Pulse markets

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 5 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, February 5. – The International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics announced it has developed the first variety of chickpeas that Indian farmers can harvest by machines. The institute, which […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 4 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, February 4. – The new chickpea crop in India is expected to be bigger in many locations but smaller in others. According to data tabulated by the Agriculture Ministry, the […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 3 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, February 3. – Asian trade teams are expected to visit the Northern Crops Institute in North Dakota this year, to learn more about how crops grow in the northern US. […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February. 2 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, February 2. – According to India’s ministry of agriculture the trade deficit between it and the country of Myanmar is growing. In 2014/15 India exported $84.9 million worth of soybean […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 1 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, February 1. – Dry weather in many parts of India is a big reason why this year’s chickpea plantings are down, according to a report in Indiatimes.com. The area under […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 29 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, January 29. – Canada has exported 541,600 tonnes of lentils during the crop year to date, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission for the week ended January 24. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 28 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, January 27. – The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation has tendered to purchase 1,540 tonnes of pulses for shipment as food aid. – Indian farmers had seeded 59.15 million hectares of […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 27 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, January 27. – Canada’s 2015/16 lentil crop had a mean protein content of 25.9%, according to harvest quality data released by the Canadian Grain Commission. The protein content was down from both […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 26 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, January 26. – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is forecasting a significant increase in pea and lentil area this spring. In its first forecast for the 2016/17 crop year, the government agency estimated […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 25 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, January 25. – Canada has exported 537,200 tonnes of lentils during the 2015/16 crop year to date, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission for the week ended January […] Read more