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
Grain quality reports available
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
USDA confirms larger U.S. lentil/pea/chickpea crops
Edible bean production down slightly with lower seeded area, yield
Final production estimates for the past growing season from the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed larger lentil, dry pea and chickpea crops in the country in 2023/24 compared to the previous year, as yields improved for all three crops. However, edible bean production was down slightly as both yields and seeded area were down for the crop.
Harvest sample program runs until month’s end
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers have until Nov. 30 to submit samples to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program. It’s a voluntary program open to all Canadian grain producers. In exchange for the samples, they’ll receive valuable insight into the quality of the crop they have available to market this crop year, including:
Organic operators down, acreage up: new industry stats
Total organic sales in 2022 was $10.26, billion up from $9.35 billion in 2021
The number of Canadian organic producers and processors fell by nearly 300 in 2022 according to the latest industry stats. “There’s people coming in and there’s people going out,” said Tia Loftsgard, executive director of the Canadian Organic Trade Association (COTA).
Pulse weekly outlook: Activity to ramp up for chickpeas
'Quality was good, yields were lower'
MarketsFarm — Things are quiet right now on the chickpea front, but that could change in a few weeks, according to Jake Hansen of Mid-West Grain in Moose Jaw. “I think everyone’s getting prepped and ready for Argentina’s harvest, but it’s quiet,” he said. “There’s still movement on previous contracts, but not a lot of […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller yields than last year in Saskatchewan
Pulse production seen varying by location
MarketsFarm — Yields and crop conditions from this year’s pulse harvest in Saskatchewan largely varied by location, according to SaskPulse executive director Carl Potts. “Generally on the east side of the province and some areas of the south, some pretty good yields. And then in the west-central, southwest regions, some yields that were quite low. […] Read more
Tightening canola stocks projected, AAFC says
Wheat, barley, oat, pea stocks also projected lower
MarketsFarm –– Canadian canola carryout supplies for the current marketing year will likely end up tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand balance sheets from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) that account for recent production and stocks data from Statistics Canada. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 are now forecast to tighten to only one […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s prices well supported given smaller crops
Dispute between Canada, India to be watched closely
MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse production came in well below average in 2023, keeping prices supported for the time being. Total pea production was pegged at 2.27 million tonnes by Statistics Canada on Thursday. That was up slightly from the 2.19 million tonnes forecast in August, but well off the 3.42 million tonnes grown the previous […] Read more
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