Pulse markets

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 28 – A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)says about a third of the world’s soils are damaged due to erosion. The report urges countries to take action in a number of ways. One of these involves planting more chickpeas, lentils

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 23 (CNS Canada) – Canadian pea exports continue at a solid pace, with 53,500 tonnes moved out of the country during the week ended December 18, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Total pea exports to date, of 1.78 million tonnes, are running well ahead of

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 22 (CNS Canada) – Canadian pea ending stocks at the close of the current 2016/17 (Aug/Jul) marketing year will likely be larger than earlier estimates, according to updated supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. AgCanada’s market analysis branch raised its production estimate for peas, in line with

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 21 (CNS Canada) – India’s government is unlikely to hit its target of creating a two million tonne buffer stock of pulses, according to reports out of the country, as only 200,000 tonnes of the total have been acquired to date. Number 2 Laird lentils are currently topping

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 20 (CNS Canada) – Number 2 Laird lentils are currently topping out at about 64 cents per pound in Western Canada, while red lentils are bid up to 32.5 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. While pulse prices remain strong overall in Western Canada, some

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 19 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 16,000 tonnes of peas and 33,200 tonnes of lentils during the week ended December 11, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission statistics. Exports of both pulse crops are running ahead of the year ago level. Farmers have already delivered 2.22 million

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 15 – Navy beans in Manitoba lost one cent over the past week. They are currently going for 44 cents per pound, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Yellow peas in North Dakota rose by three-quarters of a cent in the past week, with bids ranging

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 14 – Pinto beans have fallen by two cents on the week in Manitoba. They are currently going for 38 cents per pound, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Green peas in North Dakota fell by a quarter of a cent overnight, with bids ranging from

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 13 – Richlea #3 lentils in Western Canada increased by eight cents overnight, with bids ranging from 35 to 46 cents per pound, according to data from Prairie Ag Hotwire. Eston #3 lentils rose 2 cents per bushel to settle at a range of 26 to

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 12 – Laird #1 lentils in Western Canada increased by one cent overnight, with bids ranging from 62 to 68 cents per pound, according to data from Prairie Ag Hotwire. Eston #2 lentils rose 2 cents per bushel to settle at a range of 50 to