Insights and Stories on Lentils

Apr. 24, 2018 at 4:34 pm CDT

CNS Canada — It’s not exactly a banner time for the lentil market. Prices have been steady to slightly lower over the past month as lacklustre interest and Indian tariffs on peas and chickpeas have largely dissuaded farmers from planting pulses in general. “I think the impact and extension of […]

By Dave Sims

Apr. 23, 2018 at 7:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — With the uncertainty regarding the pulse exports to India, it’s looking like 2018 could see more canola acres planted in Canada. Statistics Canada will release its Principal Field Crop Areas report on Friday (April 27). Last year saw Canada’s canola area at a record 23 million acres, […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Apr. 17, 2018 at 7:31 pm CDT

CNS Canada — India is forecasting an average monsoon rainfall this year, making the chance of India importing Canadian pulse crops slim. “Given the tariff scheme and the protectionist attitudes India has displayed this year, I think it will take a major weather influence to hurry up the correction to […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Apr. 10, 2018 at 5:40 pm CDT

CNS Canada — After years of western Canadian farmers rushing to lock in pulse crop contracts during the spring, this year that hasn’t been the case. “Normally I would say that I’d have my plant booked to December and I don’t have a single thing booked this year. But does […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Mar. 26, 2018 at 1:05 pm CDT

By Brenda Tjaden OrganicBiz contributor  There’s an old adage in farming: half of the trick to success in grain marketing is planting the right crop in the first place. To that end, we can look at new-crop production contracting opportunities to guide seeding decisions. Unfortunately for organic growers, these are […]

By OrganicBiz