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Demand for organic pulses had been steadily rising before the COVID-19 outbreak, but supply chains are prepared to meet the new demand. Photo: File

Pulse Weekly: Trade needs to be at forefront says Pulse Canada

Most prices move lower

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 1, 2025

Pulse Canada says it wants trade policy to be at the forefront of the federal election. The organization that represents pulse growers, traders and processors noted that more than 85 per cent of the pulses produced in Canada are destined for export.

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Pulse Weekly: Manitoba conditions on the right track

MPSG executive director more worried about tariffs than growing conditions

By Adam Peleshaty March 18, 2025

With six weeks left until the start of seeding, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk said there are no "red flags" to be seen in current conditions.

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Dynasty kidney bean named Innovation of the Year

Dynasty maintains significant yield lead after several years on market

By Stew Slater January 31, 2025

The Dynasty kidney bean has been named the University of Guelph’s 2024 Innovation of the Year. A complex “conical” cross of four different edible bean varieties, Dynasty was first planted […] Read more

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Pulse weekly: Slight Canadian acreage shifts expected in 2025

More peas and lentils, less chickpeas and beans

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 21, 2025

Total Canadian pulse plantings are expected to hold relatively steady in 2025, with Canadian farmers seeding more peas and lentils while cutting area to chickpeas and edible beans, according to early estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Jan. 20.

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Pulse Weekly: Edible bean prices firming up

By Adam Peleshaty January 14, 2025

Edible bean prices in Manitoba are on the rise despite the threat of tariffs on Canadian imports from United States president-elect Donald Trump as soon as he takes office later this month.

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Pulse Weekly: Looking at price shifts in 2024

Production up for most Canadian pulses

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 17, 2024

Pulses in Canada had quite the year in 2024 with prices closing out the calendar year in the middle of their trading ranges. Production was higher on the year for most pulses. Dry pea output in Canada rose to just short of three million tonnes, up from the 2.61 million harvested in 2023, according to the Statistics Canada principal field crop report issued Dec. 5.

AAFC slightly adjusted a few numbers in its November report.

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Only small changes in latest AAFC estimates

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 19, 2024

There were only small changes to the updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Nov. 19. All of the other data in the AAFC report were carried over from its October report.

Pulse Weekly: Growing interest in pulse crops from Manitoba farmers

By Adam Peleshaty November 18, 2024

More Manitoba farmers are interested in adding soybeans and other pulse crops into their crop rotations for the 2025-26 crop year, said a production specialist from MPSG.

Photo: Victoria Popova/iStock/Getty Images

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Pulse weekly: Wide-ranging yields for Manitoba dry beans, peas

By Adam Peleshaty September 24, 2024

Yields for Manitoba dry beans and peas vary depending on where you are in the province, according to the Manitoba government's pulse specialist.

The success of Highland Custom Farming’s 15-inch cranberry beans drew a lot of questions during the Grey County Soil and Crop Improvement Association’s July 16 crop walk and elevator tour.

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Cranberry beans sowing new ground in Grey County

Fifteen-inch rows and direct harvesting proving successful for one farm

By Diana Martin August 8, 2024

Fifteen-inch cranberry beans are unheard of in southwestern Ontario, but things are done differently in Grey County. Wayne Metzger, co-owner of Highland Custom Farming (HCF), fielded questions on the Etna […] Read more

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Pulse Weekly: Trade needs to be at forefront says Pulse Canada

Pulse Weekly: Manitoba conditions on the right track

Dynasty kidney bean named Innovation of the Year

Pulse weekly: Slight Canadian acreage shifts expected in 2025

Pulse Weekly: Edible bean prices firming up

Pulse Weekly: Looking at price shifts in 2024

Only small changes in latest AAFC estimates

Pulse Weekly: Growing interest in pulse crops from Manitoba farmers

Pulse weekly: Wide-ranging yields for Manitoba dry beans, peas

Cranberry beans sowing new ground in Grey County

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