Pulse markets

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 8 (CNS Canada) – The global demand for plant protein is forecast to expand by 8.3 per cent over the next four years, according to a report from Research and Markets. The global lentil market is forecast to grow to 7.9 million tonnes by 2022, from 5.9 million […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 7 (CNS Canada) – India raised its minimum support prices (MSP) for fourteen kharif season crops, including pulses, in an attempt to help farmers in the country ahead of seeding, according to reports. However, the move was not officially announced, as a protest by farmers in Madhya Pradesh […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 6 (CNS Canada) – India’s annual monsoon rain is expected to bring 98 per cent of average precipitation this year, according to an updated forecast from the country’s weather department, raising the moisture forecast by two points. The monsoon rains are vital for the country’s pulse and grain […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 5 (CNS Canada) – Chickpea prices are forecast to stay firm in Western Canada in 2017, although rising US production may limit some demand. Canadian chickpea acres are forecast to be down slightly on the year, but a return to average yields would see production come in very […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 2 – Commercial pea stocks fell in Canada during the week ended May 28. Data from the Canadian Grain Commission shows that peas fell 139,600 tonnes, compared to 149,900 tonnes the week before. Exports were significantly during the week ended May 28, compared to the week […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 1 – The emergence of a stronger strain of ascochyta blight (AB) in Australia isn’t deterring farmers down there from planting chickpeas, a report suggests. Ron Storey of Pulse Australia says chickpeas are the second most important crop in the country after wheat in terms of […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 31 – Pea farmers in parts of Ontario are seeing some delays in getting the crop in the ground, according to a report on baytoday.ca. Excess rain is cited as the key reason why. A new smartphone tool is showing dividends for pulse farmers in Australia. […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 30 – Acreage for pinto beans in Idaho should be higher this year, according to a report in the Capital Press. Acres for navy beans are expected to be similar to last year while black beans will likely lose some ground. The USDA pegs dry bean […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 29 – Around 30 percent of Manitoba’s dry bean crop has been planted, according to a report by Thompsons Limited. Farmers in Ontario and Michigan are just getting going now while progress in other parts of the US is more advanced. In North Dakota, crop progress […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 26 (CNS Canada) – Visible pea supplies in the Canadian commercial pipeline narrowed in to their tightest level of the 2016/17 crop-year-to-date, at 149,900 tonnes, according to the latest weekly Canadian Grain Commission report. That compares with the 5-week average of 230,000 tonnes. In a report out earlier […] Read more