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May. 15, 2017 at 2:26 pm CDT

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 15 – Bids for crimson number one lentils on the Prairies rose half a cent according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. They are now in a range of 23 to 27 cents per pound. Kabuli chickpeas (9mm) […]

May. 12, 2017 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 12 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 53,400 tonnes of peas during the week ended May 7, according to the latest weekly Canadian Grain Commission report. Total pea exports during the crop-year-to-date, of 3.08 million tonnes, compare with only 2.15 million at the same […]

May. 11, 2017 at 3:28 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 11 (CNS Canada) – India’s upcoming southwest monsoon, which typically accounts for 70 per cent of the country’s annual rainfall, is forecast to be ‘average’, according to an updated outlook from the India Meteorological Department. That’s an improvement from an earlier forecast. The […]

May. 10, 2017 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 10 (CNS Canada) – Canada and India are reportedly moving closer to reaching a resolution to an ongoing dispute over fumigation of Canadian pulses, according to reports from the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. Citing the draft documents, SaskPulse said ‘positive steps’ were being made […]

May. 9, 2017 at 2:44 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 9 (CNS Canada) – More and more US farmers are looking to break out of the country’s long-standing rotations that focus only on soybeans, corn, and wheat. Pulse acres in particular are on the rise in many states, with a report from Nebraska’s […]