By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Aug. 4 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 15,500 tonnes of peas during the last week of the 2016/17 crop year, bringing the yearly total to 3.345 million tonnes, according to the latest report from the Canadian Grain Commission. Exports were roughly one million tonnes ahead of the previous year’s total.
Number 2 large green laird lentils are currently topping out at about 45 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. New crop bids, meanwhile, range from about 38 to 43 cents per pound.
Red lentil bids range from about 20 to 26 cents per pound, with new crop prices topping out at 25 cents.
Top-end green pea bids range from C$7.80 to C$8.50 per bushel in Western Canada, while yellow peas range from C$7.60 to C$8.65 per bushel. New crop pea prices top out at C$8.50 for both green and yellow peas.
Large calibre (10mm) kabuli chickpeas are currently seeing prices as high as 71 cents per pound in some cases, with new crop pricing as high as 53 cents per pound (9mm).
