When aphanomyces is confirmed in pea or lentil fields, a break of six to eight years is recommended to allow spore levels to decrease in the soil.

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Q: Do current commodity prices affect decisions with your field operations? A: As one navigates the supply and demand factors of commodity economics, the act of grain marketing seems to be one of the more challenging components of the modern-day farming operation. However, the more significant challenge you should be tackling is the management of […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s pea, lentil exports to rise while prices fall

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil exports should see considerable increases during the 2022-23 marketing year after drought cut into available supplies in 2021-22, according to the latest supply/demand production from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). However, total movement may still come in well below five-year averages. Canadian pea exports are forecast at 2.7 million […] Read more


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Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba peas, dry beans showing good results

Early harvests show some 'exceptional' bean yields

MarketsFarm — Harvests of Manitoba’s two major pulse crops are already seeing high yields, according to Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) executive director Daryl Domitruk. Despite a wide range of results across the province, Domitruk added that dry field pea yields were respectable in many places and excellent in others, marking a successful harvest […] Read more

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Pulse weekly outlook: Seasonal harvest pressure weighs on Prairie pea bids

MarketsFarm — Pea bids in Western Canada have come under some pressure over the past few weeks, as harvest of the crop nears completion. However, country movement remains light, as producers concentrate on bringing in their remaining grain and oilseed crops. “They want to get done harvest before they worry about (pricing),” said grain broker […] Read more


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Pulse weekly outlook: Australia’s winter pulse production mixed

MarketsFarm — Australia’s 2022 winter pulse crop will see its ups and downs, according to a quarterly crop report released Tuesday by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). Chickpeas saw the largest projected production decline, dropping 41.5 per cent from the 2021-22 marketing year to 621,000 tonnes this year, Australia’s […] Read more

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Pulse weekly outlook: StatCan shows big jump in pea, lentil production

MarketsFarm –– The Canadian pulse harvest appears to be making a comeback after production struggled with a historic drought in Western Canada last year. Statistics Canada (StatCan) released its July satellite image-based principal field crop production estimates on Monday, projecting sharp increases in production for most of Canada’s crops, including pulses. Canada’s dry pea harvest […] Read more


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Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba pulse crops showing resilience 

MarketsFarm–After a late start in seeding due to higher-than-normal moisture in most areas, Manitoba’s pulse crops are growing well, according to an agronomist. Laura Schmidt, a production specialist and agronomist for Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG), said while pulse crops are in various stages of development, many are maturing as expected while some are […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba’s crops in ‘better situation’ than last year

Lost acreage still a question mark

MarketsFarm — Despite varied amounts of rainfall across the southern half of Manitoba over the past few weeks, pulses are faring quite well according to the province’s pulse specialist. Dennis Lange, who’s based at Altona, said while peas in fields with excessive moisture are struggling, those grown in adequate moisture and lighter soils are in […] Read more



The executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers anticipates a rise in seeded lentil acres this year, along with a decline in seeded dry pea acres.  Photo: Thinkstock

Pulse weekly outlook: SaskPulse head hoping for “normal” in 2022

MarketsFarm – Following variable conditions over the first few weeks of the growing season, there has now been a marked improvement over the last, according to Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SaskPulse). Potts said while western parts of the province had little precipitation and eastern parts saw seeding delayed due to above-normal […] Read more