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Feb. 10, 2017 at 4:01 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 10 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 22,400 tonnes of peas during the week ended February 5, bringing the total year-to-date exports to 2.04 million tonnes, according to Canadian Grain Commission data. That compares with 1.67 million at the same point a year ago. […]

Feb. 9, 2017 at 3:45 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 9 (CNS Canada) – India remains a major importer of pulse crops, but larger domestic production in the country this year also has the India Pulses and Grains Association looking for the government to lift a ban on exports. Currently, only chickpea exports […]

Feb. 8, 2017 at 3:41 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 8 (CNS Canada) – Large fababean and pea crops in Australia are looking for homes, with farmers running into difficulties making sales. Fababean prices in the country dropped from AUS$550 per tonne a year ago to current levels of AUS$230 per tonne, which […]

Feb. 7, 2017 at 3:33 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 7 (CNS Canada) – India has purchased 971,000 tonnes of pulses to date in an effort to grow its buffer stocks, according to official reports. The government has a target of 2.0 million tonnes. Farmers in India have seeded 16 million hectares to […]

Feb. 6, 2017 at 3:20 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 6 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 71,000 tonnes of peas during the week ended January 29, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data, bringing total exports-to-date to 2.0 million tonnes. That compares with 1.6 million at the same point a year ago. […]