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Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Pulse weekly outlook: Markets steady heading into holidays

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News December 17, 2020

MarketsFarm — Pea and lentil markets in Western Canada are holding relatively steady heading into the holiday season, with little movement expected one way or the other until the New Year. “That’s normal for this time of year,” said Dale McManus of Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. on the lack of activity and stagnant prices. […] Read more

Pea yields are challenged by disease, specifically with aphanomyces, which is a soil-borne disease that has long life in the soil. The creation of a resistant variety would be a game changer in the pea seed market.

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Farmers’ needs drive variety trends

Q & A with an expert

By Brianna Lummerding December 14, 2020

Q: What makes the biggest little seed on the block? A: New grain varieties are constantly entering the marketplace. These varieties bring new innovations including updated disease resistance and yield improvements. But what makes certain varieties stand out over others and their names well known? It is the balance of all desired traits into varieties […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Grain, oilseed exports well ahead of year-ago

Chinese demand up substantially for Canada's crops

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News December 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain exports continue to run at a very solid pace, with canola, wheat and barley movement-to-date all up substantially on the year. Total exports of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds as of Nov. 29 came in at 18.9 million tonnes, according to Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) data. That’s up by nearly five […] Read more

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at court in Vancouver on Nov. 23, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Crops, Reuters

U.S. in talks with Huawei exec on resolving criminal charges, source says

'This would be a great way to end this nightmare'

By GFM Network News December 4, 2020

Reuters — U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with lawyers for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou to resolve criminal charges against her, a person familiar with the matter said, signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the U.S., China and Canada. Negotiations between Meng’s attorneys and the U.S. Justice […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s exports solid through first quarter

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News December 1, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse exports were leaving at the country at a solid pace through the first three months of the 2020-21 marketing year, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) monthly data. Canada exported 343,000 tonnes of peas in October, taking the 2020-21 year-to-date total to 1.136 million tonnes. That’s up by about […] Read more

A view from Globeways Canada’s office at Mississauga, Ont., from a 2011 video marking the presentation of the Mississauga Board of Trade’s award for Small Business of the Year. (MBOT video screengrab via YouTube)

Crops, Pulses

Suspended pulse crop handlers partly reinstated

Companies can't buy or receive more grain from growers

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News December 1, 2020

Three suspended pulse and special crop handling and processing companies are again licensed to move Canadian grain — but not to buy any. The Canadian Grain Commission announced Monday it has reinstated the licences for Globeways Canada Inc. and its subsidiaries: Canpulse Foods Ltd., a pulse and canary seed processor at Kindersley, Sask., and Global […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

StatsCan report to provide clarity on 2020 crop production

By GFM Network News December 1, 2020

MarketsFarm — Market participants and producers will be looking to Statistics Canada’s principal field crop report, due out Thursday, for clarity regarding 2020 crop yields. “We’re looking to see how severely the heat damaged the crop, and how yield estimates were tempered later in the growing season,” said Jerry Klassen, an analyst in Winnipeg. Klassen […] Read more

Going through a fence, no serious injury, but leaves a nasty gash.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Much to be thankful for — 2020 harvest completed

Eppich News: Except for the moose that keep breaking fences

By Heather Eppich November 27, 2020

After the inch and a half of rain on Sept. 20, we were harvesting dry barley again by late afternoon Sept. 23. In the morning I went down to Danny and Sheila Roths and brought home the last two mares and foals. The next morning, our neighbour Lynn Heltman called to let us know that […] Read more

Roquette’s pea protein plant at Portage la Prairie, Man., is now contracting for organic yellow peas for the 2021 season, providing Canada’s organic pulse growers with access to a new domestic market.

News, Peas

Roquette offering new organic yellow pea contracts

Contract details, preferred varieties and the easiest route to go organic

By Treena Hein November 23, 2020

Growers in Manitoba can now take advantage of new yellow pea contract opportunities with Roquette. The global leader in plant-based food product ingredients is now contracting for conventional and organic yellow peas for its new processing plant near Portage la Prairie, Man., which is at present the largest pea protein plant on the planet. Roquette […] Read more

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Strong demand supporting pea prices

By GFM Network News November 18, 2020

MarketsFarm — There has continued to be a strong demand for peas, as demonstrated by data from the Canadian Grain Commission. And that has been supporting price increases, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg. “The overall demand has been very, very good,” she said. In the most recent export data […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Live cattle correct higher

U.S. grains: Soybean futures hit one-month high on U.S.-China trade hopes

Pulse Weekly: AAFC forecast stands pat

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