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Pulse prices are likely to come under pressure due to large existing supplies. Photo: Thinkstock

Canadian pea exports slow in June

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 6, 2024

Canadian pea exports slowed in June, as end user demand shifted to the looming new crop with only one month left in the 2023/24 marketing year, according to the latest Statistics Canada trade data released Aug. 6. Chickpea movement was also slow, while lentil exports were up on the month but still off the year-ago pace.

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

Pulse Weekly: Increased Australian production could pose greater export challenges for Canada

June 4, 2024

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics and Sciences released its monthly supply and demand report on June 3. The report showed a 57.2 per cent increase for Australia’s chickpea production at 1.15 million tonnes in 2024/25. The country’s lentil output is to change very slightly with a dip of a mere 2,000 tonnes from a year ago at 1.61 million.

Markets

Pulse Weekly: Indian demand lifting Canada’s export program

By GFM Network News April 9, 2024

Pulse Canada president Greg Cherewyk said the country’s pulse export program remains in great shape amidst mixed news for the industry.

Harvested Saskatchewan lentils. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil demand, prices on the rise

Reduced production in India, tariff elimination driving demand

By GFM Network News February 13, 2024

The increasing demand for lentils, especially green lentils, is raising prices while Canadian stocks are also tighter than they were a year ago.

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse Canada looking for success in 2024

Despite a smaller crop last year, lentil demand remained strong, especially from India

By GFM Network News January 9, 2024

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.

Crops, Markets

Some optimism for peas, lentils not invited for the ride

By GFM Network News October 30, 2018

CNS Canada — Lentil growers hoping to see a light at the end of the current tunnel of low prices and restricted markets will likely be disappointed for some time. However, farmers with peas might see better market conditions over the course of the shipping year because of the United States-China trade war. “For our […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse prices feel pressure from rising ending stocks

By GFM Network News July 31, 2018

CNS Canada – Increasing pulse ending stocks are going to continue to play into pulse crop prices in Canada, according to the latest update from Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) ag economics team. “We’re still expected to see ending stocks increasing. So as we continue to see that ending stocks increase, that stock-to-use-ratio that we’d see […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters

India extends crop fumigation exemption until year-end

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 29, 2018

Paris/Mumbai | Reuters — India has extended by six months to the end of 2018 an exemption to its policy for crop cargoes to be fumigated with methyl bromide, a move that should facilitate continued imports of pulses and wheat. The Indian government has issued a letter announcing the exemption would be extended to Dec. […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Pulse exporters get India exemption, no penalties attached

By GFM Network News July 5, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian pulse exports to India have been given the green light, at least for the short term, temporarily heading off fears of higher fumigation charges or being shut out of the country completely. The federal government announced Wednesday that India has granted another exemption to allow Canadian pulse exporters to access that […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters

Pulse crop sales to India dry up over pest-control plan

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News February 23, 2017

Winnipeg/Mumbai | Reuters –– Canadian exporters are slowing sales of peas and lentils to India, threatening $1.1 billion in annual trade of the food staples, over risk that New Delhi may reject shipments under its tougher approach to pest control. India requires shippers to fumigate crops with methyl bromide, an insect-killing gas, in the country […] Read more

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Canadian pea exports slow in June

Pulse Weekly: Increased Australian production could pose greater export challenges for Canada

Pulse Weekly: Indian demand lifting Canada’s export program

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil demand, prices on the rise

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse Canada looking for success in 2024

Some optimism for peas, lentils not invited for the ride

Pulse prices feel pressure from rising ending stocks

India extends crop fumigation exemption until year-end

Pulse exporters get India exemption, no penalties attached

Pulse crop sales to India dry up over pest-control plan

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