Pulse markets

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 21 (CNS) – The Queensland government in Australia says last year’s chickpea crop was worth over AU$1 billion dollars. Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne says chickpeas are now the state’s fourth top commodity, surpassed only by cattle, sugarcane and cotton. Around 300,000 hectares (741,000 acres) were planted in Queensland […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 18 (CNS) – According to a report this summer from Queensland Country Life, chickpea prices will likely be volatile going forward, despite a drastic reduction in this year’s production. Pulse Australia estimates total chickpea production will reach 1.5 million tonnes in 2017/18. That compares to last year’s total […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 17 (CNS Canada) – Saskatchewan field peas are 28 per cent combined, based on the latest Saskatchewan crop report released Aug. 17. The southeast and southwest were most advanced with 50 and 44 per cent of field peas harvested respectively. Thirty-five per cent of lentils were in the bin […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 16 (CNS Canada) – The current range for grower bids on selected special crops has been released by Stat Publishing (statpub.com). Prices are for farmer dressed, delivered to cleaning plants in Saskatchewan in Canadian cents per pound: – Large green lentils: No. 1; 40–43 – Medium green lentils: […] Read more

Pulse Report: Manitoba peas taken off fields; Questions swirl around green lentils By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 15 (CNS Canada) – Harvest is underway on early types of pulses in Manitoba, with pea fields being taken off in most areas. In the central region, peas are yielding 50 to 80 bushels/acre. In the interlake […] Read more

Pulses: Edible bean crop in Manitoba stays on track By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 14 (CNS) – Manitoba’s dry edible bean harvest should equal last year’s crop according to Dennis Lange, pulse crops specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. “This year, I would say right now, depending on how things settle out in the next […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 11 (CNS) – According to a report this summer from Queensland Country Life, chickpea prices will likely be volatile going forward, despite a drastic reduction in this year’s production. Pulse Australia estimates total chickpea production will reach 1.5 million tonnes in 2017/18. That compares to last year’s total […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 10 (CNS Canada) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s has increased its estimate for dry edible bean production to 1.55 million tonnes, a 19 per cent increase from previous forecasts. Harvested acreage is forecast at 2.01 million acres, a 29 per cent jump from a year ago. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 9 (CNS Canada) – Harvest of field peas is underway in Manitoba, with generally good yields and quality being reported, according to the province’s Aug. 8 crop report. In the southwest part of the province, field peas were starting to dry down and some farmers were desiccating. In the […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 8 (CNS Canada) – Hot, dry weather continued across the Prairies, dragging down condition ratings for southern Alberta. According to the Aug. 1 Alberta crop report, 41.7 per cent of dry peas were rated as good to excellent in the south. That compares to 54.5 per cent in […] Read more