MarketsFarm — This year’s dry bean harvest in Manitoba has only produced about two-thirds of an average annual yield, according to the province’s expert on pulses. Dennis Lange, pulse specialist for the Manitoba government at Altona, said all but a few acres have come off the fields. Due to drought conditions this summer, however, the […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans dip in yields, prices
Pulse weekly outlook: Winter price movement awaits chickpeas after harvest
MarketsFarm – Just like nearly all crops in Western Canada, chickpeas were not immune to drought conditions causing reduced yields. Approximately 64,000 tonnes of chickpeas were grown across the country for the 2021-22 marketing year, compared to the 214,000 tonnes grown in the previous year, according to last month’s production report from Agriculture and Agri-Food […] Read more
Bowden pulse-processing plant breaks ground
The plant — the first of its kind in Alberta — is expected to be completed by 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s been a long time coming, but Alberta’s first wet fractionation plant is finally moving forward. On Oct. 7, More Than Protein Ingredients broke ground on its new site near Bowden, which will be home to a $100-million plant-based wet fractionation facility once construction is completed in 2023. “I think this was inevitable,” said pulse […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Possible seed shortage for lentils
With lentil yields varying across the Prairies this year some growers could find themselves short on seed to plant in 2022. “It depends on if you have booked seed already somewhere or you normally clean your own,” said Dale McManus, trader with Johnston’s Grain in Welwyn, Sask. “A lot of lentils haven’t brought to the […] Read more
GFI takes over Bowden pulse-processing plant
Reading Time: < 1 minute Toronto company Global Food and Ingredients says it has completed its acquisition of the former W.A. Grains pet food ingredients production facility in Bowden. The plant blends milled lentils, chickpeas, peas and pinto beans to “produce specific nutritional profiles for pet food manufacturers.” GFI specializes in plant-based food and ingredients in four categories: pea protein, […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Yellow peas selling at a premium
Local fractionation markets competitive
MarketsFarm –– Last summer’s lacklustre pea harvest in Western Canada has helped raise prices, but none more so than those of yellow peas. Yellow peas were trading at a high-delivered bid of $17.50 per bushel, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data from Monday, up $1.50 from the same time last month and $9.50 from the […] Read more
Alberta Pulse Growers seeking grower representatives
Reading Time: < 1 minute Pulse producers who want to grow the province’s pulse industry while developing their own leadership skills are invited to let their names stand for election as an Alberta Pulse Growers adviser in their zone this fall. “I started out as an adviser like most APG directors,” said chair Robert Semeniuk. “Becoming an adviser is a […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba has an OK dry bean crop
MarketsFarm — As with the great majority of field crops this year in Manitoba, dry beans have seen production fall due to excessive heat and severe drought, according to provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange. “Dry beans usually do fairly well on drier years, but this year has been extremely dry for a lot of the […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Pea protein in demand despite falling yields
MarketsFarm — Very few crops took more of a hit during the drought-stricken summer of 2021 than dry peas. Meanwhile, firm international demand and tightening stocks will raise pea prices even higher. According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) latest field crop estimates released Friday, pea production dropped 45 per cent at 2.527 million tonnes […] Read more
Roquette warns of price rise in plant-based food market
Prairie drought could cut pea yields 45 per cent
Paris | Reuters — A global surge in pea prices linked to low supplies and growing demand for plant protein will inevitably need to be passed on to customers, including makers of alternative food such as meat-free burgers, French producer Roquette said on Monday. The market for alternative protein has soared in recent years, attracting […] Read more
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