Manitoba farmers won’t be too inclined this spring to switch from planting cereals and oilseeds to soybeans or pulses, despite recent hikes in fertilizer prices said an official with Manitoba Agriculture.
Manitoba farmers not too likely to change planting plans
Pulse Weekly: More Saskatchewan pulse acres very likely in 2026/27
Due to high fertilizer prices, there’s a strong possibility that Saskatchewan farmers will plant more pulses this spring, said Dale Risula, provincial specialist for pulse crops with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.
Pulse Weekly: StatCan projects fewer pea and lentil acres
Statistics Canada projected fewer pea and lentil acres to be planted this spring in its initial 2026 planting estimates released on March 5.
More canola, spring wheat likely to be seeded this spring
As spring planting approaches, farmers are busy planning which crops to seed this year and how much. With that, market thoughts have turned toward planted area projections, as Statistics Canada is set to issue its report on Thursday.
Canada, India team up on new pulse protein centre
Saskatchewan announced in a press release on March 3, 2026 it will team up with India on a proposed new pulse protein centre of excellence north of New Delhi.
Pulse weekly: USDA to buy US$75 million in pulses as part of support package
Pulse growers in the United States have a new market after a recently announced program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture allocated US$75 million to purchase peas, lentils, beans and chickpeas.
Minor tweaks in AAFC supply and demand report
There were only small changes in the latest supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released on Feb. 18.
Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices currently lacking direction
There’s little at the present time to guide cash prices for lentils on the Canadian Prairies, said Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto.
Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner
As pulse growers consider what to plant this spring, Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodities Research said there is some optimism in the Canadian pulse market. Penner gave a presentation at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers meeting in Swift Current on Feb. 4.
Pulse weekly: Canadian pea/lentil exports slow to start 2025/26
Canadian pea and lentil exports were down in November, with total movement of the two pulses during the 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) crop year-to-date running behind the year-ago pace, according to the latest international trade data from Statistics Canada released Jan. 29
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