Reading Time: < 1 minute CNSC / A lack of demand for western Canadian lentils and reluctance from growers to sell at current prices appears to have led to a stalemate. “Talking to the buyer side of things, there really isn’t any room for prices to move any higher at this moment,” said Shawn Madsen, operations manager for Southland Pulse […] Read more
Limited demand leads to stalemate in lentil market
Warm weather brings mustard yields to highest in a decade
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNSC / Western Canada’s mustard crops are producing their best yields in a decade, says Walter Dyck, mustard buyer with Wisconsin-based Olds Products, noting warm weather in July and August really helped the development of crops across the Prairies. “We are just receiving samples from our contract growers, but based on the initial samples that […] Read more
Ritz talks up free trade with Europe
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz spoke via teleconference from London, England last Tuesday about his trade mission in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, but the focus of questions remained on the ongoing free trade talks between Canada and the European Union. “When I talked to the ministers that I met through ANUGA (the world’s […] Read more
Oat prices stabilize amid increased U.S. demand
Canadian oat prices, which declined close to half a dollar a bushel during harvest, are reported to have been steady in recent weeks due to low U.S. oat supplies. “Since early harvest, oats have probably lost C30 to 40 cents a bushel, but they’ve held in relatively well recently,” said Ryan McKnight, a merchant for […] Read more
Prairie pea prices recovering following harvest pressure
As Western Canada’s dry pea harvest wraps up, prices have started to slightly recover, but Jackie Kress, senior grain manager for Legumex Walker, said some pressure will remain due to an extremely large crop. “It’ll be a supply-and-demand situation, so with the supply that’s out there, it puts pressure on prices still,” she said. Prices […] Read more
Chickpea prices stabilize as Prairie harvest nears end
After feeling the weight of harvest over the past month and a half, western Canadian chickpea prices are beginning to stabilize as the majority of the crop has been combined across the Prairies. “It seems harvest is wrapping up, with 80 to 90 per cent (of the crop) done,” said Kevin Silzer, merchant trader and […] Read more
Prairie mustard yields seen as best in a decade
Western Canada’s mustard crops are producing their best yields in a decade, according to Walter Dyck, mustard buyer with Wisconsin-based Olds Products, noting warm weather in July and August really helped the development of crops across the Prairies. “We are just receiving samples from our contract growers, but based on the initial samples that have […] Read more
Stalemate seen in Canada’s lentil market
A lack of demand for western Canadian lentils and reluctance from growers to sell at current prices appears to have led to a stalemate. “Talking to the buyer side of things, there really isn’t any room for prices to move any higher at this moment,” said Shawn Madsen, operations manager for Southland Pulse at Estevan, […] Read more
Flax prices decline amid above-average yields
Canadian flax prices have declined as much as $1 per bushel since August — a slip credited to reports of very good yields across the Prairies and increased production expectations for the 2013-14 season. “Right now we’re $13.50 per bushel delivered to plants in Saskatchewan and $14/bu. in Manitoba,” said Grant Fehr, flax and special […] Read more
Ag Canada ups production and export numbers for pulses and specialty crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has raised its production estimate for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 specialty and pulse crops in its latest supply-and-demand report, released on Sept. 18. Total production of the special and pulse crops is now pegged at 5.538 million tonnes for 2013/14, up from 5.145 million tonnes in the August report, but below […] Read more
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