CNS Canada — Canadian farmers planted their largest chickpea crop in more than a decade in 2018, with the bigger crop likely to lead to a wider price spread between […] Read more
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Pulse weekly outlook: Wider price spreads likely with big chickpea crop ahead
Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian exports face market changes
CNS Canada — After a year in which Canada’s largest pulse buyer, India, imposed import tariffs, Canadian pulse crops are seeing a shift in export dynamics. Lentil and pea exports […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Large U.S. crop possible, despite reduced acres
CNS Canada — Farmers in the U.S. may have planted fewer pulse acres in 2018 compared to the previous year — but the reduction was likely not as large as […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Good start despite dry conditions
CNS Canada — Dry soil conditions persist across many areas of Western Canada but the outlook for pulse crops seems fairly promising in one specialist’s view. “For the pulses, seeding […] Read more
Chickpeas seen making Prairie comeback
CNS Canada — Chickpeas should see a resurgence in Western Canada this spring, as farmers who hadn’t seeded the crop for a number of years shift some acres back from […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan acreage ideas hold firm
CNS Canada — Disruptions in marketing to India may have cut into prices for peas and lentils over the past year, but farmers in Saskatchewan did not shift their pulse […] Read more
India further restricts yellow pea imports
India has restricted yellow pea imports until the end of June, according to an official statement from the Indian government. In a release to be published Wednesday in the Gazette […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Monsoon outlook bearish for Canadian crop
CNS Canada — India is forecasting an average monsoon rainfall this year, making the chance of India importing Canadian pulse crops slim. “Given the tariff scheme and the protectionist attitudes […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Low prices change growers’ marketing tack
CNS Canada — After years of western Canadian farmers rushing to lock in pulse crop contracts during the spring, this year that hasn’t been the case. “Normally I would say […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: India not a guaranteed market
CNS Canada — Despite positive developments between Canada and India in regards to pulse crops, the CEO of Pulse Canada is warning producers not to rely on India as market […] Read more
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