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Jan. 27, 2017 at 3:39 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 27 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported no peas during the week ended January 22, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. However, total pea exports during the crop year-to-date of 1.9 million tonnes are still running about 400,000 tonnes ahead of the […]

Jan. 26, 2017 at 3:39 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 26 (CNS Canada) – Efforts in Australia to eradicate the pea weevil appears to be working, with a ban on growing peas in a hard hit area over the past year having prevented the spread of the pest, according to reports. Number 2 […]

Jan. 25, 2017 at 3:49 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 25 (CNS Canada) – Farmers in India are reportedly being forced to sell their pulse crops at levels below the government’s minimum support prices due to an influx of imports, according to data released by the Indian Pulses and Grains Association. Domestic production […]

Jan. 24, 2017 at 3:29 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 24 (CNS Canada) – Seeding of rabi season crops in India is running 3.2 per cent ahead of the previous year’s pace, with 62.8 million hectares seeded to date, according to the country’s agriculture ministry. Of that total, 15.8 million hectares of pulses […]

Jan. 23, 2017 at 3:32 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 23 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 10,800 tonnes of peas during the week ended January 15, bringing the total pea exports to date during the current crop year to 1.946 million tonnes, according to Canadian Grain Commission data. While exports were down on […]