By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, July 20 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, July 20.
– Biologists in southern India are testing a new variety of the 3,000-year-old pigeon pea by adding a gene to the seed’s DNA, according to reports. They hope to make the revamped pigeon pea pest proof and boost output by 30 per cent, reducing India’s dependence on imports.
– Dry bean crops in Ontario, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota and North Dakota are expecting very hot weather over the next few days. At this point in bean development extreme heat can cause flowers to abort, which will affect the yield, according to Thompsons Limited’s most recent crop report.
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– With the abundance of rain hitting many lentil crops in Saskatchewan, agronomists are warning farmers to watch for a variety diseases, such as anthacnose, ascochyta blight, stemphylium blight, and white and grey mould.
– Dark kidney bean prices in Manitoba remained steady at 30 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Light kidney bean prices were also steady at 23 cents per pound.
