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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
Markets

Pulse Weekly: Looking at price shifts in 2024

Production up for most Canadian pulses

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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.
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.
Crops

Cranberry beans sowing new ground in Grey County

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

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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 variety cranberry bean he planted on May 27 during the Grey County Soil and Crop Improvement Association’s July 16 crop walk and elevator tour. Why […] Read more
New EU regulations could challenge Canadian edible bean production and exports.
Crops, News

How EU policies may affect domestic edible bean production

Latest round of trade-enabling moves must be monitored

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The edible bean complex is a unique market among row crops. Whether white, black, kidneys or adzukis, beans are grown under contract and face more consumer- and quality-based directives than corn or soybeans. Yet there are rising concerns about maximum residue limits (MRLs) set out by the European Union for certain chemical products. Although the […] Read more
More growers are considering an alternative crop like edible beans — some for profitability, some for sustainability.
Crops

Managing edible beans

Three growers share their challenges and management strategies

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Edible beans occupy that curious class of cropping interest. They’re not a conventional, rotational crop like corn, wheat or soybeans. They’re grown in multiple classes and they tend to require a higher level of management. Three Ontario edible bean growers offered insights into their agronomic practices, including plant populations, fertility and some weed management parameters […] Read more
Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets

USDA confirms larger U.S. lentil/pea/chickpea crops

Edible bean production down slightly with lower seeded area, yield

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Final production estimates for the past growing season from the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed larger lentil, dry pea and chickpea crops in the country in 2023/24 compared to the previous year, as yields improved for all three crops. However, edible bean production was down slightly as both yields and seeded area were down for the crop.

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