By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, March 3 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, March 3.
– Namibia is encouraging more of its citizens to eat beans and lentils as a way of improving iron and B-vitamin deficiencies in its population. The government developed the Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Namibia as a growing number of people are suffering from various forms of malnutrition due to inadequate food intake.
– Myanmar exported 1.54 million tonnes of beans and pulses in 2015. That is up 25 percent from the previous year, largely because of increased demand from India, according to official government statistics.
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– Faba beans are increasingly being looked to as a rotational choice for farmers in Tasmania, according to an article in stockandland.com. Best yield results were achieved when plants were established at 30 plants per square metre and given some protection against Aschochyta Blight and Chocolate Spot.
– Feed peas are drawing prices of C$6.00-$6.60 cents per bushel at elevators in Saskatchewan while over in Alberta, they are getting prices of C$5.90-$7.76 per bushel, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire.
