MarketsFarm – If Manitoba’s pea harvest is any indication, the province’s pulse crops will be largely deteriorated by the hot and dry weather affecting all of Western Canada, according to […] Read more
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Pulse weekly outlook: Healthy demand for heat-stricken Manitoba pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices seen as too high, sales stalling
'Destination markets are not in desperation mode'
MarketsFarm — Prices for pulses, such as lentils for example, have been approaching the point where they are good for growers but getting too expensive for the destination markets, according […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Container crisis affecting markets, shipments
MarketsFarm — As hot and dry weather, especially in Western Canada, have wrought havoc on Canadian pulse crops and raised prices, it’s also becoming more difficult to export pulses overseas. […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops fight off record heat
MarketsFarm — The “heat dome” which enveloped Western Canada last week delivered a blow to Saskatchewan’s pulse crops. Thirty-four temperature records were shattered on Friday, including those at Regina, Prince […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: StatsCan acres see little change
MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil acres only saw slight adjustments in the latest acreage estimates Tuesday from Statistics Canada, with little market news to draw in extra area since […] Read more

Canada’s canola acres up from earlier forecast
Wheat acres up; barley, oats, corn revised lower
MarketsFarm –– Canadian farmers seeded more canola in 2021 than originally intended, with a number of other crops also seeing adjustments higher as dry weather through the planting season allowed […] Read more

Canola, wheat acres in opposite trends before StatsCan report
'Every commodity was offering options that were profitable'
MarketsFarm — Just days prior to Statistics Canada issuing its latest survey-based crop acreage report on Tuesday next week, analysts are estimating a rise in canola acres at the expense […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Timely rains benefitting Saskatchewan crops
MarketsFarm — As with crops across the Prairies, pulses in Saskatchewan got a much timely shot in the arm with recent rainfall, according to Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s tariff elimination has little effect on Canada
MarketsFarm — A temporary elimination of some import duties on three pulses currently has little effect on Canada, according to Mac Ross, director of market access and trade policy for […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: India likely in need of more lentils
MarketsFarm — A recent webinar co-hosted by the India Pulses and Grains Association and Pulse Australia focused on lentil production in the two countries, with tighter Indian supplies likely leading […] Read more