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A lupin crop in bloom.
Crops, News

High-protein, low-starch lupin to be Canada’s next staple crop

A Protein Industries Canada-funded project will promote the crop for the Prairies

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A group of four companies have plans to make pulse crop lupin a staple in Canada through a project funded by Protein Industries Canada (PIC). “Lupin is an exciting new crop for Canada that will bring new value to Canada’s plant-based food and ingredient ecosystem, benefiting the entire value chain, from farmers to end consumers,”
A Shanghai container terminal. (
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Container crunch coalition calls for government action

TRANSPORT | Shippers say market has ceased to function and Port of Vancouver has become container storage yard

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Canada’s shipping container crunch is hurting not just farmers but the entire economy. So says a cross-commodity coalition urging the Canadian government to take the lead in fixing it. “It’s not a normal functioning market,” Greg Northey, Pulse Canada’s vice-president of corporate affairs, said in an interview Dec. 15. Pulse Canada and several farm groups
Roquette’s pea processing plant near Portage la Prairie. (Photo courtesy Roquette Canada)
Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: New investments cause for optimism

Sector looking forward beyond challenges of 2021

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MarketsFarm — Canada’s pulse industry had to endure more than its fair share of challenges and obstacles in 2021, domestic and abroad. Nevertheless, the national organization representing pulse growers, traders and processors feels the industry will be strong in the New Year. An already tight supply situation became tighter in 2021 as drought in Western
Light year for soybean, pulse diseases
Crops, News

Light year for soybean, pulse diseases

Unsurprisingly, pests and drought have been the year’s big problems

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Dry conditions did have one silver lining for pulse producers — root rot, aphanomyces and other moisture-driven diseases weren’t prominent this year. But what infection there was showed that it’s a problem that’s simply receded, not disappeared. “Disease got pushed down the totem pole a little bit,” said Cassandra Tkachuk, production specialist with Manitoba Pulse
Beth Bechdol, deputy director-general for the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), speaks on a video conference call marking World Pulses Day. (Photo courtesy FAO via Flickr, copyright FAO)
Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: World Pulses Day celebrated

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MarketsFarm — The United Nations celebrated the annual World Pulses Day on Feb. 10, highlighting the contribution of pulse crops to world agriculture and nutrition. “Pulses are more than just nutritious seeds – they also contribute to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development,” the UN said in a release. “They play
Hapag-Lloyd containers at a shipping terminal in Hamburg in March 2017. (File photo: Reuters/Fabian Bimmer)
Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse industry watching container supply closely

One major container firm is shipping them back to Asia empty to meet a surge in demand

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Pulse Canada is keeping an eye on container supplies following the recent announcement by a major supplier it would be shipping them back empty to Asia from North America to meet a surge in demand. Why it matters: Canadian pulse crop exporters rely on shipping containers to get their products to international customers. A lack
Pea production is still viewed somewhat skeptically by many Manitoba producers.
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COVID-19 no cause for course change on protein, says ag-minister Pedersen

Animal protein a likely weak spot and more agronomic support needed for peas to fill growing demand

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Ag Minister Blaine Pedersen says he doesn’t anticipate any changes to Manitoba’s protein strategy despite the adversity of COVID-19. “It is progressing very well,” he told the Co-operator. “I don’t really foresee any changes.” The strategy, with the vision of making Manitoba North America’s protein supplier of choice by 2025, rolled out last September. Its goals include attracting

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