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Alberta harvest progressing rapidly

Warm temperatures and only minor rain delays allowed farmers in Alberta to make good harvest progress during the week ended Sept. 3, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress for major crops came in at 31.5 per cent, which was up from 18.2 per cent the previous week and roughly double the […] Read more



Canadian chickpea exports in April were down from the previous month.  Photo: File

Pulse weekly: Canadian pulse exports slowing

Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian pulse exports are showing signs of slowing down entering the final months of the 2023/24 marketing year, as end users turn their attention to the looming availability of new crop supplies. Canada has exported 1.286 million tonnes of lentils during the crop year-to-date, running about 25 per cent behind the pace […] Read more




“The expectation is that 400,000 to 600,000 tonnes of yellow peas will probably come in during this window, which will surely help alleviate the potential shortage of chickpeas.” – Manek Gupta, India Pulses and Grains Association.

India may need to lift duty on pea imports again

Fewer acres could reduce domestic production by nine per cent

Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The Indian government might have to consider opening a second window for duty-free yellow pea imports, according to a senior industry official from that country. It could happen “maybe in the back end of the season,” Manek Gupta, managing director of Viterra India, said during a webinar hosted by the India Pulses […] Read more