MarketsFarm — Farmers in India are in the process of planting their next pulse crops, with good monsoon rains and high prices setting the stage for solid production. India has […] Read more
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Chickpeas
Pulse weekly outlook: India’s rabi season underway
Pulse weekly outlook: Winter price movement awaits chickpeas after harvest
MarketsFarm – Just like nearly all crops in Western Canada, chickpeas were not immune to drought conditions causing reduced yields. Approximately 64,000 tonnes of chickpeas were grown across the country […] Read more
Buyers found for five Prairie pulse plants
Approvals sought for W.A. Grain asset sales
Three separate buyers are poised to take up the Prairie assets of ill-fated W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions, pending an Alberta judge’s approval. An application went Thursday for approval before […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Market remains very quiet
MarketsFarm — Things remain very quiet in the pulse market with little demand from buyers and producers unwilling to sell, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Mercais Commodities in Toronto. “We […] Read more
BASF warns on seeding choices for drought-hit imi-treated fields
Steer clear of non-Clearfield canola, durum, canary seed in rotations, company says
Updated, Sept. 22 — The maker of Odyssey, Solo and Viper is warning grain growers whose fields were excessively dry in 2021 that those herbicides may not break down soon […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Small Canadian crops lead to marketing shift
MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse markets could see a ‘radical shift’ in the current crop year as drought conditions led to sharp reductions in pea and lentil production. Statistics Canada’s September […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas find high-priced silver lining
MarketsFarm — Like many other crops across Western Canada, chickpeas weren’t immune to hot and dry growing conditions over the summer. This year’s domestic chickpea crop is only expected to […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Tight Canadian supplies to cut into exports
MarketsFarm –– Canadian pulse supplies during the 2021-22 marketing year will be the tightest of the past decade due to drought during the growing season, with the country likely to […] Read more
Ag department lowers crop production, export estimates
Expectations knocked down for most major Prairie crops
MarketsFarm — Canadian crop production will be down significantly in the 2021-22 marketing year, cutting into exports for all of the country’s major grains, oilseeds and pulse crops. That’s the […] Read more
Alberta reckons with poor quality, low crop yields
MarketsFarm – Crops in Alberta will not only have much lower yields than in previous years, but good quality crops will be harder to find. Provincial crop condition ratings declined […] Read more
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