By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, March 1 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, March 1.
– Exporters in Australia say the latest chickpea harvest may be even bigger than originally thought. So far shippers have sent out more than half a million tonnes of chickpeas. The original estimate from Australia’s agricultural agency was that the harvest was just 555,000 tonnes, which suggests there are more supplies out there, according to a report in queenslandcountrylife.com.
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– The government of India is asking its member states to send in their orders for lentils as soon as possible. According to a statement by the country’s food minister, they need to get the estimates soon so that lentils can be offloaded in the market to ensure there are no spikes in price.
– North Dakota’s agriculture minister has returned from his state’s first-ever trade mission to India. Doug Goehring and a number of reps from government and business talked with officials from India about issues over tariffs and possible markets for North Dakota’s beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils, according to news releases.
– Canadian lentil exports finished the fiscal year at C$2.496 billion dollars while pea exports finished at $1.243 billion dollars. That compares to total pea and lentil exports of just over $900 million in 2006, which underlines the growth of the industry in recent years, according to a recent report by the Saskatchewan Pulse Producers.
– Pinto beans are drawing bids of 24 to 32 cents per pound at elevators across Western Canada, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. The same beans are attracting bids between 27 to 29 cents per pound in North Dakota, and 30 to 31 cents per pound in Washington and Idaho.
