Pulses: Dryness watched in India and Canada

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 5 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, May 5. – Dry weather in India and nearby countries – including Pakistan and Nepal – remains at the forefront of the global pulse market with production concerns in the […] Read more

Pulses: India working to control high prices

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 4 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, May 4. – Nepal’s Metrological Forecasting Division predicts that drought conditions will continue for another month, creating further problems for crop development in the country. – India’s government has released […] Read more



Pulses: Import limits recommended in India

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 2 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, May 2. – Canada exported 30,400 tonnes of peas and only 200 tonnes of lentils during the week ended April 24, according to updated data from the Canadian Grain Commission. […] Read more


Pulses: India’s drought situation worsens

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 29 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, April 29. – India’s drought situation is worsening. At least 10 of the country’s 29 states have declared droughts and have been forced to pump out groundwater at record rates. […] Read more



Pulses: Lentil prices firm in Australia

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 27 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, April 27. – According to a report in Dawn.com, vendors in Lahore, Pakistan are upset with government pricing policies for pulses. One vendor said the official price for mung beans […] Read more

Pulses: Kenya mulls ways of improving pulse production

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 26 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, April 26. – Inadequate soil management techniques and poor cooperation are keeping Kenyan farmers from cashing in on the pulse crop bonanza, according to a report in nation.co.ke. The country […] Read more


Pulses: Spring peas hugely popular in Ukraine

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 25 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, April 25. – The Odisha state government in India has placed an order for 5,000 tonnes of pulses in an effort to increase their buffer stock, and prevent local prices […] Read more