Marketsfarm – Despite the rain the Canadian Prairies received since July 17, MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville pointed out that the major pulse crop areas got very little.
While any precipitation has been beneficial to this year’s crops struggling with dry conditions, Jubinville said, it won’t help that much.
“In terms of advancing pea and lentil yield averages, so far, I would say no. There, and all crops are quickly advancing through their reproductive phases of development, so rain going forward may act to stabilize crops and promote fill, but not likely to add yield,” he wrote in a July 25 email.
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“Also most of the rain received in the last 24 to 48 hours seemed biased up and down the Yellowhead Highway – again helped some crops there, but west-central and southwest Saskatchewan and southern Alberta are largely missed,” he added, noting that lentils are better able to handle dry conditions than most crops.
The prices for pulses across Western Canada have been steady, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. As of July 24, those for lentils haven’t moved with old crop Lairds ranging from 48.5 to 58 cents per pound delivered, depending on the size. New crop Lairds fetched 39.5 to 55 cents/lb.
The Eston lentils stood at 41.5 to 53 cents/lb. delivered for old crop, while new crop number ones were 48 to 50 cents/lb.
Old crop Richleas were 39.5 to 50 cents/lb. delivered with new crop at 38.5 to 50 cents/lb. And the Crimsons garnered 23.5 to 34 cents/lb. for old crop and 25.5 to 33 cents/lb. for new crop.
As for the chickpeas, Prairie Ag Hotwire said the old crop Kabulis ranged from 28.5 to 44.8 cents/lb. delivered, depending on the size while nine-millimeter new crop Kabulis fetched 42.5 to 44 cents/lb. Old crop Desi and B-90’s were priced at 27.3 to 35 cents/lb.
Meanwhile, old crop green peas were C$13 to C$14 per bushel delivered, with new crop at C$12.50 to C$14.50. Old crop yellows ranged from C$8.75 to C$12.80/bu. with new crop at C$8.75 to C$10. Old crop feed peas went for C$10.50 to C$11.80/bu. depending on the province.
— Glen Hallick reports for MarketsFarm from Winnipeg.
