By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, August 19 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, August 19.
– According to Saskatchewan’s weekly crop report, five percent of this year’s lentil crop has been combined. The report says yields for most of the province’s crops are estimated to be well above the five-and-ten year averages with the exception of lentils and chickpeas.
– Myanmar’s bean and pulse exports dropped 41 percent from January to March of 2016, compared to the same time a year earlier, according to government data. That includes butter beans, mung, Matpe and pigeon beans, among others. The vast majority were shipped to India.
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– A monk in India, who claims to be 120 years old, is crediting a simple diet of lentil stew, as one of the keys to longevity. According to a report in Singapore Today, Swami Sivananda’s passport lists his date of birth as August 8, 1896.
– Russia exported 109,200 tonnes of peas in July. According to government data, that is an increase of 63% compared to the same time last year. Most of the peas were bought by Turkey, which took in 67,000 tonnes. India was second at 21,300 tonnes.
– Montana State University Eastern Ag Research Center is developing a new variety of green peas and yellow peas. A report in the Ravalli Republic says the green pea yielded 2,075 pounds per acre in a variety trial in 2015.
– Green peas are currently attracting prices of C$6.25 to C$8.30 per bushel at elevators across Western Canada, the same peas are also going for C$6.70 to C$7.98 cents per bushel in North Dakota and C$7.66 to C$9.58 per bushel in Washington and Idaho, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire.
