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Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse trade with India strong, but flawed

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 17, 2021

MarketsFarm — India remains as the largest international buyer of Canadian lentils, despite factors affecting trade between the two countries. While Western Canada deals with drought conditions which have likely lowered this year’s lentil crop, the Indian government’s restrictions on imports have threatened to hinder Canadian exports. “Despite tariffs and technical measures in place that

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvesting begins for Alberta pulses

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 11, 2021

MarketsFarm – After a hot and dry summer which scorched all of Western Canada, pulses are ready to come off the fields in Alberta. “The south is going pretty strong. South of Calgary is already pretty much done on peas. Quite a bit of lentils would be done already, too,” said Alberta Pulse Growers chair

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Healthy demand for heat-stricken Manitoba pulses

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – If Manitoba’s pea harvest is any indication, the province’s pulse crops will be largely deteriorated by the hot and dry weather affecting all of Western Canada, according to Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk. “It has affected (pulses) like it has affected most of the other crops, in that severe

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices seen as too high, sales stalling

'Destination markets are not in desperation mode'

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 21, 2021

MarketsFarm — Prices for pulses, such as lentils for example, have been approaching the point where they are good for growers but getting too expensive for the destination markets, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Mercaris Commodities. “It’s a kind of an interesting scenario, where you see farmers not selling and prices to farmers keep going

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Container crisis affecting markets, shipments

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 14, 2021

MarketsFarm — As hot and dry weather, especially in Western Canada, have wrought havoc on Canadian pulse crops and raised prices, it’s also becoming more difficult to export pulses overseas. Shipping containers, in which 30 per cent of Canada’s peas and more than 50 per cent of Canada’s lentils are transported, are currently in a

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops fight off record heat

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 7, 2021

MarketsFarm — The “heat dome” which enveloped Western Canada last week delivered a blow to Saskatchewan’s pulse crops. Thirty-four temperature records were shattered on Friday, including those at Regina, Prince Albert, Swift Current, Weyburn and Yorkton. Saskatoon and Lucky Lake, northeast of Swift Current, were the province’s hot spots that day at 40 C. Nine

Chickpeas. (Grigorenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: StatsCan acres see little change

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News June 30, 2021

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil acres only saw slight adjustments in the latest acreage estimates Tuesday from Statistics Canada, with little market news to draw in extra area since the previous report in April. “When you see all the hard commodities, their prices are fantastic. That’s the main reason why growers switch,” said Marcos

Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Canada’s canola acres up from earlier forecast

Wheat acres up; barley, oats, corn revised lower

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 29, 2021

MarketsFarm –– Canadian farmers seeded more canola in 2021 than originally intended, with a number of other crops also seeing adjustments higher as dry weather through the planting season allowed for a fast seeding pace. In its June estimates of principal field crop areas, released Tuesday, Statistics Canada pegged total canola planted area at 22.5

Crops, Markets, Weather

Canola, wheat acres in opposite trends before StatsCan report

'Every commodity was offering options that were profitable'

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News June 25, 2021

MarketsFarm — Just days prior to Statistics Canada issuing its latest survey-based crop acreage report on Tuesday next week, analysts are estimating a rise in canola acres at the expense of wheat. “Coming through the winter and towards spring seeding, we were looking at canola prices that were at their highest levels of all time,”

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Timely rains benefitting Saskatchewan crops

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 15, 2021

MarketsFarm — As with crops across the Prairies, pulses in Saskatchewan got a much timely shot in the arm with recent rainfall, according to Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. “I think pulse crops have benefitted from the rains we’ve had over the last two or three weeks here in the province,” he

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Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse trade with India strong, but flawed

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvesting begins for Alberta pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Healthy demand for heat-stricken Manitoba pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices seen as too high, sales stalling

Pulse weekly outlook: Container crisis affecting markets, shipments

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops fight off record heat

Pulse weekly outlook: StatsCan acres see little change

Canada’s canola acres up from earlier forecast

Canola, wheat acres in opposite trends before StatsCan report

Pulse weekly outlook: Timely rains benefitting Saskatchewan crops

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