Insights and Stories on Lentils

Pulse weekly outlook: Values steady ahead of road bans, seeding

Feb. 12, 2019 at 7:14 pm CST

For pulses so far midwinter there hasn’t been a great deal of movement pricewise, though two factors are seen on the horizon could generate some change: road restrictions and spring seeding. Large green lentils are around 22 cents/lb. picked up at the farm, said Dale McManus of Johnston Grains at […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Nothing new in India

Feb. 6, 2019 at 6:54 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Organic price quotes: Late January

Feb. 1, 2019 at 8:55 am CST

By OrganicBiz

Unregistered peas, lentils to be demoted

Jan. 31, 2019 at 9:27 pm CST

By GFM Staff

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

Jan. 29, 2019 at 5:58 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils, peas get new profile as protein source

Jan. 22, 2019 at 7:12 pm CST

Health Canada has unveiled its new food guide, which switches the focus from portion sizes to a balanced diet and includes protein from sources like peas and lentils. For the Canadian pulse crop industry, it’s a narrative they’ve been sharing for years. The new Canada’s Food Guide is “also sort […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

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

Jan. 15, 2019 at 7:38 pm CST

CNS Canada — Large crops followed by poor export demand have led to burdensome supplies and cut into pulse prices in the U.S., which should cut into acreage ideas for peas, lentils and chickpeas in 2019, an industry official says. “With the trade issues we’re facing right now, we have […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Organic price quotes: Late December

Dec. 28, 2018 at 1:44 pm CST

By OrganicBiz

Pulse weekly outlook: 2018 a challenging year

Dec. 18, 2018 at 3:00 pm CST

CNS Canada — It’s been a year of challenges for the Canadian pulse industry, as it struggled to survive after its largest customer all but vanished overnight — but the industry has started to grow in new ways. “It was challenging for farmers who saw a real shift in pulse […]