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Pulse Report: StatsCan pulse production estimates are in

Sep. 1, 2017 at 10:55 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Sept. 1 (CNS Canada) – Producers on the Prairies and in Ontario are expected to bring in more dry beans this year than in 2016. In Ontario, producers are expected to harvest 123,800 tonnes of all types of beans, compared to 94,400 tonnes a year […]

Pulse Report: Bean trade slow moving, with good demand

Aug. 31, 2017 at 3:28 pm CDT

Pulses: UK pulse harvest moving forward

Aug. 30, 2017 at 2:43 pm CDT

Pulse Report: Sask quality reported high

Aug. 29, 2017 at 2:03 pm CDT

Pulses: Smaller, but better quality Cdn pulse crops expected

Aug. 28, 2017 at 3:13 pm CDT

Pulses: Dry weather curtails disease pressures

Aug. 25, 2017 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 25 (CNS) – It seems there is a bright spot to the latest drought in Australia. According to a report in farmonline.com, analysts say disease problems could be much lighter this year than last. Paul McIntosh of Pulse Australia says outbreaks of ascochyta, […]

Pulse Report: Genetics research points way to greater heat stress tolerance

Aug. 24, 2017 at 1:59 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 24 (CNS Canada) – A new study by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan has found that two genetic traits in field peas, longer flowering times and higher pod counts, are also indicators of heat stress tolerance. Rosalind Bueckert, lead researcher, said heat […]

Pulses: Extreme temperatures stress AUS chickpeas

Aug. 23, 2017 at 2:57 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 23 (CNS) – Australian chickpeas are being threatened by extreme temperatures on the country’s east coast. According to a report in farmonline.com, temperatures soared into the mid-thirties (Celsius) in much of southern Queensland and New South Wales before plunging as low as -6°C […]

Pulse Report: Manitoba peas show good quality

Aug. 22, 2017 at 2:00 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 22 (CNS Canada) – Pea harvest is almost complete in Manitoba, according to the latest crop report for the week ending Aug. 21. The pea harvest in the southwest region is nearly complete with above average yields and good quality reported. In the […]

Pulses: Peruvian merchants inspect North Dakota pulses

Aug. 21, 2017 at 3:31 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 21 (CNS) – The Queensland government in Australia says last year’s chickpea crop was worth over AU$1 billion dollars. Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne says chickpeas are now the state’s fourth top commodity, surpassed only by cattle, sugarcane and cotton. Around 300,000 hectares (741,000 […]

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