Pulse markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 5 (CNS) – Statistics Canada reported last week that it expects a smaller field pea harvest with this year’s crop estimated at 3.79 million tonnes, compared to 4.84 million tonnes in 2016. StatsCan does not break production down by type, although 80 to 85 per cent is typically […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Sept. 1 (CNS Canada) – Producers on the Prairies and in Ontario are expected to bring in more dry beans this year than in 2016. In Ontario, producers are expected to harvest 123,800 tonnes of all types of beans, compared to 94,400 tonnes a year ago. That breaks down into […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 31 (CNS Canada) – The United States Department of Agriculture reports slow trading activity with good demand in its weekly dry bean, pea and lentil report for the week ending Aug. 29. It reported that the dry edible pea harvest was 81 per cent harvested in Idaho, 83 per […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Aug. 30 (CNS Canada) – The pulse harvest is moving northwards in the United Kingdom, with yields generally better than the previous year but below earlier expectations after mixed conditions during the growing season, according to a report from the British Edible Pulse Association. Pea yields range from two […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 29 (CNS Canada) – The 2017 Canadian pulse harvest has some experts expecting a higher quality crop compared to last year. Bruce Burnett, director of markets and weather with Glacier FarmMedia, said he expects the pea and lentil quality to be considerably better than 2016. That, he said, should […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Aug. 28 (CNS Canada) – Canadian pea and lentil production are expected to be down on the year when Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based estimates on the size of the 2017 crop on August 31. However, quality is expected to be up considerably, which may limit the impact […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 25 (CNS) – It seems there is a bright spot to the latest drought in Australia. According to a report in farmonline.com, analysts say disease problems could be much lighter this year than last. Paul McIntosh of Pulse Australia says outbreaks of ascochyta, sclerotinia and phytophthera could be […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 24 (CNS Canada) – A new study by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan has found that two genetic traits in field peas, longer flowering times and higher pod counts, are also indicators of heat stress tolerance. Rosalind Bueckert, lead researcher, said heat tolerance in peas depends on […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 23 (CNS) – Australian chickpeas are being threatened by extreme temperatures on the country’s east coast. According to a report in farmonline.com, temperatures soared into the mid-thirties (Celsius) in much of southern Queensland and New South Wales before plunging as low as -6°C within two weeks of each […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 22 (CNS Canada) – Pea harvest is almost complete in Manitoba, according to the latest crop report for the week ending Aug. 21. The pea harvest in the southwest region is nearly complete with above average yields and good quality reported. In the northwest, producers are taking off […] Read more