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Pulse weekly outlook: India aims to boost production

By GFM Network News February 11, 2020

MarketsFarm — The window of opportunity for Canadian pulses to be exported to India may rapidly be closing, according to a recent announcement from India’s agriculture minister. At a World Pulses Day event on Monday, Narendra Singh Tomar said the country is on track to self-sufficiency. Last year, the country consumed about 27 million tonnes […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Scoular to sell edible bean business

By GFM Network News February 10, 2020

MarketsFarm — The Scoular Company has made a deal to sell its edible beans business in Manitoba and the northern U.S. to a Michigan edible bean processing and exporting co-op. Cooperative Elevator Co., which is owned by over 1,100 U.S. farmers and operates mainly in Michigan’s “thumb” northeast of Flint, announced Friday it will buy […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: More acres sought for 2020

By GFM Network News February 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Planting intentions for red and green lentils and other pulses have been looking good for 2020 — but that might change somewhat because prices have slipped a little, said Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. Discussing pulse crops at a farm show last month in Saskatoon, Mosnaim said he got the strong […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Peas

Pulse Canada looking to build data inventory for industry

By GFM Network News January 31, 2020

MarketsFarm — Pulse Canada has undertaken a survey of pea and lentil growers to gauge the sector’s environmental footprint and to provide data for a public repository. The survey is a joint project with Alberta Pulse Growers, SaskPulse and Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. The survey is a life cycle assessment of pea and lentil […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Ukraine’s pulse production waning

By GFM Network News January 29, 2020

MarketsFarm — There has been a marked decline in the amount of pulses grown by farmers in Ukraine over the last couple of years, highlighted in an article written for the Global Pulse Confederation by Sergey Feofilov, director general of UkrAgroConsult. Feofilov noted total pulse production in Ukraine dropped almost 25.9 per cent from 2018 […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters

Starbucks plans plant-based breakfast sandwich

By GFM Network News, reuters January 28, 2020

Reuters — Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it would introduce a breakfast sandwich this year with a plant-based patty in Canada and the United States. The coffee chain said last week it aims to add more plant-based food and drinks to its menu as part of the company’s latest plan to become more environmentally friendly. A […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters

Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat products from Ontario, B.C.

By GFM Network News, reuters January 28, 2020

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International’s Tim Hortons said on Tuesday it has removed Beyond Meat’s products from its coffee and donut shops in Ontario and British Columbia. This comes after the coffee and breakfast chain cut Beyond Meat’s burgers and sandwiches from its menu in September from all of Canada except the two provinces. “We […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Peas, Reuters

Nestle to source plant proteins from Winnipeg

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel January 24, 2020

Winnipeg/Zurich | Reuters — Food company Nestle SA said on Friday it has teamed up with small Canadian plant-based food ingredient makers Burcon and Merit Functional Foods, the second such supply agreement this month that targets Canadian crops. Meat substitutes from plants in burgers, nuggets and many other foods are a fast-growing industry, driving up […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Uncertainty pervades markets

By GFM Network News January 22, 2020

MarketsFarm — The price spread between green and yellow peas continues to widen in Western Canada, but whether or not that trend will continue remains to be seen. Numerous outside factors lend a general air of uncertainty to the pulse market, according to a pulse trader. Green peas typically trade at a premium to yellow […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters

Starbucks to add more plant-based food in latest green push

By GFM Network News January 21, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Starbucks Corp. aims to add more plant-based food and drinks to its menu as part of the company’s latest plan to become more environmentally friendly, CEO Kevin Johnson said on Tuesday, prompting a surge in shares of Beyond Meat Inc. Over the past year, with the rise of companies including Beyond […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: India aims to boost production

Scoular to sell edible bean business

Pulse weekly outlook: More acres sought for 2020

Pulse Canada looking to build data inventory for industry

Pulse weekly outlook: Ukraine’s pulse production waning

Starbucks plans plant-based breakfast sandwich

Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat products from Ontario, B.C.

Nestle to source plant proteins from Winnipeg

Pulse weekly outlook: Uncertainty pervades markets

Starbucks to add more plant-based food in latest green push

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