Pulse markets

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 28 – It appears red lentils are losing momentum on the North American price charts. A report by Farm Credit Canada cites cheap arrivals from Australia as the main culprit for the decrease. The report says the land down under is offering field run lentils to

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 25 (CNS Canada) – Canadian pea exports are still running well ahead of the year-ago pace, according to the latest weekly Canadian Grain Commission data. The country exported 36,900 tonnes of peas during the week ended November 20, bringing total exports-to-date to 1.59 million tonnes. That compares with

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 24 (CNS Canada) – Saskatchewan pea yields came in well above the 10-year average in 2016, according to the final provincial crop report of the year. However, lentil and chickpea yields were below the average. Average pea yields across the province came in at 42 bushels per acre,

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 23 (CNS Canada) – The USDA is looking for edible beans and other pulses for food aid programs. The agency’s Commodity Credit Corporation tendered for 3,000 tonnes of pulses and an additional 480 tonnes of pinto beans. In other pulse news, farmers in India are in the middle

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 22 (CNS Canada) – Canadian chickpea prices are moving sharply higher, as end users look to secure coverage in the midst of very tight supplies. Large calibre (10mm) kabuli chickpeas are currently seeing prices top out at 65 cents per pound in Western Canada, according to Prairie Ag

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 21 (CNS Canada) – Canadian pea exports continue at an active pace, with 82,100 tonnes moved offshore during the week ended November 13, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Total pea exports during the crop-year-to-date, of 1.5 million tonnes, compare with 1.1 million tonnes at the

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 18 – It appears exports of some Canadian pulses could be larger than initially forecast. Agriculture and Agri-food Canada released its latest supply and demand estimates yesterday (November 17) and the result point towards slightly larger export volumes. According to the data, exports of dry beans

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 17 – The Canadian Grains Commission has announced grading changes for fababeans and chickpeas. In a release, the agency says as of August 1, 2017, both pulses must have an ergot tolerance not exceeding 0.5 per cent. That tolerance level is consistent with other pulse crops

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 16 – Canadian pea and lentil prices are on the upswing, according to the latest data from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Lentil bids have increased by two cents per pound over the past week, while peas, both green and yellow have risen by 50 cents per

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 15 – Kabuli chickpeas (10mm) are up 17 cents from last year at this time, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. They are presently listed at 48 to 53 cents a pound. A professor from the University of Saskatchewan recently told a conference crowd in Winnipeg