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Adjustments likely ahead for StatsCan’s early acreage estimates

Projections still in line with grain trade's expectations

MarketsFarm — The results of the first acreage estimates for 2020 from Statistics Canada come with an asterisk, as the COVID-19 pandemic halted data collection early. Canada’s actual seeded area is expected to see some shifts from the projections released Thursday. “As a result of the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic, these estimates were produced

Crops, Markets

Trade estimates vary ahead of StatsCan’s acreage report

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — Opinions are wide-ranging on what Canadian farmers plan to plant in 2020, ahead of Statistics Canada’s first round of acreage estimates, due out Thursday. Prior to lockdown measures put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, StatsCan was scheduled to release its first principal field crops area report for 2020 on April 24.

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports up on year

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian lentil exports are running well ahead of the year-ago level, according to the latest numbers. Canada exported 267,462 tonnes of lentils in March, the second-highest monthly total of the crop year to date and well above the 130,980 tonnes exported during the same month the previous year. The United Arab Emirates was

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Demand may encourage more red lentil acres: AGT

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team April 29, 2020

MarketsFarm — Improving lentil prices over the past month may encourage more acres of the pulse crop in Western Canada this spring, according to an industry official, as seeding is set to start within the next few weeks. “With the recent March demand surge, mostly due to COVID-19, pulse prices have increased sending a signal

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Turkey may see larger red lentil crop

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team April 14, 2020

MarketsFarm — Turkey is expecting to see an increase in lentil production in 2020, according to a processor in the country. White bean production is also expected to rise, although chickpea production could be down slightly on the year. Fethi Sonmez, CEO of Turkey-based Armada Foods, expects to see red lentil production in the country

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Prices mostly steady ahead of seeding

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 7, 2020

MarketsFarm — As farmers decide what to plant in 2020, Dale McManus of Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. hasn’t seen any significant deviation from what producers normally buy for pulse seed. “Red lentils, green lentils, green and yellow peas,” McManus cited among the pulses being purchased. Also, he noted, prices have remained quite steady in

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. bean acres to increase, other pulses down

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team March 31, 2020

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the U.S. intend to plant more edible bean acres in 2020, but will seed less area to peas, lentils and chickpeas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report. Edible bean area in the country is forecast at 1.372 million acres, which would be up roughly seven per cent

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lack of willing sellers underpins prices

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 24, 2020

MarketsFarm — Pea and lentil bids in Western Canada are holding relatively steady for the time being, despite anecdotal reports of increased international demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with attention soon shifting to spring seeding. A lack of willing sellers is keeping pulse bids underpinned in Western Canada, according to broker Dale McManus of

Crops, Pulses

Five tips to help get your best pulse crop yields

By Leeann Minogue February 25, 2020

At this year’s CropSphere in Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Pulse Grower’s agronomy manager, Sherrilyn Phelps, talked to growers about optimizing pea and lentil yields.The biggest factor that determines yield, weather, is out of our control. However, there are some factors we can manage. Phelps’s presentation focused on factors that we can control.For Saskatchewan, the SPG has

News, Pulse markets

New opportunities not enough for pulse exports

While it works to diversify, Canada shouldn’t neglect its old standbys, says one expert

By Geralyn Wichers February 18, 2020

Canada must address barriers to major export markets while finding new opportunities for its pulse crops, one expert told producers at a Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers meeting on Jan. 29. “We’re still in a transition phase before a full realization of these new opportunities for pulses,” said Mac Ross, director of market access and trade policy with

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Adjustments likely ahead for StatsCan’s early acreage estimates

Trade estimates vary ahead of StatsCan’s acreage report

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports up on year

Demand may encourage more red lentil acres: AGT

Pulse weekly outlook: Turkey may see larger red lentil crop

Pulse weekly outlook: Prices mostly steady ahead of seeding

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. bean acres to increase, other pulses down

Pulse weekly outlook: Lack of willing sellers underpins prices

Five tips to help get your best pulse crop yields

New opportunities not enough for pulse exports

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