Pulse markets

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Oct. 3 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, October 3. – Canada exported 130,200 tonnes of peas and 76,400 tonnes of lentils during the week ended September 25, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. – After […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 30 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, September 30. – Brazil has reportedly asked India to send it seed samples as the two countries mull over ways to increase pulse exports to the Asian country. India already […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 29 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, September 29. – Dry conditions have aided Ontario’s dry bean harvest, according to a report by Thompson’s. Yields are expected to be between 16 to 19 bags per acre. The […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 28 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, September 28. – The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation office in Kansas has purchased 18,500 tonnes of pulses for food aid. – Brazil’s agriculture minister has publicly stated his country’s plans […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 27 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, September 27. – According to the Manitoba government’s latest crop report, navy beans yields are hanging in the 2,000lb per acre range in the centre-south area. Yields are estimated to […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 26 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, September 26. – According to the Hindu Business Line, India plans to lobby Brazil, China and South Africa to help top up the country’s deficit in pulse crops. Some of […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 23 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, September 23. – Edible bean yields in Manitoba are coming in higher than expected, according to a report from Thompsons. The report pegs the harvest at an average of 17 […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 22 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, September 22. – Heavy rain and large doses of humidity are taking their toll on the chickpea crop in Australia. Prices have jumped AU$30 to AU$50 per tonne as water […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 21 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, September 21. – A new report from Statistics Canada that looked at Canadian crops using satellite data and computer imaging estimates 2.87 million tonnes of lentils will be produced in […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 20 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, September 20. – A new report in the Hindu Business Line says the Indian government is examining new measures to increases the supply of pulses in the country. These include […] Read more