By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 7 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, March 7. – India remains at the forefront of the global pulse market, with the latest news out of the country including a report from the Times of India that […] Read more
Pulses: Lentil genome sequenced at U of S
Pulses: Chickpea prices sky-rocket down under
By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 4 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, March 4. – Australian chickpeas are surging in price. According to market reports prices are holding at an all-time high of AUD $1,100 per tonne. Those prices are expected to […] Read more
Pulses: Myanmar pulse exports rising
By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 3 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, March 3. – Namibia is encouraging more of its citizens to eat beans and lentils as a way of improving iron and B-vitamin deficiencies in its population. The government developed […] Read more
Pulses: GM chickpea gets thumbs up from Indian group
By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 2 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, March 2. – Chickpeas in India are 20 percent higher on India’s NCDEX online exchange. Analysts say it’s a direct result of the country’s weak monsoon season which limited soil […] Read more
Pulses: Chickpea harvest down under bigger than first thought
By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 1 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, March 1. – Exporters in Australia say the latest chickpea harvest may be even bigger than originally thought. So far shippers have sent out more than half a million tonnes […] Read more
Pulses: Australia forecasts drop in chickpea values
By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 29 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, February 29. – The Indian government says it has sold about 1.16 million tonnes of pulses that were recently seized from traders suspected of hoarding supplies. Just under 15,000 raids […] Read more
Pulses: Canadian pea/lentil export pace slowing down
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 26 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, February 26. – Farmers in North Dakota may be jumping on the lentil bandwagon this spring, with the pulse being touted as one of the best cash crop options in […] Read more
Pulses: Aus. farmers warned against tighter chickpea rotations
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 25 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, February 25. – Chickpea prices are looking so strong in Australia that some farmers are contemplating a back-to-back rotation, but the country’s Grains Research and Development Corporation is warning producers […] Read more
Pulses: Plant protein demand rising
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 24 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, February 24. – Local pulse prices in India remain relatively expensive, but have eased somewhat off of their highs of the past year, according to reports out of the major […] Read more
Pulses: New upright pinto bean developed
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 23 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, February 23. – The latest weather forecasts are calling for normal rainfall in the northern and western regions of India in March, while southern reaches of the country may continue […] Read more