Lentils & Production Tips

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Record Prairie lentil area likely

By GFM Network News March 27, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canadian lentil acres are expected to rise considerably this spring, with most of the increase in red lentils, according to industry participants. While the acres are going up, the opposite is likely in prices. “Everybody is looking for an increase (in lentil acres),” said Darren Lemieux of Simpson Seeds at Moose Jaw, […] Read more

Features, Lentils, Peas

Minimizing the impact of Aphanomyces

There are no in-crop solutions to root rot in peas and lentils. But there  are ways to minimize your risk of losing yield to Aphanomyces

By Melanie Epp March 13, 2015

Given the wet springs and dry summers we’ve seen in recent years, Aphanomyces euteiches — Aphanomyces root rot — has become a real problem for pea and lentil growers. First confirmed in Saskatchewan in 2012 and then in Alberta in 2013, the disease has been slowly creeping across the country, destroying crops in its wake. Making […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Red varieties driving lentil acreage increase

By GFM Network News March 11, 2015

CNS Canada — As Canada’s remaining old-crop lentils shuffle off to buyers overseas, interest is building in the potential for new crop in 2015. Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research in Winnipeg said he expects more acres will be planted this spring as a result of the strong interest. “Oh, there’ll definitely be more; the […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Low stocks-to-use ratio to keep pea bids well supported

By GFM Network News February 24, 2015

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Canadian pea exports have been running at a very solid pace during the 2014-15 crop year to date, but supplies are seen to be running out and the market will need to work to ration demand over the later portion of the marketing year. Canadian peas have been leaving the […] Read more

Double cropping of rice and lentils would increase income for smallholder farmers in India and Bangladesh. (Photo courtesy ICARDA)

Crops, Lentils, Pulses

Double-cropping project aims to cut Indian lentil imports

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News February 19, 2015

Researchers on a project in India and Bangladesh say they hope it will greatly reduce their lentil imports. Farmers in the project are growing lentils in fields left fallow after rice harvests, with the help of a research and training project by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). In a […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Lentils, Spring Wheat

BASF moves Clearfield system to open-ended agreements

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 18, 2014

Farmers wanting to grow Clearfield canola, wheat, sunflowers or lentils will now only need to sign one agreement to use the herbicide-tolerant crop system, rather than sign up every year or every few years. BASF, developer of the Clearfield Production System, on Monday announced a new “evergreen,” or open-ended, version of its Clearfield Commitment, available […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Better-than-expected lentil crop faces market volatility

By GFM Network News November 13, 2014

CNS Canada –– Despite a summer of excess moisture across much of the Prairies, lentils fared better than earlier expectations, according to Bobby Leavins, operations manager for Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon. However, the crop’s grade spread is still very wide and prices are expected to be wide-ranging over the winter. “With all the moisture a […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Unknowns keep lentil bids strong

By GFM Network News October 9, 2014

CNS Canada — Lentil bids in Western Canada continue to show strength, but with the size and quality of this year’s crop still very much unknown, the highs may be in for the time being. “I don’t think there is anyone who really knows exactly what’s out there,” said David Newman of Victoria-area pulse trading […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Lentil prices rise with Prairie rains, Asian demand

By GFM Network News September 19, 2014

CNS Canada — A lentil watcher says Canadian prices for the crop are surging higher right now, in response to frequent Prairie rains and international demand. “It’s more than your usual slow rally, it (the market) spiked higher; especially the greens, which are shooting up right now,” said Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research in […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Pulses, Weather

Lentil crop quality a concern

By GFM Network News September 4, 2014

CNS Canada — Top-end Canadian lentils may be hard to find this year, as wet weather and the late harvest are expected to lead to quality downgrades. The lentil harvest in Saskatchewan, where the bulk of Canada’s crop is grown, is only about 23 per cent complete, according to the latest weekly report from Saskatchewan […] Read more

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Record Prairie lentil area likely

Minimizing the impact of Aphanomyces

Red varieties driving lentil acreage increase

Low stocks-to-use ratio to keep pea bids well supported

Double-cropping project aims to cut Indian lentil imports

BASF moves Clearfield system to open-ended agreements

Better-than-expected lentil crop faces market volatility

Unknowns keep lentil bids strong

Lentil prices rise with Prairie rains, Asian demand

Lentil crop quality a concern

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