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Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils, peas get new profile as protein source

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 22, 2019

Health Canada has unveiled its new food guide, which switches the focus from portion sizes to a balanced diet and includes protein from sources like peas and lentils. For the Canadian pulse crop industry, it’s a narrative they’ve been sharing for years. The new Canada’s Food Guide is “also sort of a realization that there

A file photo of a field of chickpeas in the Palouse in southeastern Washington state. (Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images)

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Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer U.S. acres likely due to surplus

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 16, 2019

CNS Canada — Large crops followed by poor export demand have led to burdensome supplies and cut into pulse prices in the U.S., which should cut into acreage ideas for peas, lentils and chickpeas in 2019, an industry official says. “With the trade issues we’re facing right now, we have quite a surplus,” said Shannon

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U.S. firm partners with James Cameron’s Prairie pulse processor

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 8, 2019

CNS Canada — Saskatchewan pulse processing company Verdient Foods has entered into a joint venture agreement with U.S. company Ingredion to expand operations. The organic pea protein fractionation facility at Vanscoy, about 20 km southwest of Saskatoon, has been running since last year and the new agreement will see it expand operations to include more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Eyes on India as North America’s prices firm

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 4, 2019

CNS Canada — From where Prairie pulse market analysts sit, India’s politics and current weather situation remain important to watch. India’s national election will be called in the next three to five months. “There’s so many hundreds of thousands of farmers in India and they have political clout,” said Allan Johnston of Johnston Grains at

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Pulse weekly outlook: 2018 a challenging year

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 18, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s been a year of challenges for the Canadian pulse industry, as it struggled to survive after its largest customer all but vanished overnight — but the industry has started to grow in new ways. “It was challenging for farmers who saw a real shift in pulse prices, challenging for processors and

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AGT’s privatization to proceed

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — AGT Food and Ingredients has announced a definitive agreement to take the publicly-traded Saskatchewan pulse and durum processing and export firm private. If all conditions are met, the deal is expected to go through in the first quarter of 2019. The buyer group, including AGT CEO Murad Al-Katib, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

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Pulse weekly outlook: Prairie fababeans spike on global production issues

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

CNS Canada — Fababean prices in Western Canada have seen a boost lately due to global production problems, but according to a buyer this is a temporary situation. “Over the last 45 days we’ve saw this market spike, we’ll call it a buck a bushel that we’ve seen that increase from where we would typically

Roquette hopes pea acreage will increase in Manitoba, but the financial incentive will need to be there for farmers in order to dedicate the acres.
Photo: File/Lisa Guenther

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Construction resumes at Portage pea plant

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 7, 2018

CNS Canada – More than a year after the ground breaking ceremony was held for Roquette’s pea-processing plant at Portage la Prairie, Man., construction resumed on it at the end of October. According to a company spokesperson construction was halted last spring “to adjust and fine tune the project.” ”We took the opportunity to include

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Manitoba edible bean harvest wraps up

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 23, 2018

CNS Canada – After a long and drawn out harvest Manitoba farmers have finally finished bringing in this year’s edible bean crop. While the late harvest raised quality concerns in the province, ample North American supplies should limit the upside price potential. “The harvest started really early, and we were moving at a pretty good

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Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. beans seen on rise for 2019

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries October 16, 2018

CNS Canada –– The acreage shift that played out between chickpeas and dry edible beans this year will shift again next year, Brian Clancey of marketing agency Stat Publishing predicts. Several factors lead him to that conclusion, he said. Canadian growers ship large numbers of beans and chickpeas to the U.S., and the production and

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Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils, peas get new profile as protein source

Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer U.S. acres likely due to surplus

U.S. firm partners with James Cameron’s Prairie pulse processor

Pulse weekly outlook: Eyes on India as North America’s prices firm

Pulse weekly outlook: 2018 a challenging year

AGT’s privatization to proceed

Pulse weekly outlook: Prairie fababeans spike on global production issues

Construction resumes at Portage pea plant

Manitoba edible bean harvest wraps up

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. beans seen on rise for 2019

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