Insights and Stories on Lentils

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

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

Sep. 6, 2018 at 1:20 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canada’s canola ending stocks as of July 31 came in at about a million tonnes above the previous year’s carryout — but were still well within trade expectations. Canola supplies as of July 31 were estimated at 2.391 million tonnes by Statistics Canada on Thursday, with 954,000 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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 […]

By Terry Fries

Aug. 31, 2018 at 1:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A summer of dryness and sizzling heat has apparently taken its toll on canola plants in many areas of Western Canada, according to the latest crop production estimate from Statistics Canada. In a survey compiled in the latter days of July and released Friday, Statistics Canada pegged […]

By Dave Sims