File photo of a lentil crop before harvest in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Canadian pulse plantings to rise in 2024

Canadian lentil area is forecast to be up by 4.4 per cent on the year, at 3.829 million acres, according to the estimates of principal field crops report released by Statistics Canada on March 11. After conducting a survey of producers in December and Janyar, StatCan forecast pea area in 2024 at 3.122 million acres which would be up by 2.4 per cent on the year.







Fababeans in the field. (Queserasera99/iStock/Getty Images)

Pulse weekly outlook: Acre intentions down for most pulses

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s principal field crop areas report, released Tuesday, shows declines in most pulse crops compared to last year. Only lentils saw an increase, rising slightly by 0.4 per cent from 2021-22 to now 4.32 million. Meanwhile, dry peas fell 11.8 per cent at 3.37 million aces, with edible beans down 32.1 per […] Read more