Pulses in Canada had quite the year in 2024 with prices closing out the calendar year in the middle of their trading ranges. Production was higher on the year for most pulses. Dry pea output in Canada rose to just short of three million tonnes, up from the 2.61 million harvested in 2023, according to the Statistics Canada principal field crop report issued Dec. 5.
Pulse Weekly: Looking at price shifts in 2024
Production up for most Canadian pulses
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit contract lows on strong South American harvest
Chicago soybean futures sank to life-of-contract lows on Tuesday as favorable crop conditions in Brazil and weak Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans hung over the market, traders said.
Farm groups back away from Sustainable Agriculture Strategy
Organizations say they will no longer participate in strategy discussions, saying it does not align with producers' needs
Agriculture Canada says consultations on its Sustainable Agriculture Strategy will continue even after six major organizations withdrew from the advisory committee last week.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy choppy amid demand uptick and strong South American crop
Chicago corn and soybean futures seesawed on Monday as market players weighed an uptick in fund buying interest against the prospect of a bumper South American corn and soy crop, traders said.
U.S. grains: Grains ease on technical selling, export demand uncertainty
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures eased on Friday on technical selling and disappointment in the size of weekly export sales, analysts said.
China’s 2024 total grain output rises to record 706 mln tons
China's total grain production reached a record of more than 700 million metric tons in 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday, as Beijing moves to boost output in its quest to achieve food security.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall as dollar gains, export sales disappoint
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and wheat futures fell back on Thursday on a stronger dollar following rate cuts by the European Central Bank, technical trading and slower-than-anticipated weekly export sales, according to analysts.
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers invest in weed research
The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers have announced plans to invest $3.67 million in five new weed science research projects.
U.S. grains: CBOT corn reaches highest level since June on decline in US stockpiles
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed domestic corn supply forecast by more than the market had expected.
India top destination for Canadian peas/lentils through October
India was the top customer for Canadian peas and lentils through the first three months of the 2024/25 marketing year, with total exports of both pulse crops running well ahead of the year ago pace.
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