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Nov. 9, 2017 at 4:10 pm CST

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 9 (CNS) – Yellow pea prices in Western Canada fell for the second day in a row. After softening by 25 cents in one day earlier this week yellows dropped another 68 cents, according to the latest information from the Prairie […]

Nov. 8, 2017 at 3:21 pm CST

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 8 (CNS) – India has slapped a 50 percent tax on all pea imports. Canada is one of the largest pea exporters to the country, along with Russia, the U.S. and France. The levy is the maximum allowable under WTO rules. […]

Nov. 7, 2017 at 3:59 pm CST

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 7 (CNS) – Agriculture experts in Pakistan have told farmers in the country they should start seeding lentils immediately. A spokesman for the country’s agriculture department says producers should complete the work by November 15 in order to maximize yields. The […]

Nov. 6, 2017 at 3:22 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 6 (CNS Canada) – Canada only exported 1,400 tonnes of peas during the week ended October 29, taking the year-to-date total to 849,900 tonnes. That’s about half-a-million tonnes behind the exports reported during the same time period the previous year. A bumper crop […]

Nov. 3, 2017 at 1:37 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 3 (CNS) – Pea and barley processor Dakota Dry Bean is planning to rent 20,000 square feet of warehouse storage in Devils Lake, N.D., according to WDay television station out of Fargo, N.D. Dakota Dry Bean operates and owns processing and storage facilities […]