By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Dec. 6 (CNS Canada) – Canada’s pea and lentil crops both set new production records in 2016/17, according to the latest survey data from Statistics Canada, released December 6.
The government agency pegged the country’s pea crop at 4.8 million tonnes, which was nearly a million tonnes above the previous record set in 2013 and well above the 3.2 million tonnes grown in 2015.
Canadian lentil production was estimated at 3.2 million tonnes, which compares with the previous record of 2.5 million tonnes set the previous year.
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The production numbers for both crops were in line with trade expectations.
Number 2 Laird lentils are currently topping out at about 63 cents per pound in Western Canada, while red lentils are bid up to 32.5 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data.
Green pea prices range from C$8.00 to as high as C$9.50 per bushel in Western Canada, rising by about fifty cents per bushel at the top end over the past week. Yellow peas range from C$6.85 to C$9.00 per bushel.
Large calibre (10mm) kabuli chickpeas are currently seeing prices top out at 65 cents per pound in Western Canada, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data.
