Pulse Report: Sask quality reported high

By Commodity News Service Canada

Aug. 29 (CNS Canada) – The 2017 Canadian pulse harvest has some experts expecting a higher quality crop compared to last year.

Bruce Burnett, director of markets and weather with Glacier FarmMedia, said he expects the pea and lentil quality to be considerably better than 2016. That, he said, should boost exports.

Gerrid Gust, vice-president of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers agreed. He said while yields are slightly down, the high quality peas and lentils now coming off fields should pique pulse buyers’ interest. Pulse crops in the northern grainbelt may experience more problems due to a wetter summer but those are a few weeks away from harvest, he said.

The crop conditions for dry, edible beans in the top producing US states are as follows, according to USDA reports:

– North Dakota: Dry beans are rated 54 per cent good to excellent, holding steady from a week ago. About 20 per cent of the crop is rated poor to very poor.

– Michigan: Crops are rated 43 per cent good to excellent, a decline of 10 per cent from last week and are also well behind in development. About 30 per cent of the crop is rated poor to very poor.

– Nebraska – About 72 per cent of the crop is rated good to excellent, while 10 per cent is rated poor to very poor. Development is ahead of last year with 94 per cent of plants setting pods, compared to 88 per cent last year.

– Minnesota: About 70 per cent of the crop is in good to excellent condition.

– Idaho: About 45 per cent of the crop is rated good to excellent, while 55 per cent is rated fair to poor.

Ukraine pea production appears poised to hit another high. With the crop in the bin, reports say the current crop is 44 per cent higher than a year ago, according to consultancy firm UkrAgroConsult.

The increase is largely due to more seeded acres, which was at a 20-year high, although average yields were up as well, said UkrAgroConsult.

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