By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, March 23 (CNS Canada) – India is considering extending a deadline on imposing a fumigation requirement on pulse imports, according to a report from the Hindu BusinessLine.
The fumigation requirement is currently set to go into effect on March 31, and would effectively limit Canadian sales to the major pulse buyer. The deadline extension being considered is said to be short-term.
Top end large green lentil bids in Western Canada have trended lower in recent weeks, with number 2 Lairds currently topping out at about 48 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. New crop bids, meanwhile, are lower still at about 32 to 35 cents per pound.
Red lentil bids range from about 20 to 26 cents per pound, with new crop prices topping out at 23 cents.
Green pea bids range from rom C$7.65 to C$8.50 per bushel in Western Canada. Yellow peas range from C$7.00 to C$8.75 per bushel, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire.
Large calibre (10mm) kabuli chickpeas are currently seeing prices top out at 47 cents per pound in Western Canada.
