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Construction resumes at Portage pea plant

By GFM Network News November 7, 2018

CNS Canada – More than a year after the ground breaking ceremony was held for Roquette’s pea-processing plant at Portage la Prairie, Man., construction resumed on it at the end of October. According to a company spokesperson construction was halted last spring “to adjust and fine tune the project.” ”We took the opportunity to include […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Manitoba edible bean harvest wraps up

By GFM Network News October 23, 2018

CNS Canada – After a long and drawn out harvest Manitoba farmers have finally finished bringing in this year’s edible bean crop. While the late harvest raised quality concerns in the province, ample North American supplies should limit the upside price potential. “The harvest started really early, and we were moving at a pretty good […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. beans seen on rise for 2019

By GFM Network News October 16, 2018

CNS Canada –– The acreage shift that played out between chickpeas and dry edible beans this year will shift again next year, Brian Clancey of marketing agency Stat Publishing predicts. Several factors lead him to that conclusion, he said. Canadian growers ship large numbers of beans and chickpeas to the U.S., and the production and […] Read more

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

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Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

By GFM Network News October 10, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s pulse crop trade hasn’t stopped, even though its biggest customer, India, isn’t taking large amounts anymore. Instead, buyers are finding themselves having to take business one day at a time and become a bit more creative. “I think everyone is in the same boat; it’s not that the market has stopped. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends pea, lentil tariffs

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 2, 2018

CNS Canada — The Indian government has again extended its import restrictions on peas, this time until Dec. 31. India late last year initiated duties of 50 per cent on imported peas and 30 per cent on lentils and desi chickpeas. It has since raised the lentil tariff to 60 per cent. In effect, the […] Read more

Harvested Saskatchewan lentils. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils, Peas, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil yields look good, worries grow over peas

By GFM Network News September 25, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s a mixed bag in many ways for Saskatchewan’s pulse crops this year, as a dry summer and late rains have meant different things for various crops. According to one industry expert, though, the overall picture doesn’t look bad. “I think overall, if you assess the entire province, it will come in […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean yields unlikely to top 2017’s

By GFM Network News September 18, 2018

CNS Canada — A lack of rain at key times during the summer of 2018 has left Manitoba’s edible bean crop unlikely to match last year’s yields. Last year’s yield was about 2,000 lbs./acre on average, but according to provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange, that won’t be the case this year. “I think for this […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Ontario bean production seen well above StatsCan estimate

By GFM Network News September 6, 2018

CNS Canada — Ontario bean growers are voicing skepticism of Statistics Canada’s Aug. 31 bean production estimates. Estimates by the Ontario Bean Growers organization suggest farmers are poised to harvest about 101,495 tonnes this year — 28.5 per cent above the Statistics Canada number of 79,000 tonnes. OBG chair Jim Gowland said his organization reaches […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas buck pulse trend

By GFM Network News September 4, 2018

CNS Canada — Saskatchewan farmers are expected to turn in a smaller pulse harvest this fall, although chickpea production is bucking the overall downward trend. Chickpeas are the only Saskatchewan pulse crop to post a production increase, in Statistics Canada’s latest estimate of 2018 production. The estimates show Saskatchewan growers are expected to harvest about […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lower lentil yields predicted

By GFM Network News August 28, 2018

CNS Canada — After a year of market woes for lentils, it looks as though the Saskatchewan lentil yield won’t be the best either. “I think overall we would be expecting lentil yields lower than average this year, but it’s hard at this point to put a figure or a number on that,” said Carl […] Read more

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Pulses

Construction resumes at Portage pea plant

Manitoba edible bean harvest wraps up

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. beans seen on rise for 2019

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends pea, lentil tariffs

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil yields look good, worries grow over peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean yields unlikely to top 2017’s

Ontario bean production seen well above StatsCan estimate

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas buck pulse trend

Pulse weekly outlook: Lower lentil yields predicted

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