Yields for Manitoba dry beans and peas vary depending on where you are in the province, according to the Manitoba government's pulse specialist.

Pulse weekly: Wide-ranging yields for Manitoba dry beans, peas

Largest Canadian chickpea crop in over two decades
Canadian chickpea production hit its largest level in over two decades in 2024, although the increased supplies have cut into prices.

StatCan revises canola production lower
Hot and dry weather saw crop conditions decline across much of Western Canada over the past month, with the latest model-based production estimates from Statistics Canada showing downward revisions in both canola and wheat production from the August report.

Pulse Weekly: India largely responsible for drop in Canadian dry pea stocks
Dry peas saw sharp reductions in Statistics Canada's report on grain stocks as of July 31. Released on Sept. 9, the StatCan report showed on-farm and commercial dry pea stocks at a combined 348,000 tonnes, down from 550,000 the previous July. The current stocks also came in below the five-year average of 398,600 tonnes.

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

Put Prairie pulses on your plate
RECIPES | Pulse crops are a Prairie-grown nutrition powerhouse
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pulses are among the hidden treasures of the Prairies. Packed with protein, fibre and a wealth of health benefits, pulses like lentils, chickpeas, dry peas and dry beans are waiting to be discovered.

Pulse Weekly: More dry beans for Manitoba
Planted dry bean acres in Manitoba are expected to increase for 2024/25. While Statistics Canada projected the Keystone Province to see 201,000 acres, a specialist with Manitoba Agriculture said those acres are likely to be a little bit below the StatCan estimate.

Chickpea growers urged to participate in life cycle analysis survey
Reading Time: < 1 minute Growers have an opportunity to tell the good environmental story of Canadian chickpeas. Pulse Canada is assessing the environmental impact of Canadian chickpea production through a grower survey designed to captures production data. The results will be used to create a life cycle assessment for Canadian chickpeas, which is critical to prove the sustainability of […] Read more

Canadian pulse plantings to rise in 2024
Canadian lentil area is forecast to be up by 4.4 per cent on the year, at 3.829 million acres, according to the estimates of principal field crops report released by Statistics Canada on March 11. After conducting a survey of producers in December and Janyar, StatCan forecast pea area in 2024 at 3.122 million acres which would be up by 2.4 per cent on the year.

Pulse weekly outlook: More acres for dry beans in Manitoba
Soybean acres also expected to increase
The Manitoba government’s pulse specialist said it’s likely there will be more dry bean acres seeded in the province this spring.