By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, May 29 – Around 30 percent of Manitoba’s dry bean crop has been planted, according to a report by Thompsons Limited. Farmers in Ontario and Michigan are just getting going now while progress in other parts of the US is more advanced. In North Dakota, crop progress is rated at 41 percent with five percent of that having already emerged. Over in Minnesota, around 26 percent has been planted with a few scattered reports of emergence.
A report on 4-traders.com says chickpea farmers in Australia are being advised to show vigilance when it comes to disease management this year. Northern Tablelands Local Land Services staged a recent workshop where growers were warned to be on the lookout for Ascochyta, Botrytis and Phytophthora diseases this year. Some fields may also be susceptible to different forms of root rot too.
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Prices for eston number one lentils are also holding steady at 33 cents per pound.
Navy beans in Manitoba are priced at 37 cents per pound.
Yellow peas are locked in a range of C$7.94 to C$9.60 per bushel.
Prices for green peas in Washington and Idaho fell 30 cents last week and are now stuck in a narrow range of C$8.48 to US$8.88 per pound.
