Pulse markets

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 31 – Pulse farmers across the Prairies are breathing a sigh of relief after India granted Canada an extension on a March 31 deadline that would have seen strict fumigation rules imposed on Canadian pulse exports. According to a statement yesterday from Canada’s Minister of Agriculture

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 30 – India has given Canada an extension on a dead-line that would have seen strict fumigation rules imposed on Canadian pulse exports. A statement from Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay made on Thursday says India will extend the fumigation deadline until June 30, 2017. The

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 29 – Prices for kabuli chickpeas (10 mm) in Western Canada continue to hold steady at 50-51 cents per pound, according to information from The Prairie Ag Hotwire. Black beans were also keeping firm at 39.5 cents per pound. Australian exporters are looking to Pakistan for

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 28 – Crimson lentil prices dipped overnight, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Crimson number one varieties fell one cent to 24 cents per pound. Pea acreage in Ukraine is on the rise. Pea plantings are expected to hit 276,000 hectares in 2017, which is up

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 27 – Large calibre kabuli chickpeas rose during the past week, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Nine millimetre varieties climbed three cents per pound while 10 millimetres finished four cents higher. The drought situation in the US is becoming clearer. According to the US Drought

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 24 (CNS Canada) – Chickpea prices in Australia continue to strengthen, despite farmers in the country growing a record large two million tonne crop. Solid demand from India was said to be providing support. Canadian pulse traders continue to follow news out of India closely, with still no

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 23 (CNS Canada) – India is considering extending a deadline on imposing a fumigation requirement on pulse imports, according to a report from the Hindu BusinessLine. The fumigation requirement is currently set to go into effect on March 31, and would effectively limit Canadian sales to the major

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 22 (CNS Canada) – Favourable prices compared to other pulse crops may be generating some extra interest in growing chickpeas in Western Canada this spring, but a lack of good quality seed will limit any expansion, according to industry participants. “If there was an abundance of seed, I

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 21 (CNS Canada) – Dry black bean stocks in North Dakota as of December 31, 2016 of 1.06 million hundredweight were well above the 131,526 tonnes on hand at the same point the previous year, according to a report from the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute. Navy and

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 20 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 87,900 tonnes of peas during the week ended March 12, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Total Canadian pea exports to date, of about 2.36 million tonnes, are running about 500,000 tonnes ahead of the previous year’s pace. Weekly lentil