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Pulse weekly outlook: AAFC revises dry pea projections

By GFM Network News November 23, 2022

MarketsFarm — Among the changes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) made in its November supply and demand report, issued Friday, the most notable were among the dry peas. The revisions that stood out the most were 2022-23 dry pea exports being cut by 200,000 tonnes at 2.5 million, while domestic usage was bumped up 50,000 […] Read more

Bridge Agri Partners’ Katrime, Man. facility is built around a former Manitoba Pool Elevators site that company divested in 2001 during the formation of Agricore United (now part of Viterra). (BridgeAgriPartners.com)

Crops, Markets

Andersons buys grains broker Bridge Agri Partners

Lethbridge business will keep existing name

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 14, 2022

Lethbridge grain marketing and handling firm Bridge Agri Partners has been taken up by U.S. grain and ag input firm The Andersons. Bill Krueger, president of The Andersons’ trade and processing arm, said in a release Nov. 1 it had bought the Prairie company for an undisclosed amount, its goal being “to expand our pet […] Read more

Markets, Peas

Green peas regain premium over yellows

By GFM Network News November 1, 2022

MarketsFarm – Solid demand and tighter supplies have seen green pea bids regain a premium over yellow peas in Western Canada, although the market for both varieties remains solid overall. Green peas historically trade at premium to yellow peas due to higher quality specs and concerns over bleaching, but increased domestic demand for yellow peas […] Read more

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Good harvests, transportation a ‘mixed bag’: Pulse Canada

By GFM Network News October 25, 2022

MarketsFarm – As harvesting operations for pulses in Western Canada come to a close, Mac Ross, Pulse Canada’s director for market access and trade policy, said this year’s crops have been successful in terms of quality and yields. “I haven’t heard any concerns regarding quality. In a lot of cases, I’ve been hearing that the […] Read more

Crops, Peas, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba’s dry beans, peas show strong yields

By GFM Network News October 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — With the return of typical temperatures and healthy amounts of precipitation throughout the growing season, Manitoba had successful pea and dry bean crops during the 2022-23 marketing year, according to the province’s pulse specialist. Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said both crops showed high yields from their respective harvests. The Manitoba pea harvest […] Read more

File photo of a sunrise over an Alberta barley crop. (MNphotography/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Weather

Alberta issues final crop report for year

Harvest over 98 per cent done by region and crop type

By GFM Network News October 15, 2022

MarketsFarm –– For the second year in a row the Alberta harvest wrapped up well ahead of the five-year average. With a gain of three points for the week ended Tuesday, Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development (AFRED) pegged the combining of major crops at 99.2 per cent complete. That’s 22 and a half […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan’s harvest 90 per cent complete

By GFM Network News October 6, 2022

MarketsFarm — Excellent weather over the week ended Monday saw Saskatchewan farmers make good harvest progress, with 90 per cent of the province’s crops off the field, according to the latest provincial report. Harvest progress was up from 81 per cent the previous week — and from the five-year average of 82 per cent. While […] Read more

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

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan’s pulse harvest seen as average

By GFM Network News October 4, 2022

MarketsFarm — As the harvest in Saskatchewan wraps up for 2022, pulse specialist Dale Risula said pulse crops were quite good this year — a definite improvement over last year’s drought-stricken production. “Overall for the province we will likely see average production this year, although some areas suffered pretty badly,” Risula said. He said there […] Read more

File photo of a field pea crop in western New South Wales, Australia. (Alfio Manciagli/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Australia’s winter pulse production mixed

By GFM Network News September 6, 2022

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

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea harvest approaches amid low worldwide supplies

By GFM Network News August 16, 2022

MarketsFarm — The harvest for Western Canada’s chickpea crop is about to begin and it comes at a time when worldwide supplies of the pulse are at a low point. Colin Young, manager of Mid-West Grain Ltd. at Moose Jaw, Sask., said there are varying chickpea yields in the western Prairie region, where most of […] Read more

GFM Network News

Corteva to split seeds, pesticide units into separate listed companies

Prairie spring wheat bids soften with U.S. futures

World food prices dip as falls in sugar and dairy offset new high for meat

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