By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, November 3 – New data indicates protein levels for Canadian lentils, as of October 27, 2016, are slightly higher than last year. According to samples taken by the Canadian grain commission, the mean protein content for #1 lentils in Western Canada is 26.6 percent. That compares to a level of 25.7 percent in 2015. The samples take into account both green and red varieties in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The USDA purchased 1,720 tonnes of green split peas for use in its food aid program, according to a release.
The news continues to be dreary for pulse farmers in southern Australia. A report in The Weekly Times says lentil crop losses could be as high as fifty percent in some regions due to severe outbreaks of botrytis grey mould. Around a quarter million hectares of lentils were planting in South Australia and Victoria alone this year, according to the ABARES September Crop report
Prices for yellow peas continue to hang steady at elevators across Western Canada. According to the Prairie Ag-Hotwire, prices range between C$6.85 to C$8.00 per pound.
