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Grain being loaded on a ship at the Hudson Bay port of Churchill in 2015. (MarketsFarm photo by Jade Markus)

First of four vessels arrives in Churchill

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 26, 2020

MarketsFarm — The first grain vessel of the 2020 shipping season is now at Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill, according to Murad Al-Katib of the Arctic Gateway Group. “We’ll have an active program on durum wheat and lentils going into the Mediterranean,” said Al-Katib, who’s also CEO of Regina-based AGT Foods, one of the group’s

Crops, Markets

India restores reduced tariff on lentil imports

All but U.S. lentil imports to get better break on duty, again

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News September 25, 2020

India has reinstated a reduced-rate tariff on imports of lentils from Canada as well as from all lentil-exporting nations other than the United States. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers on Friday reported receiving a Sept. 17 notification of amendment from India’s finance ministry regarding customs tariffs on lentils, which in Canada’s case had snapped back to 33

Crops, Markets

Saskatchewan lentil crop projections raise skepticism

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 17, 2020

MarketsFarm — There’s a little skepticism towards Statistics Canada’s projections for this fall’s lentil crop in Saskatchewan. The federal agency on Monday pegged the province’s 2020 lentil crop to come in at around 2.61 million tonnes on about 3.73 million acres. That’s almost a 26 per cent jump in production on a 13.2 per cent

Green lentils. (Alexey Shipilov/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil crop expected to spike in Alberta

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 16, 2020

MarketsFarm — One bright spot for Alberta agriculture in 2020 has been the province’s lentil crop. The amount of the pulse grown this year skyrocketed by more than 173 per cent than compared to 2019, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency reported Monday that lentil production in Alberta is set to hit a record

(Photo: Alexandrum79/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Statistics Canada trims wheat production estimate

Lentil crop estimate up from August

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team September 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers grew less wheat in 2020-21 than earlier thought, according to updated production estimates Statistics Canada released Monday. However, the country’s wheat crop would still be the second-largest on record and well above the five-year average. Using yield models based on satellite imagery, total wheat production in the country for 2020-21 is

Crops, Markets

StatsCan stocks report shows lower lentils, durum, canola

Lentil supply picture 'extremely tight'

By GFM Network News September 4, 2020

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s stocks of principal field crops report detailed tight ending stocks for lentils durum and canola. As of July 31, lentil stocks totalled just 61,000 tonnes, down by 91.5 per cent from last year. Exports were up by over 30 per cent year-over-year, which accounted for some of the decrease. “It’s an

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

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Large Canadian crops expected

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 2, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canada will have grown a record-large pea crop in 2020 and possibly the second-largest lentil crop ever, according to preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada, released Monday. Using satellite imagery and model-based yield estimates, the government agency pegged the 2020-21 Canadian field pea crop at 4.996 million tonnes. That would be a new record

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvest activity pressures lentils

By GFM Network News August 26, 2020

MarketsFarm — With harvest activity beginning across most of the Prairies, pulse prices are experiencing typical harvest pressure. About 20 per cent of the lentil crop has been harvested in Saskatchewan, according to the province’s crop report from Thursday. The west-central region lagged furthest behind the province’s average rate, with just seven per cent of

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly: Harvest pressure now hitting lentils

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 18, 2020

MarketsFarm — As the harvest begins to ramp up across Canada, lentil prices have begun to feel some of the downward pressure. However, to Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada Inc. at Mississauga, Ont. there’s more to the recent declines. “We are feeling pressure from other origins. As United States green lentils are selling much cheaper

Crops, Weather

Churchill’s shipping season to start next month

Tracks 'in good shape' leading to northern Manitoba port

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 14, 2020

MarketsFarm — There won’t be any vessels laden with grains and pulses departing from the Port of Churchill until next month, according to Murad Al-Katib, CEO of AGT Foods in Regina. “We’re in the early days of harvest, so it would be very normal to expect the first vessels to arrive in the first half

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First of four vessels arrives in Churchill

India restores reduced tariff on lentil imports

Saskatchewan lentil crop projections raise skepticism

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil crop expected to spike in Alberta

Statistics Canada trims wheat production estimate

StatsCan stocks report shows lower lentils, durum, canola

Pulse weekly outlook: Large Canadian crops expected

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvest activity pressures lentils

Pulse weekly: Harvest pressure now hitting lentils

Churchill’s shipping season to start next month

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