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Pulses: Southern Australian farmers eye chickpeas

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Published: March 30, 2016

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada

Winnipeg, March 30 – Following are a few highlights in the
Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, March 30.

– India’s state weather agency is warning that more hail and
thunderstorms could be on the way for northwest and central
parts of the country.

– Surging prices for chickpeas has convinced farmers in
southern Australia to plant some acres. The crop is usually sown
by farmers in the north, but with prices at an all-time high

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– Lentils hit a top price of AU$1,400 a tonne during the
2015/16 harvest, according to a development officer for Pulse
Australia. Mary Raynes told the Weekly Times that current prices
are near the AU$1,000 mark. Some of the top lentil varieties in
Australia are blitz, bolt, jumbo2 and flash, she said.

– Black beans are attracting prices between 23 to 32 cents
(Canadian) per pound at elevators across Western Canada, while
the same beans are going for 31 cents (CDN) per pound in
Michigan and 29 cents (CDN) per pound in North Dakota, according
to the Prairie Ag Hotwire.

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