Pulse Report: Manitoba farmers harvesting field peas

By Commodity News Service Canada

Aug. 9 (CNS Canada) – Harvest of field peas is underway in Manitoba, with generally good yields and quality being reported, according to the province’s Aug. 8 crop report.
In the southwest part of the province, field peas were starting to dry down and some farmers were desiccating.
In the northwest, the report stated that field peas were faring well and advancing quickly in the heat with desiccation underway in some fields. There were reports of disease but insect activity was minimal.

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In the central part of the province, peas were starting to turn in advanced fields. Desiccation operations were underway. Aphid, spider mites and white mould has been reported, mainly in soybeans, where spraying was recommended in fields were economic thresholds warranted.

In the United States, dry edible bean, pea and lentil markets saw light trading activity with good demand, according to the United States Department of Agriculture weekly dry bean, pea and lentil report for the week ending Aug. 8.
The dry bean harvest in North Dakota was reported as 46 per cent completed, Washington state at 51 per cent, Oregon at 54 per cent, Montana at 76 per cent and Idaho had harvested 18 per cent.

The chickpea harvest has started in Washington with average yields, while pea yields in the state were reported at about 1,500-2,500 tonnes.
Rain in North Dakota brought some relief to drought-ravaged crops, but yields and quality are still expected to be down.

Monsoon rains have come at the right time for crops in India, and rainfall is likely to remain normal for August and September, setting the stage for a good kharif crop (crops grown during the monsoon season.) Rainfall has been normal in most areas of India since June 1, but is rated as normal or excessive in key growing states in the north and west. Pigeon peas are an important kharif crop in India. A bad pigeon pea crop can have Indian importers scouring world markets for lentils to substitute.
Chickpeas and other pulses, as well as cereals, are normally considered rabi crops, grown during drier times of the year.