Pulse markets

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 5 (CNS Canada) – Declining prices in India have traders in the country looking for an end to the decade old ban on pulse exports, according to reports. Prices for all varieties of pulses, except chana (chickpeas), have fallen below the minimum support price, according to India’s Pulses […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, January 3 – Bids for large (10mm) kabuli chickpeas were holding steady at Prairie elevators, with prices ranging from 63 to 70 cents per pound, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Green peas were listed at C$8.00-$9.50 per bushel while yellow peas were C$7.65 to $9.00. Lentils […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 29 – Russia has upped its shipments of peas to customers overseas. According to information from APK- Inform Agency, Russia exported 5,200 tonnes of peas during the week of December 16-23. That is up from a few weeks ago when just 3,000 tonnes were shipped out […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 28 – A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)says about a third of the world’s soils are damaged due to erosion. The report urges countries to take action in a number of ways. One of these involves planting more chickpeas, lentils […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 23 (CNS Canada) – Canadian pea exports continue at a solid pace, with 53,500 tonnes moved out of the country during the week ended December 18, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Total pea exports to date, of 1.78 million tonnes, are running well ahead of […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 22 (CNS Canada) – Canadian pea ending stocks at the close of the current 2016/17 (Aug/Jul) marketing year will likely be larger than earlier estimates, according to updated supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. AgCanada’s market analysis branch raised its production estimate for peas, in line with […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 21 (CNS Canada) – India’s government is unlikely to hit its target of creating a two million tonne buffer stock of pulses, according to reports out of the country, as only 200,000 tonnes of the total have been acquired to date. Number 2 Laird lentils are currently topping […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 20 (CNS Canada) – Number 2 Laird lentils are currently topping out at about 64 cents per pound in Western Canada, while red lentils are bid up to 32.5 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. While pulse prices remain strong overall in Western Canada, some […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 19 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 16,000 tonnes of peas and 33,200 tonnes of lentils during the week ended December 11, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission statistics. Exports of both pulse crops are running ahead of the year ago level. Farmers have already delivered 2.22 million […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 15 – Navy beans in Manitoba lost one cent over the past week. They are currently going for 44 cents per pound, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Yellow peas in North Dakota rose by three-quarters of a cent in the past week, with bids ranging […] Read more