Pulses: Western CDN chickpea prices tick lower

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 13 – Chickpea prices softened across Western Canada last week, according to the latest information from The Prairie Ag-Hotwire. Nine millimetre varieties dipped by two cents to a range of 50 to 58 cents per pound while eight millimetre varieties dropped by six cents per pound

Pulses: Pea exports/deliveries still running strong

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 10 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 22,400 tonnes of peas during the week ended February 5, bringing the total year-to-date exports to 2.04 million tonnes, according to Canadian Grain Commission data. That compares with 1.67 million at the same point a year ago. Farmers have delivered a total


Pulses: Indian industry group looking to export

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 9 (CNS Canada) – India remains a major importer of pulse crops, but larger domestic production in the country this year also has the India Pulses and Grains Association looking for the government to lift a ban on exports. Currently, only chickpea exports are allowed out of the

Pulses: Fababeans looking for homes in Australia

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 8 (CNS Canada) – Large fababean and pea crops in Australia are looking for homes, with farmers running into difficulties making sales. Fababean prices in the country dropped from AUS$550 per tonne a year ago to current levels of AUS$230 per tonne, which is below the cost of


Pulses: Indian pulse seedings well above average

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 7 (CNS Canada) – India has purchased 971,000 tonnes of pulses to date in an effort to grow its buffer stocks, according to official reports. The government has a target of 2.0 million tonnes. Farmers in India have seeded 16 million hectares to pulse crops during the current

Pulses: Canadian pea exports-to-date top two million tonnes

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 6 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 71,000 tonnes of peas during the week ended January 29, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data, bringing total exports-to-date to 2.0 million tonnes. That compares with 1.6 million at the same point a year ago. Canadian farmers delivered 80,800 tonnes


Pulses: Prairie chickpea prices tick lower

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 3 – Chickpea prices across Western Canada softened slightly in the past two days. According to the latest information from Prairie Ag Hotwire, bids for Kabuli chickpeas ticked lower in all classes. The most sought-after 10mm varieties fell six cents and were listed at 63 to

Pulses: Fababean prices sink Down Under

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 2 – The latest crop of chickpeas in Australia should be ready to harvest by the end of February, according to a report on stockjournal.com. Fababeans are becoming harder to move out of Australia, according to a report by farmonline.com. Cash prices for fababeans have fallen