Insights and Stories on Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Yellow pea prices stronger since harvest

Jan. 5, 2021 at 5:14 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Yellow pea prices on the Prairies have shown strength since harvest, as they’ve seen an appreciable change in demand from India. Darwin Hamilton of Kalshea Commodities in Winnipeg said India is always looking to increase its pulse acres. But, in the event of shortages, it’s been turning to […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Markets steady heading into holidays

Dec. 17, 2020 at 3:59 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s exports solid through first quarter

Dec. 1, 2020 at 3:28 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Suspended pulse crop handlers partly reinstated

Dec. 1, 2020 at 5:03 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices hit December lull

Nov. 24, 2020 at 6:42 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Farmers retrieve beans from Global Grain

Nov. 23, 2020 at 8:23 pm CST

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is still tallying how much farmers are owed by Global Grain Canada Ltd. at Plum Coulee, Man. for dry beans they delivered to the firm but weren’t paid for. However, the potential for farmers not getting what they are owed has been reduced, CGC spokesman […]

By Allan Dawson

Pulse weekly outlook: Strong demand supporting pea prices

Nov. 17, 2020 at 8:59 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There has continued to be a strong demand for peas, as demonstrated by data from the Canadian Grain Commission. And that has been supporting price increases, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg. “The overall demand has been very, very good,” she said. In […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Export demand supports lentils

Nov. 9, 2020 at 5:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Lentil prices in Western Canada saw a counter-seasonal rally at the end of harvest and are likely to sustain that rally into winter. “Prices are going to keep going higher,” Darcy Barie, a commodity buyer with Verdient Foods at Vanscoy, Sask., said. Ahead of the 2020 harvest, red […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

McDonald’s to make its own ‘McPlant’ items

Nov. 9, 2020 at 3:19 pm CST

Reuters — Burger chain McDonald’s on Monday decided to debut its own plant-based meat alternatives line called “McPlant” in 2021, including a patty that Beyond Meat subsequently said it helped co-create. “Beyond Meat and McDonald’s co-created the plant-based patty which will be available as part of their McPlant platform,” a […]

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea exports up on year, China a key buyer

Nov. 3, 2020 at 4:05 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea exports are running ahead of the year-ago level, with China the main buyer, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) data. Total pea exports tracked by the commission, at 1.12 million tonnes during the first 12 weeks of the 2020-21 crop year, are up 34 […]