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Pulse weekly outlook: FCC sees opportunities for exports

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 26, 2019

MarketsFarm — Farm Credit Canada (FCC) on Tuesday released a report titled Diversifying Canada’s agriculture exports, which included pulses and also looked at some of the pros and cons to diversifying Canada’s wheat, canola and soybeans. “Canada has done extremely well in establishing strong trade relations in a number of key markets thanks to a

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

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Pulse weekly outlook: Green pea bids still pointed higher

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — Green pea prices in Western Canada continue to rise, while bids for most of the other major pulses grown in the Prairies are also trending higher. Spot green pea bids have risen by about 70 cents per bushel over the past two weeks to currently top out at $10.50 per bushel, according to

As much as 50 per cent of India’s dal crop was damaged this year due to waterlogging. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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India looking to import pulses

By GFM Network News November 12, 2019

MarketsFarm – Although India has prioritized producing their country’s own pulses self-sufficiently, unprecedented rainfall in October and November could turn the country back to relying on imports. A statement from the chairman of the Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), Zaverchand Bheda, said as much as 50 per cent of the urad pulse crop was

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Pulse weekly: Large supply of feed chickpeas drags prices

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team October 30, 2019

Saskatchewan’s chickpea crop hasn’t been exempt from this season’s challenging harvest conditions. As of Oct. 21, 20 per cent of the province’s chickpea crop was unharvested. What still remains on the field will likely be feed quality at this point. Colin Young of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Moose Jaw, Sask. explained that some chickpea fields

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — An early snow storm hit key edible bean growing regions of Manitoba and the northern U.S. hard, with a large portion of the crop in the region now facing an uncertain future. “It is unprecedented what’s happened at this point,” said Tim Courneya, executive vice-president of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, which represents

A 12-week global test of the McDonald’s P.L.T. starts Sept. 30, 2019 in 28 southwestern Ontario stores. (CNW Group/McDonald’s Canada)

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Ontario to host global test for McDonald’s pulseburger

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff September 26, 2019

The biggest quick-service dining chain on the planet is set to use southwestern Ontario as the global test market for its first foray into Beyond Meat. McDonald’s announced Thursday it will run a 12-week test for a plant-based burger it calls the “P.L.T.” exclusively at 28 restaurants in the region starting Monday. “This test allows

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Pulse weekly outlook: Rains delay large Manitoba bean harvest

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 24, 2019

MarketsFarm — Manitoba farmers seeded their largest dry edible bean crop in more than a decade this spring, but adverse conditions are causing delays getting it off the fields. “Last week we had some substantial moisture in the Red River Valley,” pulse specialist Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said, noting the system brought up to

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Pulse weekly outlook: Harvest weighs on Saskatchewan bids

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 3, 2019

MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure may be weighing on pea and lentil bids in Western Canada — but rain delays could lead to quality premiums down the road. Large green lentils delivered to the plant are currently trading at around 20 cents/lb. at the high end, with red lentils topping out at 16 cents/lb. delivered,

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

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Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas appear OK, but prices soft

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 27, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canada’s chickpea crop has likely beaten earlier expectations — but poor prices may limit farmer sales come harvest. “We planted the crop in drought conditions” and were preparing for the worst, said Colin Young of Midwest Grain at Moose Jaw, Sask., pointing to the lack of subsoil moisture in key chickpea-growing regions of

ILTA Grain opened its processing plant at Belle Plaine, east of Moose Jaw, in 2017. (ILTAGrain.com)

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Viterra to buy ILTA Grain pulse processing plant

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff August 20, 2019

Creditor-protected Prairie pulse processor and exporter ILTA Grain is set to sell a next-to-new southern Saskatchewan facility to one of Canada’s biggest grain firms. Glencore Agriculture’s Viterra arm said Tuesday it has signed a purchase deal for the assets of ILTA’s processing facility at Belle Plaine, Sask., about 25 km east of Moose Jaw. Financial

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Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: FCC sees opportunities for exports

Pulse weekly outlook: Green pea bids still pointed higher

India looking to import pulses

Pulse weekly: Large supply of feed chickpeas drags prices

Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

Ontario to host global test for McDonald’s pulseburger

Pulse weekly outlook: Rains delay large Manitoba bean harvest

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvest weighs on Saskatchewan bids

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas appear OK, but prices soft

Viterra to buy ILTA Grain pulse processing plant

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