to the province’s pulse specialist. “We’ve had some interesting weather over the last week to two weeks,” Dennis Lange, pulse specialist for Manitoba Agriculture at Altona, said, referring to

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Pulse weekly outlook: Small Canadian crops lead to marketing shift

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas find high-priced silver lining

Pulse weekly outlook: Tight Canadian supplies to cut into exports

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse trade with India strong, but flawed

Pulse weekly outlook: Dry edible beans faring well in Manitoba weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Healthy demand for heat-stricken Manitoba pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Container crisis affecting markets, shipments

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops fight off record heat

Pulse weekly outlook: StatsCan acres see little change

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans in good shape

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