Pulse markets

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 21 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, January 21. – Scientists in India have begun sequencing chickpea genomes in a bid to increase yields and make the plant more resistant to climate change, according to a report […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 20 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, January 20. – The price of chickpeas is falling in India. Fresh imports from Australia and a few other countries have alleviated some of the demand at spot markets, according […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 19 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, January 19. – India has lifted a 50 year-old ban on a type of lentil that has been linked to nerve damage and paralysis. Khesari lentils are primarily grown in […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 18 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, January 18. – Ideas that new crop supplies will be arriving soon has helped push down the price of chickpeas in India, according to data from the country’s agriculture ministry. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 15 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday, January 15. – Wholesale pulse prices in parts of India are reportedly easing, as stocks improve and demand backs away, according to India’s Business Standard. – Canada has exported 535,200 tonnes of […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 14 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, January 14. – Pedigreed seed for peas and lentils may be in short supply in Saskatchewan this year, according to a report from the Western Producer. Expectations for increased planted area to […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 13 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, January 13. – US dry edible pea production came in at 18.3 million hundredweight in 2015/16, according to updated estimates from the USDA. The production was up 7 per cent from the […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 12 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday, January 12. – AGT Food and Ingredients has been given a consensus ‘buy’ rating by seven companies following the Saskatchewan-based pulse processor, according to reports. – Bean grower groups in North Dakota […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 11 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, January 11. – India continues to deal with pulse shortages, but prices have come under pressure in recent days, according to reports out of the country, as demand has backed away for […] Read more

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 7 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, January 7. – The cost of lentils in Lahore Pakistan is on the rise. According to Lahore Local Television the country’s inflation rate in December jumped to 3.2 percent over […] Read more