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Pulse weekly outlook: Levy cut an opportunity for Canadian lentils

By GFM Network News June 10, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian lentils should benefit from India lowering its import levy on lentils from 30 to 10 per cent, said Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg. The announcement, made June 2, was intended to reduce lentil prices in the country. India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare estimated the lentil crop […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

India reduces tariffs on lentils

Reduction set for all lentil imports except from U.S.

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News June 2, 2020

MarketsFarm — India is temporarily reducing import tariffs on lentils originating from most countries. The India government’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on Tuesday posted “Notice 26/2020-Customs,” which lowers import taxes on most lentils entering the country, from 30 per cent to 10 per cent. The reduction, which takes immediate effect, runs until […] Read more

Plants at Delta 9 Cannabis’ indoor production facility in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

General, Markets

Legalization lifts Canada’s net farm income in 2019

Livestock receipts up, unsmokeable crop receipts lower

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 27, 2020

A significant year-over-year increase Canada booked last year in realized net farm income rests mainly on 2019’s status as the country’s first full year in the recreational cannabis market. Statistics Canada on Tuesday released full-year data on farm income, pegging Canada’s realized net farm income for 2019 at $4.9 billion — a 10.4 per cent […] Read more

A green lentil crop in southeastern Saskatchewan on May 31, 2019. (Leeann Minogue photo)

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stabilize with seeding underway

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News May 12, 2020

MarketsFarm — Lentil bids in Western Canada may have come off their recent highs, but prices are still solid and should encourage more seeded area this spring. Increased demand tied to the COVID-19 pandemic gave lentil prices a boost in March, with the largest gains in red lentils which hit highs around the 32 cents/lb. […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Adjustments likely ahead for StatsCan’s early acreage estimates

Projections still in line with grain trade's expectations

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News May 7, 2020

MarketsFarm — The results of the first acreage estimates for 2020 from Statistics Canada come with an asterisk, as the COVID-19 pandemic halted data collection early. Canada’s actual seeded area is expected to see some shifts from the projections released Thursday. “As a result of the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic, these estimates were produced […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Trade estimates vary ahead of StatsCan’s acreage report

By GFM Network News May 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — Opinions are wide-ranging on what Canadian farmers plan to plant in 2020, ahead of Statistics Canada’s first round of acreage estimates, due out Thursday. Prior to lockdown measures put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, StatsCan was scheduled to release its first principal field crops area report for 2020 on April 24. […] Read more

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports up on year

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News May 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian lentil exports are running well ahead of the year-ago level, according to the latest numbers. Canada exported 267,462 tonnes of lentils in March, the second-highest monthly total of the crop year to date and well above the 130,980 tonnes exported during the same month the previous year. The United Arab Emirates was […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Demand may encourage more red lentil acres: AGT

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News April 29, 2020

MarketsFarm — Improving lentil prices over the past month may encourage more acres of the pulse crop in Western Canada this spring, according to an industry official, as seeding is set to start within the next few weeks. “With the recent March demand surge, mostly due to COVID-19, pulse prices have increased sending a signal […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Turkey may see larger red lentil crop

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News April 14, 2020

MarketsFarm — Turkey is expecting to see an increase in lentil production in 2020, according to a processor in the country. White bean production is also expected to rise, although chickpea production could be down slightly on the year. Fethi Sonmez, CEO of Turkey-based Armada Foods, expects to see red lentil production in the country […] Read more

John’s lentil field had several large bare patches. Across the rest of the field, the lentil plants were at the eight-leaf stage and didn’t exhibit any signs of herbicide injury.

Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: Bare patches in lentil crop puzzles Sask. grower

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the April 7, 2020 issue of Grainews

By Jodi Christopher April 8, 2020

Back in early June, I was out scouting fields near Main Centre, Sask., when I came across a problem on one grower’s farm. A field containing lentils had several large bare patches, so I called John, the farm owner, to let him know what I’d found. John, who also grows durum wheat and canola on […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Levy cut an opportunity for Canadian lentils

India reduces tariffs on lentils

Legalization lifts Canada’s net farm income in 2019

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stabilize with seeding underway

Adjustments likely ahead for StatsCan’s early acreage estimates

Trade estimates vary ahead of StatsCan’s acreage report

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports up on year

Demand may encourage more red lentil acres: AGT

Pulse weekly outlook: Turkey may see larger red lentil crop

Crop advisor casebook: Bare patches in lentil crop puzzles Sask. grower

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