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Pulse weekly: Canadian pea/lentil exports slow to start 2025/26

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 2, 2026

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

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse production below early expectations

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 13, 2026

Pulse production in the United States failed to live up to earlier expectations in 2025, according to updated production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Jan. 12, 2026.

Indian farmers have ramped up planting of winter crops including wheat, rapeseed (canola) and chickpea, putting the country on track for record acreage. Photo: Diptendu Dutta/Nur

News, Reuters

India’s winter crops set for record as soil moisture soars

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By Rajendra Jadhav, Reuters December 9, 2025

Indian farmers have ramped up planting of winter crops including wheat, rapeseed (canola) and chickpea, putting the country on track for record acreage as abundant soil moisture enables cultivation even in typically rainfed areas that often remain fallow.

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 2, 2025

Australian pulse production is expected to set a record for the second year in a row in 2025/26, with a slight decline in the chickpea crop countered by increased lentil production, said the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) in its December crop report.

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

By Adam Peleshaty November 20, 2025

Western Canadian chickpeas saw stable prices and its largest crop in two decades.

Lentils, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Yields coming into focus

By Adam Peleshaty October 14, 2025

Provincial agricultural departments are reporting pulse yields higher than Statistics Canada’s September estimates.

Fendt Momentum planter at Ag in Motion 2025. PHOTO: Don Norman

Canola, Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Seed costs spark new interest in planters for canola

Savings on seed are clear, but zero till and fertilizer logistics remain big questions

By Don Norman October 9, 2025

High seed costs and low grain prices are renewing debate over planters in canola. Experts weigh seed savings, fertilizer limits and agronomic trade-offs.

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 16, 2025

Lentil production in the United States hit its largest level in nearly a decade, while the dry edible pea crop reached levels not seen in over five years, said updated production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Saskatchewan Agriculture’s special crops specialist says that lentils are in good condition in that province. Photo: Thinkstock

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Canadian pulse production to rise in 2025-26

By Adam Peleshaty September 2, 2025

Statistics Canada projected greater production for dry peas, lentils and chickpeas, as well as declines in dry beans, in its satellite/model-based crop estimates released on Aug. 28, 2025.

A John Deere X9 combine. Photo: Deere.ca

Crops

Alberta Crop Report: Clear weather aids harvest

By Adam Peleshaty September 2, 2025

Clear skies allowed Alberta producers to advance their harvesting operations during the week ended Aug. 26, 2025.

GFM Network News

Top potash producer Nutrien misses fourth-quarter profit estimates

Cash incentive for CRSB Certified beef producers launched

ICE canola weekly outlook: Rallying soyoil supportive

Chickpeas

Pulse weekly: Canadian pea/lentil exports slow to start 2025/26

Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse production below early expectations

India’s winter crops set for record as soil moisture soars

Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

Pulse Weekly: Yields coming into focus

Seed costs spark new interest in planters for canola

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

Pulse Weekly: Canadian pulse production to rise in 2025-26

Alberta Crop Report: Clear weather aids harvest

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