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File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Pulse weekly outlook: Green pea bids still pointed higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm November 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Green pea prices in Western Canada continue to rise, while bids for most of the other major pulses grown in the Prairies are also trending higher. Spot green pea bids have risen by about 70 cents per bushel over the past two weeks to currently top out at $10.50 per bushel, according to […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Rains delay large Manitoba bean harvest

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm September 24, 2019

MarketsFarm — Manitoba farmers seeded their largest dry edible bean crop in more than a decade this spring, but adverse conditions are causing delays getting it off the fields. “Last week we had some substantial moisture in the Red River Valley,” pulse specialist Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said, noting the system brought up to […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean quality looks good

By Terry Fries August 21, 2018

CNS Canada — The quality of Manitoba’s edible bean crop appears decent, but yields will remain a mystery for a week or two. Dennis Lange, pulse specialist for Manitoba Agriculture at Altona, Man., said most edible beans are maturing about two weeks ahead of normal, but yield estimates will have to wait for more harvest […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Edible beans in good shape for now

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm June 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s edible bean crops are generally in good shape, although too much moisture could become a concern. Canadian farmers intended to plant 246,000 acres of edible beans in 2018, which would be down slightly from 333,000 the previous year, according to Statistics Canada data. Of that total, Manitoba edible bean area was […] Read more

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Other Manitoba pulses may eat edible beans’ lunch

By Dave Sims March 24, 2016

CNS Canada –– As insatiable demand for lentils, peas and other major pulses grows louder, so do expectations for more pulses to be planted in Manitoba. When it comes to edible beans, however, acreage is expected to go down slightly, not up. “We’re probably going to be around the 110,000-acre range — a bit down […] Read more

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Man. edible bean harvest wraps up, hail damage evident

By Jade Markus October 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s edible bean harvest is done, but markets are sitting little-traded and offering low prices to producers, analysts say. The effects of hail storms in south-central Manitoba are now apparent, said Dennis Lange, a farm production advisor with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Altona. “It’s going to affect yields and […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Green pea bids still pointed higher

Pulse weekly outlook: Rains delay large Manitoba bean harvest

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean quality looks good

Pulse weekly outlook: Edible beans in good shape for now

Other Manitoba pulses may eat edible beans’ lunch

Man. edible bean harvest wraps up, hail damage evident

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