By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Dec. 16 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, December 16.
– India’s government has moved over 93,500 tonnes of seized pulses into the retail market, helping ease the high price situation in the country, according to a government report.
– Premiums for edible beans for human consumption are slipping in England, according to a report from the British Edible Pulse Association. However, with only the best supplies expected to hold their quality over the winter, there may yet be better prices for the top quality beans later in the marketing year.
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– Green pea prices in the C$8.00 to C$9.00 per bushel range are being reported in Western Canada. Meanwhile, yellow peas are moving higher, with bids as high as C$11.25 per bushel now reported in some locations. Red lentil bids as high as 57 cents per pound are being reported in some locations, while number two large green lentils are now hitting prices as high as 68 cents and number ones have topped 71 cents at some locations.
– Chickpea prices in Western Canada also continue to trend higher, with large caliber Kabulis’s trading as high as 46 cents per pound.
