By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, December 15 – Navy beans in Manitoba lost one cent over the past week. They are currently going for 44 cents per pound, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire.
Yellow peas in North Dakota rose by three-quarters of a cent in the past week, with bids ranging from C$8.29 to C$11.27 cents per bushel. The same peas were hanging steady in Western Canada with bids ranging from C$7.65 to C$9.00, according to data from Prairie Ag Hotwire.
Pulse acreage continues to rise in North Dakota and Montana. The Northern Pulse Growers say the two states combined for 805,000 acres of lentils, 80,000 acres of chickpeas and just over 1 million acres of dry edible beans in 2016. Officials believe there could be a 30% rise in acres next year, according to a report in Real Agriculture.
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Fresh arrivals of pigeon peas and moong beans in India are dampening prices for pulses. A new report in the Hindu Business Line says a price-rally for either of the commodities is unlikely given the introduction of the new crop onto the market.
Some farmers in Australia are reportedly thinking about planting another chickpea crop in the states of New South Wales and Queensland. The move has been sparked by extremely high prices for the crop after droughts in Southeast Asia significantly curtailed global production. New crops of chickpeas are not traditionally planted this late in the calendar year.
