MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse production came in well below average in 2023, keeping prices supported for the time being. Total pea production was pegged at 2.27 million tonnes by Statistics […] Read more
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Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s prices well supported given smaller crops
Dispute between Canada, India to be watched closely

Pulse weekly outlook: Poor monsoon rains cut into India production
Canadian crops also expected lower
MarketsFarm — Disappointing monsoon rains in India this year are expected to cut into the country’s pulse production, according to reports out of the country. Crop production in India is […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils, peas show large declines in StatCan report
Chickpea, soy production expected up on the year
MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada (StatCan) showed a mostly tightened outlook for Canadian pulses in its first model-based supply/demand estimates for the 2023-24 marketing year. StatCan on Tuesday released those projections, […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Average yields expected for Manitoba crops
Beans, soy may still benefit if rain comes
MarketsFarm — Pulse crops in Manitoba fared well against the elements which included sporadic rainfall and normal to below-normal temperatures for much of the past month. Provincial pulse specialist Dennis […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: lentils poised to go either way pricewise
Everything is dependent on the yields come harvest says analyst
MarketsFarm – Before the harvest of lentils gets underway across the Canadian Prairies, there has been some speculation as to which way prices could go, according to Levon Sargsyan of […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: B.C. port strike drags on exports
Cargoes either stuck at port or held at home
MarketsFarm — As the 11-day-old port workers strike in British Columbia continued to impede exports from Canada’s West Coast, Marcos Mosnaim of Export Packers said the work stoppage was taking […] Read more

ADM buys Saskatchewan pulse miller
Prairie Pulse to double U.S. firm's reach in province's pulse sector
One of the four majors in global agrifood has bought expanded capacity in Saskatchewan’s pulse crop sourcing and processing space. ADM on Wednesday announced having bought Prairie Pulse Inc., whose […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: More U.S. peas, chickpeas expected in 2023
On the other hand, fewer lentils and beans
MarketsFarm — It was a mixed bag for forecasted seeded pulse acres in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA released its acreage report on […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Exports strong through three quarters
Prices rationing demand for old-crop
MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse exports continue at a solid pace through nine months of the 2022-23 marketing year, with old-crop prices trending higher over the past month as the market […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer growers signing up their green lentils
'A lot of interest' seen for red lentils
MarketsFarm — There has been a divergence of prices between green and red lentils so far in 2023, according to Levon Sargsyan of Johnston Grains at Weyburn, Sask. Sargsyan said […] Read more