Insights and Stories on Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian exports solid

May. 16, 2023 at 7:20 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse exports are running well ahead of their year-ago level, with some demand rationing likely over the next few months as supplies tighten ahead of the new-crop harvest. Canada has exported 1.56 million tonnes of lentils during the crop year to date, with Turkey the top destination […]

Pulse weekly outlook: StatCan report likely won’t affect prices

May. 9, 2023 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Seeding to start in Manitoba, Saskatchewan

May. 2, 2023 at 1:35 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Organic price quotes: Late April

May. 1, 2023 at 9:36 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Merit Foods co-owner Burcon partnering on bid for assets

Apr. 25, 2023 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Pulse weekly outlook: Larger pea, chickpea exports expected

Apr. 25, 2023 at 3:49 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea, chickpea and edible bean exports will likely beat earlier expectations during the current 2022-23 marketing year, according to updated supply/demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The stocks-to-use rations for the three crops should also tighten as a result. In its report Friday, the government agency […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas heading in different directions

Apr. 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for green and yellow peas have been starting to move further apart, according to Levon Sargsyan, grain broker with Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. Sargsyan pointed out that prices for yellow peas have been slipping back recently. “Export demand has dropped overseas, so that’s been pushing the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Slow start to Saskatchewan spring

Apr. 11, 2023 at 8:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While below-normal temperatures have welcomed the start of spring, pulse seeding in Saskatchewan is expected to start on time in 2023 if the weather co-operates. “We’ve had a slow start to spring,” said Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SaskPulse) executive director Carl Potts. “It’s still a bit of time before […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Bidding open for Merit Foods for two more weeks

Apr. 6, 2023 at 5:52 pm CDT

The fate of Winnipeg pea- and canola-based protein processor Merit Functional Foods won’t be confirmed until the end of April at the earliest. Merit, whose major shareholders include Vancouver plant-based protein firm Burcon NutraScience, U.S. agrifood firm Bunge and former executives of Hemp Oil Canada, was placed into receivership March […]

By Dave Bedard