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Pulse weekly: Canadian pea/lentil exports slow to start 2025/26

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 5 days ago

Canadian pea and lentil exports were down in November, with total movement of the two pulses during the 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) crop year-to-date running behind the year-ago pace, according to the latest international trade data from Statistics Canada released Jan. 29

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse production below early expectations

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 13, 2026

Pulse production in the United States failed to live up to earlier expectations in 2025, according to updated production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Jan. 12, 2026.

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 2, 2025

Australian pulse production is expected to set a record for the second year in a row in 2025/26, with a slight decline in the chickpea crop countered by increased lentil production, said the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) in its December crop report.

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

By Adam Peleshaty November 20, 2025

Western Canadian chickpeas saw stable prices and its largest crop in two decades.

Lentils, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Yields coming into focus

By Adam Peleshaty October 14, 2025

Provincial agricultural departments are reporting pulse yields higher than Statistics Canada’s September estimates.

Lentils, News, Peas, Pulses

New Pulse Variety Hub launched in Saskatchewan

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 1, 2025

The Pulse Variety Hub is a new digital platform from the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers to help producers select the best varieties for their specific growing conditions.

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 16, 2025

Lentil production in the United States hit its largest level in nearly a decade, while the dry edible pea crop reached levels not seen in over five years, said updated production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Saskatchewan Agriculture’s special crops specialist says that lentils are in good condition in that province. Photo: Thinkstock

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Canadian pulse production to rise in 2025-26

By Adam Peleshaty September 2, 2025

Statistics Canada projected greater production for dry peas, lentils and chickpeas, as well as declines in dry beans, in its satellite/model-based crop estimates released on Aug. 28, 2025.

chickpea-flax intercrop at AAFC booth at Ag in Motion 2025, showing height difference. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Crops, Features

Ongoing research on chickpea-flax intercrop shows the mix reduces ascochyta blight

The intercrop works for reducing the disease, but Michelle Hubbard, an Agricutlure and Agri-Food Canada researcher, is still working on the why

By Janelle Rudolph August 29, 2025

Michelle Hubbard, an Agricutlure and Agri-Food Canada researcher, says chickpea-flax intercrop works to reduce ascochyta blight disease. She shares some theories on why.

Demand for organic pulses had been steadily rising before the COVID-19 outbreak, but supply chains are prepared to meet the new demand. Photo: File

Lentils, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month

Exports for 2024-25 remain solid

By Adam Peleshaty August 5, 2025

Canadian pulse exports were down in June, but remain solid with one month left in the 2024-25 marketing year, according to Statistics Canada.

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Pulse weekly: Canadian pea/lentil exports slow to start 2025/26

Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse production below early expectations

Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

Pulse Weekly: Yields coming into focus

New Pulse Variety Hub launched in Saskatchewan

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

Pulse Weekly: Canadian pulse production to rise in 2025-26

Ongoing research on chickpea-flax intercrop shows the mix reduces ascochyta blight

Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month

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