Insights and Stories on Lentils

Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada on Tuesday tallied up increases in commercial and on-farm stocks of both lentils and dry peas, in its report on grain stocks as of Dec. 31, 2022. Unlike those two pulses, however, StatCan reported total stocks of chickpeas decreased, at 185,000 tonnes in December 2022 compared […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:04 pm CST

MarketsFarm — An extension of zero-rate tariffs on lentils moving into India for another year should be a clear sign that the country is in the market for imports. However, Canadian lentil sales to India face stiff competition, with a large Australian crop likely to limit movement going forward. India […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:12 am CST

[RELATED] Dog days of winter for organic prices

By OrganicBiz

Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:11 am CST

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm staff As the calendar turns to 2023, price movement for organic crops in Western Canada has been quiet with this year’s harvest still many months away. For some, this doesn’t mean though that the market for organic crops has waned. [RELATED] Organic price quotes: Late January […]

By OrganicBiz

Jan. 10, 2023 at 6:12 pm CST

MarketsFarm — New-crop lentil bids are starting to become available in Western Canada, with early pricing indications for green lentils not that far off the levels seen at the same time a year ago. New-crop pricing for large green lentils delivered to the elevator in the fall of 2023 can […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin