Insights and Stories on Lentils

Pulse weekly outlook: Larger U.S. pea, lentil areas expected

Apr. 12, 2022 at 7:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the United States will grow more lentils and peas in 2022, although chickpea area may be down, according to early estimates ahead of spring seeding. Total pea area in the country is forecast at 1.088 million acres, which would be up 11 per cent from 2021, […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan growers wait for rain

Apr. 5, 2022 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Organic price quotes: Late March

Apr. 1, 2022 at 10:12 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Pulse weekly outlook: Market uncertainty all around

Mar. 29, 2022 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices expected to hold

Mar. 22, 2022 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: India removes tariffs on most lentil imports

Mar. 1, 2022 at 8:32 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Lentil suppliers in Canada have received a bit of a boost from a surprise policy decision overseas. India’s government on Feb. 12 suspended all tariffs on most lentil imports, which will reduce costs for its two largest exporters, Canada and Australia, to ship the crop to the country. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Organic price quotes: Late February

Mar. 1, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

Read more: Prairie drought could limit planted acres NOTE: due to recent international events and other factors, price quotes for Ontario were not available at press time.

By OrganicBiz

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse stocks drop due to drought

Feb. 8, 2022 at 6:49 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s latest report on stocks of principal field crops clearly demonstrated how much of an effect last summer’s historic drought in Western Canada had on pulse crops. According to the report released Tuesday, last December’s total domestic stocks for dry peas, chickpeas, lentils and soybeans all declined […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices decline, may shift in spring

Feb. 1, 2022 at 3:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for Canadian lentils, along with other pulses in the country, have slightly declined since the start of 2022. However, one pulse buyer thinks the next few months can recharge the market. Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker Spice and Pulse at Elbow, Sask., explained that a good Australian […]

By Adam Peleshaty