Pulse markets

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 21 (CNS) – India’s pulse production could surpass 22 million tonnes in 2017. That would be the second time the country had passed that milestone mark and it would also fall in line with the government’s determination to achieve self-sufficiency in pulse production. India’s decision to […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 20 (CNS) – India’s decision to raise duties on pea imports is taking a bite out of Canada’s exports. According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, pea exports will be lowered to 2.4 million tonnes in 2017/18. That compares to exports of 3.9 million tonnes the year […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 17 (CNS) – India is closer to reaching its goal of self-sufficiency for production, according to UN Agriculture Secretary SK Pattanayak. For the second year in a row India has produced 22 million tonnes of pulses. According to Pattanayak when pulses jumped from around 18 million to 22.6 […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 16 (CNS) – The Indian government removed all restrictions on pulse exports Thursday, according to Bloomberg Markets. The move comes in order to help Indian farmers be able to access overseas markets and get better prices following record pulse crop harvests in the country. Chickpea exports from Russia […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 14 (CNS) – Pulse growers in Alberta and Manitoba no longer have access to royalty-free Crop Development Centre varieties. The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers has licensed the distribution rights for select CDC varieties in provinces outside Saskatchewan to SeCan and SeedNet for 10 years. This comes following Alberta pulling […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 10 (CNS) – Yellow pea prices in Western Canada weakened for another day. After falling 93 cents over the past few days, prices took yet another step back, losing seven cents per pound, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are now […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 9 (CNS) – Yellow pea prices in Western Canada fell for the second day in a row. After softening by 25 cents in one day earlier this week yellows dropped another 68 cents, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are now […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 8 (CNS) – India has slapped a 50 percent tax on all pea imports. Canada is one of the largest pea exporters to the country, along with Russia, the U.S. and France. The levy is the maximum allowable under WTO rules. Pulse Canada CEO Gord Bacon […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 7 (CNS) – Agriculture experts in Pakistan have told farmers in the country they should start seeding lentils immediately. A spokesman for the country’s agriculture department says producers should complete the work by November 15 in order to maximize yields. The advice comes just as the […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 6 (CNS Canada) – Canada only exported 1,400 tonnes of peas during the week ended October 29, taking the year-to-date total to 849,900 tonnes. That’s about half-a-million tonnes behind the exports reported during the same time period the previous year. A bumper crop of lentils and other pulses […] Read more