By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, April 6 (CNS Canada) – Pulses can “provide an affordable, healthy, and sustainable solution to global health and environmental challenges,” according to research published by the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
In addition to touching on the nutritional benefits of pulses, the report also explores possible steps forward to increase pulse consumption in the global diet.
Top end large green lentil bids are holding relatively firm in Western Canada, with number 2 Lairds currently topping out at about 48 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. New crop bids, meanwhile, range from about 32 to 37 cents per pound.
Red lentil bids range from about 21 to 25 cents per pound, with new crop prices also topping out at 25 cents.
Green pea bids range from C$7.65 to C$8.50 per bushel in Western Canada. Yellow peas range from C$6.70 to C$8.75 per bushel, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire.
Large calibre (10mm) kabuli chickpeas are currently seeing prices as high as 70 cents per pound in some cases, although a lack of supplies may limit any actual movement.
