Pulse Canada president Greg Cherewyk said the country’s pulse export program remains in great shape amidst mixed news for the industry.
Pulse Weekly: Indian demand lifting Canada’s export program
U.S. pulse area to rise in 2024
Area seeded to pulse crops in the United States should see a significant increase in 2024, with early indications pointing to more lentils, chickpeas, peas and edible beans going in the ground this spring.
Pulse Weekly: Chickpea prices drop, acres likely to increase
Recent price declines for Western Canadian chickpeas do not seem to be deterring growers from seeding the crop this spring.
Chickpea growers urged to participate in life cycle analysis survey
Reading Time: < 1 minute Growers have an opportunity to tell the good environmental story of Canadian chickpeas. Pulse Canada is assessing the environmental impact of Canadian chickpea production through a grower survey designed to captures production data. The results will be used to create a life cycle assessment for Canadian chickpeas, which is critical to prove the sustainability of […] Read more
Tightening canola ending stocks for 2024/25: AAFC
Canadian canola ending stocks will likely be tighter by the close of the upcoming 2024/25 marketing year, while the wheat carryout should rise, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released March 19.
Canadian pulse plantings to rise in 2024
Canadian lentil area is forecast to be up by 4.4 per cent on the year, at 3.829 million acres, according to the estimates of principal field crops report released by Statistics Canada on March 11. After conducting a survey of producers in December and Janyar, StatCan forecast pea area in 2024 at 3.122 million acres which would be up by 2.4 per cent on the year.
India looking at large lentil crop, but pulses down overall
Delayed onset of northeast monsoon slowed harvests, shortened planting window
India may be looking at a record large red lentil crop in 2023/24, although poor monsoon rains are expected to cut into total pulse area and production, according to reports out of the country.
Grain quality reports available
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Grain Commission full quality reports for CWRS, CWAD and CPSR wheats are now available and in a new format. These reports now feature new quality summaries, more visual charts and graphs and additional resources. The quality of the CWRS crop was excellent, with more than 97 per cent of the crop being in […] Read more
India may need to lift duty on pea imports again
Fewer acres could reduce domestic production by nine per cent
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The Indian government might have to consider opening a second window for duty-free yellow pea imports, according to a senior industry official from that country. It could happen “maybe in the back end of the season,” Manek Gupta, managing director of Viterra India, said during a webinar hosted by the India Pulses […] Read more
What pulse should I plant?
Pulse experts weigh in on the best crop choices for a possibly dry year
Reading Time: 4 minutes Although it’s too early to tell for sure, drought conditions appear to be on the horizon for 2024. According to the Canadian Drought Monitor (an AAFC publication) in its December 2023 drought assessment, 100 per cent of the Prairie region at month-end was classified as abnormally dry or in moderate to exceptional drought, including all of […] Read more
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