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Jun. 14, 2017 at 2:57 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada June 14 (CNS Canada) – Murad Al-Katib, the businessman who turned a prairie pulse processor into a worldwide corporation, has been selected as the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year for 2017. Al-Katib, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saskatchewan-based AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. […]

Jun. 13, 2017 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 13 (CNS Canada) – Pinto bean counts in central Manitoba are reported on the low side from 45,000 to 50,000 plants per acre, according to Manitoba Agriculture, which attributed the issue to seeding depth and seed quality. In Australia, the first official estimate […]

Jun. 12, 2017 at 3:14 pm CDT

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 12 – Lentil acreage in the US is on the rise. According to the USDA, 1,055,000 acres of lentils will be planted in 2017. That compares to 933,000 acres in 2016. The Northarvest Bean Growers Association in Minnesota is raising a […]

Jun. 9, 2017 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 9 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 32,900 tonnes of peas and 21,700 tonnes of lentils during the week ended June 4, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission report. Exports of both pulse crops continue to run well ahead of the previous year-to-date […]

Jun. 8, 2017 at 3:21 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 8 (CNS Canada) – The global demand for plant protein is forecast to expand by 8.3 per cent over the next four years, according to a report from Research and Markets. The global lentil market is forecast to grow to 7.9 million tonnes […]