Pulse markets

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 11 (CNS Canada) – India’s upcoming southwest monsoon, which typically accounts for 70 per cent of the country’s annual rainfall, is forecast to be ‘average’, according to an updated outlook from the India Meteorological Department. That’s an improvement from an earlier forecast. The monsoon onset is forecast for

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 10 (CNS Canada) – Canada and India are reportedly moving closer to reaching a resolution to an ongoing dispute over fumigation of Canadian pulses, according to reports from the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. Citing the draft documents, SaskPulse said ‘positive steps’ were being made to resolve the phytosanitary restrictions

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 9 (CNS Canada) – More and more US farmers are looking to break out of the country’s long-standing rotations that focus only on soybeans, corn, and wheat. Pulse acres in particular are on the rise in many states, with a report from Nebraska’s Lincoln Journal Star highlighting an

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 8 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 76,200 tonnes of peas during the week ended April 30, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data, bringing year-to-date pea exports to 3.03 million tonnes. Pea exports are now running about a million tonnes ahead of the previous year’s pace. Canadian

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 5 – Producers in southern Saskatchewan have begun seeding pulses, according to the province’s latest crop report. Commercial pea stocks in Canada are up over the same time last year. According to Statistics Canada’s stocks report, the total amount of dry pea stocks in Canada is

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 4 – The Mexican government has decided to import 100,000 tonnes of dry beans duty-free. According to a report from the USDA, the beans will be taken from the country’s most-favoured trading partners. Chickpea prices in India have softened in recent days due to a lack

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 3 – Flooding in the central Queensland region of eastern Australia has damaged pulse crops, according to a report on allaboutfeed.net. One farmer said he had lost over 6,000 acres of mixed crop while another one said his paddock of chickpeas was covered by six metres

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 2 – Chickpea prices in Australia have risen past AU$1,000 per tonne and are expected to remain high, according to a report from Queensland Country Life. According to a report on adelaidenow.com, Viterra shipped 50,000 tonnes of lentils to Turkey in March. That is more than

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 1 – Farmers in Queensland (eastern Australia) are growing anxious for spring rains to help this year’s chickpea crop to establish. The month of April was mostly dry according to a report in Queensland Country Life. Analysts note the months of May, June and July are

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 28 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 128,900 tonnes of peas during the week ended April 23, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data, bringing year-to-date pea exports to 2.95 million tonnes. Pea exports are running about 900,000 tonnes ahead of the previous year’s pace. Canadian lentil exports