CNS Canada — Canadian pea crops are generally in the ground, as they are usually one of the first seeded in Western Canada, but the makeup of the acreage remains to be seen and could impact prices going forward. Canadian farmers, primarily in Saskatchewan, intended to plant 3.975 million acres of peas in 2014, up […] Read more
Large green pea crop prospects to weigh on prices
Strong red lentils to draw in acres
CNS Canada –– Red lentil bids in Western Canada are showing some strength, which may bring more acres to the crop this spring. “We’ll be quite tight on red lentils going into the fall,” said Bobby Leavins of Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon on the relative strength in the market. Good export demand, together with weather […] Read more
Peas seen as good cropping option for Canadian growers
Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Peas are starting to pencil out as a good cropping option for farmers in Western Canada to plant this spring. High fertilizer prices and low returns for some of the bigger crops are helping make peas a more attractive option, David Katerynych, grain broker with Kat Commodities Ltd., said during […] Read more
Grainworld: Room to produce large lentil, mustard crops
Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Because of record yields and production in 2013-14 for many crops, there’s not much room to produce large crops again this year. But that’s not the case for lentils and mustard, as stocks of those two commodities aren’t as high compared to some others, such as wheat and canola. Carryover […] Read more
Grainworld: Pulse and special crop area to increase
Winnipeg | CNS Canada — The area seeded to pulse and special crops is expected to increase in Western Canada this spring, according to an outlook presented here Monday at the Wild Oats Grainworld conference. Jon Driedger, a market analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions in Winnipeg, said favourable input costs and some decent new-crop contracts […] Read more
Lentil business slow for now, but more acres likely
CNS Canada –– Lentil acres are poised for a slight increase in Canada this spring, with some area likely shifting from green into red varieties. However, ongoing logistics issues across Western Canada are putting some pressure on nearby values. Canadian farmers planted 2.39 million acres of lentils in 2013, growing a 1.88 million-tonne crop, according […] Read more
Sask. growers eye increased pulse, soybean acres
Having spent the week taking the pulse of Saskatchewan’s grain and oilseed growers, the province’s pea, bean and lentil grower organization expects to see more acres in the province shift this spring to pulses — and to soybeans. “We’re expecting pea and lentil acreage to be up this spring,” Carl Potts, executive director for Saskatchewan […] Read more
Edible beans set for increased Man. acres
CNS Canada — Relatively favourable prices should see more acres seeded to edible beans in Manitoba this spring, according to market participants. After seeding only about 94,000 acres of edible beans (white and coloured combined) in 2013, early indications are pointing to area in the 120,000- to 130,000-acre rage, depending on the spring weather, said […] Read more
Clearfield-friendly herbicide cleared for Clearfield lentils
BASF’s Clearfield cropping system has been expanded to allow a Clearfield-friendly herbicide’s use on the system’s lentils. BASF Canada recently announced it now supports the use of its Group 2 herbicide Ares on Clearfield lentils. The imazamox/imazapyr combo is approved for use on grassy and broadleaf weeds such as cleavers, lamb’s-quarters, wild oats, wild buckwheat […] Read more
It was a faba-ulous year for growing broad beans
Acreage of the pulse crop doubled or tripled this year, with good prices and yields making it a big money maker
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mark Olson has finally found the perfect standing field pea. “It’s called faba bean,” said Olson, pulse crops unit head at Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “People have struggled with the harvestability of field pea for a number of years, especially in those areas where there’s a lot of moisture. Faba bean is a crop […] Read more
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