Pulses: Pinto bean acres rising in Idaho

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By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada

Winnipeg, May 30 – Acreage for pinto beans in Idaho should be higher this year, according to a report in the Capital Press. Acres for navy beans are expected to be similar to last year while black beans will likely lose some ground. The USDA pegs dry bean acreage in Idaho (not including chickpeas) at 55,000 acres in 2017. That is up from the 48,000 acres planted last year and 50,000 in 2015. The USDA estimates total acreage in the U.S. in 2017 will hit 1.36 million.
The global chickpea market was expected to reach 15.9 million tonnes in 2016 and 21.3 million tonnes by 2022, according to a report from Expert Market Research.

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Academics from the University of Edinburgh are teaming up with researchers from Ethiopia to try and develop a better variety of drought-resistant chickpea. The hope is a better seed could help chickpeas thrive in Africa where there are deep concerns over the effects of climate change.
Prices for crimson number one lentils fell by half a cent in Western Canada, and are now going for 23 to 27 cents per pound, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire.
Yellow peas on the Prairies rose 15 cents and are now in a range of C$7.94 to C$9.75 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.

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