Insights and Stories on Pulses

India’s levy cut on lentils part of balancing act

Jun. 12, 2020 at 7:52 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — To Pulse Canada, the recent move by the Indian government to temporarily reduce the import levy on lentils from 30 to 10 per cent is part of a balancing act between competing interests. Greg Cherewyk, president of Pulse Canada, explained that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “looking after […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Levy cut an opportunity for Canadian lentils

Jun. 9, 2020 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

India reduces tariffs on lentils

Jun. 2, 2020 at 3:53 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Plant protein processor backed for expansion

May. 29, 2020 at 5:41 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas recover from previous lows

May. 26, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Dry pea prices remain firm

May. 19, 2020 at 7:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for green and yellow dry peas remain fairly good, according to Dale McManus of Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. Green peas are currently $10-$11 per bushel, which he said is a decent price; he also expects green pea acres to remain steady in 2020 compared to the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stabilize with seeding underway

May. 12, 2020 at 3:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Lentil bids in Western Canada may have come off their recent highs, but prices are still solid and should encourage more seeded area this spring. Increased demand tied to the COVID-19 pandemic gave lentil prices a boost in March, with the largest gains in red lentils which hit […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports up on year

May. 5, 2020 at 7:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian lentil exports are running well ahead of the year-ago level, according to the latest numbers. Canada exported 267,462 tonnes of lentils in March, the second-highest monthly total of the crop year to date and well above the 130,980 tonnes exported during the same month the previous year. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea acreage expected lower

Apr. 30, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — High global prices in the 2017-18 marketing year caused a global spike in chickpea production in 2018. It’s since taken a while for consumers to “chew through supplies,” which has put pressure on prices, according to Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodities. In a kabuli chickpea global outlook webinar […]