India may be looking at a record large red lentil crop in 2023/24, although poor monsoon rains are expected to cut into total pulse area and production, according to reports out of the country.
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India looking at large lentil crop, but pulses down overall
Delayed onset of northeast monsoon slowed harvests, shortened planting window
Pulse weekly outlook: AAFC forecasts larger dry pea, lentil crops
Dry pea prices have seen gains over the week; lentils steady to higher
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada forecasted increases in the production of dry peas and lentils for the 2024/25 crop year compared to those in 2023/24. AAFC issued its first supply and demand report for the calendar year on Jan. 22, which included the department’s preliminary estimates for the coming crop year. The data was not based on farmer surveys or satellite models.
Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse Canada looking for success in 2024
Despite a smaller crop last year, lentil demand remained strong, especially from India
Greg Northey, vice-president of corporate affairs said crop production bounced back in spite of challenging growing conditions in some areas. Chickpeas and edible beans saw increased production in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, while lentil and dry pea production declined.
Most lentil prices at year highs as 2023 closes
Little movement among Western lentils as New Year dawns
With the New Year, there was scarce price movement among the lentils in Western Canada, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. A number of lentil varieties saw the upper end of their price range hit highs as 2023 drew to a close.
Tight Canadian lentil carryout expected
Tightest lentil stocks since July 2010 forecasted
Canadian lentil stocks are forecast to be extremely tight by the close of the 2023/24 marketing year, which should keep prices well supported despite expectations for a smaller export program.
AAFC raises canola, wheat ending stocks forecasts
Pea, barley carryout estimates raised, lentils cut in half
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian canola and wheat carryout for the 2023/24 marketing year will likely end up above earlier projections, according to the latest Outlook for Principal Field Crops from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Dec. 15.
Pulse weekly outlook: Pea exports solid so far, lentils down on year
MarketsFarm — Canadian pea exports are running at a solid pace through the first two months of the 2023-24 marketing year, despite smaller production, as exports of newly-harvested supplies in September nearly quadrupled what moved the previous month. Canada exported 440,085 tonnes of peas in September, up from only 99,645 tonnes the previous month, according […] Read more
Little change in AAFC’s October supply/demand outlook
Canola, wheat, pea carryout estimates unchanged
MarketsFarm — Supply/demand estimates for Canadian grains and oilseeds saw little change in the latest outlook for principal field crops from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Monday. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 were left unchanged at one million tonnes, which compares with the 2022-23 level of 1.506 million tonnes. Canadian canola exports in 2023-24 […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller yields than last year in Saskatchewan
Pulse production seen varying by location
MarketsFarm — Yields and crop conditions from this year’s pulse harvest in Saskatchewan largely varied by location, according to SaskPulse executive director Carl Potts. “Generally on the east side of the province and some areas of the south, some pretty good yields. And then in the west-central, southwest regions, some yields that were quite low. […] Read more
Tightening canola stocks projected, AAFC says
Wheat, barley, oat, pea stocks also projected lower
MarketsFarm –– Canadian canola carryout supplies for the current marketing year will likely end up tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand balance sheets from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) that account for recent production and stocks data from Statistics Canada. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 are now forecast to tighten to only one […] Read more
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