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Pulse weekly outlook: New-crop green lentil bids in line with year ago

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News January 11, 2023

MarketsFarm — New-crop lentil bids are starting to become available in Western Canada, with early pricing indications for green lentils not that far off the levels seen at the same time a year ago. New-crop pricing for large green lentils delivered to the elevator in the fall of 2023 can currently be found in the […] Read more

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Price disconnect between lentil growers, destinations

Stronger loonie pressures prices

By GFM Network News November 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — There’s something of a disconnect in green lentil prices, between what Canadian farmers have seen recently and to where those pulses are being sold, according to Toronto-based Marcos Mosnaim of Export Packers. Green lentils increased in price up until a couple of weeks ago, Mosnaim said. “It was a combination of farmers not […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s pea, lentil exports to rise while prices fall

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News September 28, 2022

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil exports should see considerable increases during the 2022-23 marketing year after drought cut into available supplies in 2021-22, according to the latest supply/demand production from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). However, total movement may still come in well below five-year averages. Canadian pea exports are forecast at 2.7 million […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends lentil tariff suspension

Canada's 2022 crop looks nearer to normal

By GFM Network News August 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — The decision by India’s government to continue with a suspension of import tariffs on lentils has been met with a sigh of relief from Pulse Canada. On Feb. 12, India removed an 11 per cent tariff on Canadian lentils, just seven months after reducing the same tariff from 33 per cent. On July […] Read more

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

Crops, Lentils, Peas, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, lentils faring well but threats remain

By GFM Network News June 22, 2022

MarketsFarm — Growing conditions for peas and lentils in Saskatchewan during the spring can be described as variable. While western parts of the province continued to endure dry conditions carried over from last year’s drought, regions in the east were drenched with near-continuous rainfall to go along with below-normal temperatures. Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker […] Read more

Green lentils. (Alexey Shipilov/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils planted, now it’s wait-and-see

By GFM Network News June 7, 2022

MarketsFarm — As planting of lentils on the Canadian Prairies has pretty much wrapped up for 2022, prices have been holding firm, according to Colin Young of Midwest Grain Ltd. at Moose Jaw. “In pulses right now, this is the naturally quiet time of the year. We’re ramping old-crop into new-crop,” Young said. “Prices are […] Read more

File photo of lentils being moved into bins in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil acres likely up in 2022

Other pulses likely down, though

By GFM Network News April 26, 2022

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada released its first survey-based crop acreage estimates of 2022 on Tuesday, reporting that while more lentil acres may be planted this spring, other pulses are expected to have their seeded area shrink. The national data agency projected 4.49 million acres of lentils will be planted in Canada this year, a 4.2 […] Read more

File photo of a lentil crop before harvest in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan growers wait for rain

By GFM Network News April 5, 2022

MarketsFarm — As the snow melts on the Prairies, pulse growers are making their final preparations before seeding, while at the same time hoping not to see a repeat of last year’s historic drought. In Saskatchewan, snow cover has varied in pulse-growing areas, making some growers nervous. “There’s still a lot of concern about dryness […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices expected to hold

By GFM Network News March 22, 2022

MarketsFarm — Prices for green and red lentils are very likely to remain relatively steady, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg. “Inventories are relatively low and there are not a lot of people to go to for green lentils in Canada,” she said. “From a buyer’s point of view, they’re […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: India removes tariffs on most lentil imports

By GFM Network News March 2, 2022

MarketsFarm — Lentil suppliers in Canada have received a bit of a boost from a surprise policy decision overseas. India’s government on Feb. 12 suspended all tariffs on most lentil imports, which will reduce costs for its two largest exporters, Canada and Australia, to ship the crop to the country. The tariff removal is not […] Read more

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Lentils

Pulse weekly outlook: New-crop green lentil bids in line with year ago

Pulse weekly outlook: Price disconnect between lentil growers, destinations

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s pea, lentil exports to rise while prices fall

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends lentil tariff suspension

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, lentils faring well but threats remain

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils planted, now it’s wait-and-see

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil acres likely up in 2022

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan growers wait for rain

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices expected to hold

Pulse weekly outlook: India removes tariffs on most lentil imports

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