By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Dec. 30 – Following are a few highlights in the
Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, December 30.
– Lentil planting in India is proceeding at a faster pace in 2015 than last year. From October until now, Indian farmers have sown 12.6 million hectares of lentils, according to the country’s Agriculture Ministry. That compares to 12.5 million hectares during the same period in 2014.
– The price of chickpeas in Australia is sparking ideas that next year’s crop could be bigger than this year’s. A report in Queensland Country Life says prices are holding steady at $800 per tonne while demand from Southeast Asia remains high. One grower said he felt there was room in the market for over one million tonnes of pulse crops to be grown in Australia.
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– A scientist from New South Wales’ Department of Industry is warning Australian farmers not to grow chickpea crops back-to-back. Plant pathologist Dr. Kevin Moore said chickpeas work best in a rotation with cereals and breaking away from that could lead to disease and pests. In a report on ABC.net he said multiple cases of disease have occurred in north-western NSW and southern Queensland just last year.
