Pulse markets

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Oct. 17 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, October 17. – Canada exported 23,500 tonnes of peas and 5,900 tonnes of lentils during the week ended October 9, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission report. Exports were […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 14 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, October 14. – A report in The Weekly Times says disease pressures are growing among South Australia’s pulse crops. Chocolate spot, ascochyta blight and botrytis grey mould are spreading in […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 13 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, October 13. – A report in the Hindu Business Line says prices for pulses, with the exception of chickpeas, are falling slightly in portions of India’s west-central region. The report […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 12 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, October 12. – The pea harvest in southern Australia is off to a sluggish start due to wet conditions, according to a report by The Stock Journal. Farmers on the […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 11 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, October 11. – The University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre is looking into ways of developing low-phytate peas. According to a report by Farm Credit Canada, the change would deliver […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Oct. 7 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, October 7. – Early harvested chickpeas in Australia are beating expectations, with parts of Queensland reporting chickpea yields of 2.5 tonnes per hectare. That compares with the official government estimate […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Oct. 6 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, October 6. – The Saskatchewan lentil harvest is 95 per cent complete, while peas are 99 per cent harvested, according to the latest weekly report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. – Number […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Oct. 5 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, October 5. – The North American edible bean harvest is nearing its final stages, according to the latest report from Thompsons Limited. Ontario and Minnesota were both farthest along in […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Oct. 4 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, October 4. – Brazil is looking for edible beans, as the country’s foreign trade department is extending exemptions on import taxes for three months. Import taxes on corn will also […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Oct. 3 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, October 3. – Canada exported 130,200 tonnes of peas and 76,400 tonnes of lentils during the week ended September 25, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. – After […] Read more