Pulse Canada is in anticipation of a decision by India whether or not to impose tariffs on Canadian yellow peas beginning June 1.
Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada awaits India decision on peas
India, like China, could put tariffs on Canadian peas
Pulse weekly: Early start expected for Indian monsoon
Rains bode well for crop production
The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon is expected over the next four-to-five days, which would make for the earliest start of the rainy season since 2009 and sets the stage for good crop production going forward.
Pulse Weekly: Saskatchewan pea plantings progress
Seeding to be complete in the southeast “in a matter of days”
Pea and other pulse plantings in southeast Saskatchewan are progressing at a rapid pace thanks to timely rains in the region.
Pulse Weekly: Seeding begins in Saskatchewan
More lentils, fewer peas anticipated
Pulse seeding has already begun in Saskatchewan with the dry south putting in lentils, while other parts of the province make preparations.
Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported
Analysts say crop insurance data and high prices indicate that stocks of the crop are higher than Statistics Canada is reporting
Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst. “Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.
Pulse weekly: Lentil/pea bids soften in Western Canada
Tariff uncertainty in background
Lentil and pea bids in Western Canada have softened over the past month, as all agricultural markets react to ongoing global trade uncertainty.
Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Lentils, Markets, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Soybeans, spring-wheat, Winter Wheat
AAFC tweaks monthly data, but holds canola exports
But year-to-date exports nearly 7.40 million tonnes
Although Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several small revisions to its April supply and demand report compared to the previous month, it did not alter any of its canola numbers.
Pulse Weekly: No delays so far prior to seeding
Conditions on track for pulse planting
Conditions are looking good in Manitoba just weeks prior to pulse seeding, according to Manitoba government pulse specialist Dennis Lange.
Pulse flour research looks bright
University of Manitoba researcher uses light source synchrotron to dissect best pulse flours for various food uses
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pulses have a niche in the plant protein space, but the industry hopes new markets and new end uses will help those crops expand their footprint.
Pulse Weekly: Cash prices hold firm
Farmers focusing spring seeding
At this time of year the pulse market is generally quiet, said broker Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie XI. However, he wasn’t entirely sure as to why most pulse prices were currently unchanged across Western Canada.
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