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Peas back at historical spreads in Western Canada

By GFM Network News January 6, 2015

CNS Canada — After two years of an abnormally large price spread between green and yellow peas in Western Canada, the relationship between the two crops is nearer normal levels. The yellow pea market has moved up a little in recent weeks, but the green market “is not that interesting,” said David Newman of Commodius […] Read more

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Peas seen gaining strength in second half of export year

By GFM Network News November 27, 2014

CNS Canada — Prices for Canadian green and yellow peas stand to increase as the 2014-15 export year rolls along, in part due to weather damage from excess moisture as well as continued demand from Asia, according to an industry-watcher. “I’m more optimistic for yellow peas just because we can really see strong demand later […] Read more

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Peas hold their own after large exports to India

By GFM Network News November 4, 2014

Commodity News Service Canada — Despite some concerns over quality, Canadian peas are holding their own on the international market, according to an industry watcher. “I would think there’s going to be pretty good prices for peas coming down the pike. I think it will be pretty good. There’s been a very aggressive export program […] Read more

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Pea prices steady but questions loom over water damage

By GFM Network News September 25, 2014

CNS Canada –– Questions over quality could be the biggest factor facing pea farmers in Western Canada this year, as a wet summer has caused sprouting, staining and bleaching in crops near the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border. “It was the rain after seeding that hurt us,” said Shannon Friesen, a regional crop specialist with the Saskatchewan government […] Read more

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Root rot can be diagnosed, but confirmation may come too late

Root rot caused by aphanomyces can cause yield problems in peas.  There’s no easy treatment, but farmers can still take preventative steps

By Lisa Guenther July 4, 2014

It was early in the 2012 growing season when Bernie McClean realized something was wrong with one of his pea fields. The field had been seeded to peas several times over the years, but in 2012 the crop was “going backwards,” McClean, a Medstead-area farmer, said in an interview. Patches of plants were stunted. As […] Read more

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Large green pea crop prospects to weigh on prices

By GFM Network News June 2, 2014

CNS Canada — Canadian pea crops are generally in the ground, as they are usually one of the first seeded in Western Canada, but the makeup of the acreage remains to be seen and could impact prices going forward. Canadian farmers, primarily in Saskatchewan, intended to plant 3.975 million acres of peas in 2014, up […] Read more

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Peas seen as good cropping option for Canadian growers

By GFM Network News March 5, 2014

Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Peas are starting to pencil out as a good cropping option for farmers in Western Canada to plant this spring. High fertilizer prices and low returns for some of the bigger crops are helping make peas a more attractive option, David Katerynych, grain broker with Kat Commodities Ltd., said during […] Read more

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Peas

Peas back at historical spreads in Western Canada

Peas seen gaining strength in second half of export year

Peas hold their own after large exports to India

Pea prices steady but questions loom over water damage

Root rot can be diagnosed, but confirmation may come too late

Large green pea crop prospects to weigh on prices

Peas seen as good cropping option for Canadian growers

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