By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, April 26 (CNS Canada) – Since the start of the 2016/17 marketing year, Ukraine supplied 333.8 thousand tonnes of peas to foreign markets, well above the previous year’s 181.6 thousand tonnes,according to data from APK-Inform.
Top end large green lentil bids are holding relatively firm in Western Canada, with number 2 Lairds currently topping out at about 48 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data.
New crop bids, meanwhile, range from about 31 to 39 cents per pound.
Red lentil bids range from about 22 to 26 cents per pound, with new crop prices topping out at 25 cents.
Top-end pea bids are moving higher, according to the latest Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Green pea bids range from C$7.65 to C$8.75 per bushel in Western Canada, while yellow peas range from C$6.70 to C$9.00 per bushel.
Large calibre (10mm) kabuli chickpeas are currently seeing prices as high as 68 cents per pound.
