By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Dec. 22 – Following are a few highlights in the
Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, December 22.
– The Trading Corporation of Pakistan is having trouble securing bidders for chickpea imports. Pakistan regularly receives shipments from Australia but is trying to secure an additional 50,000 tonnes for domestic consumption. Last month the TCP was forced to scrap a tender for the import of 5,000 tonnes of Desi chickpeas after just one bid was made. Under its own rules at least three bids are required to make an international tender mature, so it was cancelled. This followed previous attempts to find a supplier.
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– A new report has been released that details the use of pulses in the United Arab Emirates. Compiled by Euromonitor International, the study finds shelf-stable beans, fava beans, baked beans, chickpeas and kidney beans are all major staples of the country’s imports. The report notes many of these pulses are used by ex-pats of Britain, India and several Arab countries.
– The Department of Agriculture and Food in Australia says lentils could be one of the keys to improving the economic viability of the Pilbara region of the country. Maize and peanuts were also held as other possible crops to consider.
– Russia exported 6,100 tonnes of peas between December 14-20, according to APK-Inform Agency. That is more than double the amount shipped between December 7-13 (3,000).
– Navy beans in the 22-29 cents per pound range are being reported in Western Canada, by the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Meanwhile, Navy beans in North Dakota are going for 19-25 US
cents per pound.
