Insights and Stories on Chickpeas

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea area to drop back to ‘normal’

Jan. 29, 2019 at 5:58 pm CST

Canadian chickpea acres are expected to return to more normal levels in 2019, after a sizeable jump in 2018. However, while prices are off the highs that drove 2018 seeding intentions, they still could have some room to the upside over the next few months. After seeding 442,900 acres of […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer U.S. acres likely due to surplus

Jan. 15, 2019 at 7:38 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: 2018 a challenging year

Dec. 18, 2018 at 3:00 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: India seen becoming a pulse buyer again

Nov. 14, 2018 at 6:31 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. beans seen on rise for 2019

Oct. 16, 2018 at 2:54 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends pea, lentil tariffs

Oct. 2, 2018 at 4:56 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Indian government has again extended its import restrictions on peas, this time until Dec. 31. India late last year initiated duties of 50 per cent on imported peas and 30 per cent on lentils and desi chickpeas. It has since raised the lentil tariff to 60 […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Organic price quotes: Late September

Sep. 28, 2018 at 9:30 am CDT

UPDATED: Oct. 19, 2018 Read more: Organic crops show strong quality as Prairie harvest drags on *UPDATE: The previous chart incorrectly stated the price for western Canadian soybeans. We apologize for the error.

By OrganicBiz

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil yields look good, worries grow over peas

Sep. 25, 2018 at 3:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada — It’s a mixed bag in many ways for Saskatchewan’s pulse crops this year, as a dry summer and late rains have meant different things for various crops. According to one industry expert, though, the overall picture doesn’t look bad. “I think overall, if you assess the entire […]

By Dave Sims

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas buck pulse trend

Sep. 4, 2018 at 5:56 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Saskatchewan farmers are expected to turn in a smaller pulse harvest this fall, although chickpea production is bucking the overall downward trend. Chickpeas are the only Saskatchewan pulse crop to post a production increase, in Statistics Canada’s latest estimate of 2018 production. The estimates show Saskatchewan growers […]