Insights and Stories on Lentils

Jun. 26, 2017 at 7:10 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Persistent concerns over the state of the U.S. spring wheat crop should place more attention than normal on Canada’s wheat area when Statistics Canada releases updated acreage estimates on Thursday. Ahead of the report, trade estimates for all-wheat area range from 21.5 million to 23.2 million acres, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 22, 2017 at 10:55 am CDT

Compared to two weeks ago, FOB grower bids on organic feed corn 8.00-8.25, feed soybeans 16.00-18.00, feed wheat 7.00-7.50. Feed corn traded 17 cents higher FOB with demand moderate on light trade. Feed soybean trades ranged 16.00-18.00 FOB on moderate demand and activity. No trend available for feed or food […]

By OrganicBiz

Jun. 13, 2017 at 8:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Buyers, sellers and processors in Canada’s pulse sector are holding steady as an act of safeguarding themselves during a precarious time in the growing season. “People are just kind of buying what they need,” said David Newman of Commodious Trading, a Victoria-area company dealing with international trade […]

By Jade Markus

May. 9, 2017 at 1:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Lentil prices are largely stagnant, one market participant says, as key buyer India sits on the sidelines. And from the outside, stocks appear ample, but new-crop production could shift the dynamic of Canada’s lentil market. Statistics Canada stocks data as of March 31, 2017 pegged lentil supplies […]

By Jade Markus

Mar. 31, 2017 at 10:42 am CDT

By Jade Markus OrganicBiz staff Winnipeg, March 31 (CNS Canada) – New crop organic bids have started to emerge in Western Canada, setting the market up for growing pulse production, while stockpiles of grain put a damper on values. Read more: Organic Price Quotes: Late March Pulses still strong The 2016 […]

By OrganicBiz