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Pulses: Prairie pea farmers look for more efficient harvest

Nov. 15, 2016 at 3:55 pm CST

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 15 – Kabuli chickpeas (10mm) are up 17 cents from last year at this time, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. They are presently listed at 48 to 53 cents a pound. A professor from the University of Saskatchewan recently told […]

Pulses: Red lentil prices firm

Nov. 14, 2016 at 3:54 pm CST

Pulses: Canadian pea/lentil bids rising

Nov. 10, 2016 at 2:47 pm CST

Pulses: Canadian lentil exports off to slow start

Nov. 9, 2016 at 4:03 pm CST

Pulses: International yellow pea prices easing

Nov. 8, 2016 at 4:02 pm CST

Pulses: India rabi season seeding underway

Nov. 7, 2016 at 2:28 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 7 (CNS Canada) – Canada’s pea and lentil crops may be harvested for the most part, but the next growing season is just getting underway in India. Farmers in the country are in the midst of seeding the rabi (winter) season crop, with […]

Pulses: CDN Lentil prices inch higher

Nov. 4, 2016 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 4 – Lentils prices are slowly creeping up across Western Canada. According to the Prairie Ag Hotwire, Laird #1s have increased in price by three cents per pound over the past week, and nine cents during the past month. Producers can […]

Pulses: Protein levels for CDN lentils tick higher

Nov. 3, 2016 at 3:39 pm CDT

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 3 – New data indicates protein levels for Canadian lentils, as of October 27, 2016, are slightly higher than last year. According to samples taken by the Canadian grain commission, the mean protein content for #1 lentils in Western Canada is […]

Pulses: India to consider raising floor price for pulses

Nov. 2, 2016 at 3:28 pm CDT

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 2 – The push is on to drastically increase the size of Australia’s burgeoning pulse industry, according to a report by state broadcaster ABC.net. An official with the Australian Research Council says lentils, beans and pulse acreage need to double to […]

Pulses: New Indian pulse seed to hit market next year

Nov. 1, 2016 at 2:49 pm CDT

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 1 – A crop specialist in Alberta says proper irrigation and site-selection are two big keys to growing successful pulse crops. According to The Alberta Farmer, Neil Whately says lentils have a very low tolerance to water-logging which means draining the […]

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