Pulse markets

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Aug. 18 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, August 18. – High prices are encouraging chickpea seedings in Australia this year, but the planted area may not be able to live up to expectations due to seed shortages, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Aug. 17 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, August 17. – Weather conditions are generally improving for North American edible bean crops, with no major disease issues, according to the latest report from Thompsons Limited. The company is […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Aug. 16 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, August 16. – Excess moisture in parts of Saskatchewan has seriously hurt the lentil crops, with many acres being written off by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation due to disease and […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 15 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, August 15. – The government of Bangladesh has announced plans to install water meters on 60,000 hectares of farmland which is located near three major rivers in the country. The […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 12 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, August 12. – Chickpea crops in southern Australia are grappling with an onset of ascochyta blight, according to a report in Farm Weekly. Farmers have begun spraying fungicide in response. […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 11 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, August 11. – Parts of Ontario bean-fields received some badly-needed moisture over the weekend. Yields are estimated to be slightly below average; quality however, is considered to be decent. Harvest […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 10 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, August 10. – Prices for Australian chickpeas have dropped AU$100 in the past ten days, according to a report in The Weekly Times. – The USDA has bought US$4.1 million […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 9 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, August 9. – A new report by the National Australia Bank says pulse prices are set to soften as world production heats up. The bank predicts the export price for […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 5 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, August 5. – Canada exported 300 tonnes of peas during the week ended July 31, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data, as well as 300 tonnes of beans. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 4 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, August 4. – Ukraine is expected to grow its largest pea crop in last 15 years, according to the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club. In 2016, the gross pea production is expected […] Read more