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Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer growers signing up their green lentils

'A lot of interest' seen for red lentils

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MarketsFarm — There has been a divergence of prices between green and red lentils so far in 2023, according to Levon Sargsyan of Johnston Grains at Weyburn, Sask. Sargsyan said he hasn’t seen too many acres of green lentils signed up for this year, while it’s the opposite case for the reds. “I’m seeing some
As much as 50 per cent of India’s dal crop was damaged this year due to waterlogging. Photo: iStock/Getty Images
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Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan pulses dealing with dryness

Too early to know what effect grasshoppers, smoke will have

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MarketsFarm –  Seeding went well across the province thanks to hot and dry temperatures following a cool spring, said Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SaskPulse) executive director Carl Potts. However, the dry conditions are still cause for concern.  “A later-than-normal start, but we wrapped up seeding within that normal window that growers typically do,” Potts said. “(It
File photo of a field pea crop in western New South Wales, Australia. (Alfio Manciagli/iStock/Getty Images)
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Pulse weekly outlook: Dryness to cut into Australian production

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MarketsFarm — Dry conditions and low soil moisture reserves in key Australian growing regions, along with expectations for developing El Nino weather patterns, are expected to cut into the country’s pulse production in 2023-24, despite steady to higher seeding intentions for several crops, according to the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural
Field peas. (Lisa Guenther photo)
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Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba crops get good start but need rain

Some bean growers seek moisture at lower planting depths

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MarketsFarm — Pulse growers in Manitoba are waiting for one thing: rain. So far in May, growing areas of the province have not seen any significant precipitation, according to Dennis Lange, industry development specialist for pulse crops with Manitoba Agriculture. Dry beans, he said, are the last pulse crop farmers have been planting in Manitoba
Lentil plants in bloom. (BasieB/iStock/Getty Images)
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Pulse weekly outlook: Better growing conditions despite dryness, smoke

Continued smoky skies could slow crop development

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MarketsFarm — While dry conditions persist across the Prairies, the current situation for pulses is not as bad as during the two previous springs, according to Pulse Canada’s director of market access and trade policy. Mac Ross said dryness is largely evident across Western Canada and many crops are still below their five-year averages for
Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)
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Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian exports solid

Bangladesh, Pakistan now buying Canadian peas

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MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse exports are running well ahead of their year-ago level, with some demand rationing likely over the next few months as supplies tighten ahead of the new-crop harvest. Canada has exported 1.56 million tonnes of lentils during the crop year to date, with Turkey the top destination at 421,000 tonnes followed by
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Pulse weekly outlook: StatCan report likely won’t affect prices

Canada 'not the market maker' on peas, lentils

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MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada (StatCan) on Tuesday released its report on grain stocks at March 31, with MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville suggesting there’s not much to the report. “It’s one of those [reports] where people look at it and move on,” he said. StatCan’s report pegged total farm and commercial stocks of chickpeas at
Crops capable of fixing their own N from the atmosphere avoid the issue of nitrous oxide emissions altogether.
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Plant pulse crops for lower emissions

More pulses? Less nitrous oxide: Avoid the emissions problem altogether by growing more nitrogen-fixing crops

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Mario Tenuta, a soil science professor at the University of Manitoba and research chair in 4R nutrient management, wants to see more nitrogen-fixing legumes in Prairie field crops. After all, one way to avoid nitrous oxide emissions is planting crops that need little or no commercial nitrogen. “When any form of nitrogen is added to

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