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Sep. 11, 2017 at 2:02 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Sept. 11 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 101,300 tonnes of peas during the week ended September 3, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. That marked the largest single-week exports in more than four-and-a-half months. Dry bean crops in Manitoba are at, or […]

Sep. 8, 2017 at 2:53 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 8 (CNS) – According to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan government, 31 percent of the chickpea crop has been combined. The USDA has put out a tender for 820 tonnes of pulses to be used in its food aid program. Pulse […]

Sep. 7, 2017 at 1:12 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 7 (CNS Canada) – India’s kharif crops (grown during the monsoon season and harvested in October and November) are expected to be down this harvest compared to last year. However, the trade says stockpiles are sufficient to meet food needs and will keep […]

Sep. 6, 2017 at 1:34 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 6 (CNS Canada) – Lentil stocks have grown by more than five times the 2016 levels, according to data released today by Statistics Canada. A report on grains and oilseeds stocks based on data up to July of this year, show 405,000 tonnes […]

Sep. 5, 2017 at 2:24 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 5 (CNS) – Statistics Canada reported last week that it expects a smaller field pea harvest with this year’s crop estimated at 3.79 million tonnes, compared to 4.84 million tonnes in 2016. StatsCan does not break production down by type, although 80 to […]