Insights and Stories on Lentils

Pulse weekly outlook: India not a guaranteed market

Mar. 13, 2018 at 2:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Despite positive developments between Canada and India in regards to pulse crops, the CEO of Pulse Canada is warning producers not to rely on India as market for pulses. “India is not the market that it was eight months ago and it emphasizes the need to find […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas a bright spot

Feb. 28, 2018 at 2:22 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

India to double state purchases of oilseeds, pulses

Feb. 28, 2018 at 12:58 pm CST

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Industry adapting to new market reality

Feb. 13, 2018 at 7:42 pm CST

By Dave Sims

India raises chickpea import duty to 40 per cent

Feb. 7, 2018 at 11:45 am CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Pulse weekly outlook: Farmers selling ahead of road bans

Feb. 6, 2018 at 6:47 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Pulse crop producers in Western Canada are looking to sell what’s left of last year’s crop before spring. Farmers “need to get some cash flow going. They’ve got payments probably in February and March and then they want to beat the road bans,” said Allan Johnston with […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse acres on downswing

Jan. 30, 2018 at 4:49 pm CST

CNS Canada — Pulse prices in Western Canada showed some movement during the week ended Tuesday, but mostly hung rangebound as India’s import restrictions on Canadian pulses continued to hold the market in check. Yellow peas fell 25 cents to a range of $5.75 to $7 a bushel. Green peas […]

By Dave Sims

Organic Price Quotes: Late January

Jan. 26, 2018 at 10:07 am CST

Read more: Organic markets steady, more wheat, oats acres predicted in 2018

By OrganicBiz

Pulse weekly outlook: Australia makes progress with India, Canada waits

Jan. 23, 2018 at 5:09 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Pulse crop prices in Western Canada are holding steady while questions remain about the future of trade with India. India in November imposed a 50 per cent import tariff on peas and in December a 30 per cent tariff was placed on chickpeas and lentils. The tariffs […]