By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Jan. 18 – Following are a few highlights in the
Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, January 18.
– Ideas that new crop supplies will be arriving soon has helped push down the price of chickpeas in India, according to data from the country’s agriculture ministry.
– Bangladesh is on the hunt for 1,500 tonnes of chickpeas. According to the country’s Trading Corporation, the move will help keep domestic prices stable. Bangladesh’s inflation rate rose to 6.1 percent in December.
– Russian pea exports held steady during the period from December 28 to January 10. According to APK-Inform Agency pea shipments totaled 12.4 thousand tonnes which was in line with the previous period.
– Navy beans in Western Canada are going for about 22-29 cents per pound, as of January 18. That compares to Navy bean prices in Michigan which reached 27-30 cents per pound, and prices in North Dakota that hit 19-25 cents per pound, Prairie Ag Hotwire said.
