By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, September 20 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, September 20.
– A new report in the Hindu Business Line says the Indian government is examining new measures to increases the supply of pulses in the country. These include clamping down on merchants hoarding supplies and importing pulses in large, bulk shipments to ease prices. The country’s chief economic advisor has also talked about raising minimum support prices and the lifting of bans to moderate the market. Arvind Subramanian says India needs to think about creating new institutions to procure the supply of pulses to the country as well.
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– A new pulse crop receiving facility has opened in Montana. The facility, owned and operated by ITC International, is located near Glendive and has been running for about five weeks. Some peas, chickpeas and lentils have been processed and are destined for markets in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, according to the Montana Department of Agriculture.
– The Indian government is looking into reports of pulse bungling near Amritsar this month. Residents of Mehlanwala village were expecting a supply of chickpeas but so far none of the local depots seem to know where the food is. What’s more, supplies of kerosene are also missing while the wheat that arrived was rotten. The District Congress Committee (DCC) rural president plans to raise the issue with the government.
– A report by the Capital Press says officials from Costa Rica’s dry bean industry were impressed by the quality of seed production facilities in Idaho. In particular, delegates took note of the state’s seed certification plan that makes sure dry bean seeds in Idaho are free of disease. Some companies in Idaho will be sending bean samples to Costa Rica for farmers to try.
– Yellow peas are currently attracting prices of C$6.00 to C$7.19 per bushel at elevators across Western Canada, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. The same peas are going for C$5.81 to C$7.26 in North Dakota and C$6.60 to C$7.92 in Washington/Idaho.
