Insights and Stories on Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Bids underpin Manitoba edible bean area

Mar. 10, 2020 at 7:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Solid prices should keep Manitoba farmers growing edible beans in 2020, although soybean area will likely drop, according to a provincial specialist. Disappointing harvest weather in 2019 hurt yields and cut into harvested area for edible beans in both Manitoba and across the border in the United States. […]

Wendy’s launches Canadian-made plant-based burger

Feb. 29, 2020 at 8:48 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Organic price quotes: Late February

Feb. 28, 2020 at 12:39 pm CST

By OrganicBiz

Five tips to help get your best pulse crop yields

Feb. 25, 2020 at 11:24 am CST

By Leeann Minogue

Unharvested crops skew StatsCan stocks data

Feb. 5, 2020 at 2:39 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: More acres sought for 2020

Feb. 5, 2020 at 10:07 am CST

MarketsFarm — Planting intentions for red and green lentils and other pulses have been looking good for 2020 — but that might change somewhat because prices have slipped a little, said Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. Discussing pulse crops at a farm show last month in Saskatoon, Mosnaim […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Poor Chinese demand a setback for grain exports

Jan. 31, 2020 at 6:57 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain exports from licensed facilities are running well behind the previous year’s pace, due primarily to a sharp reduction in movement to China, according to latest monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Total exports at Dec. 31 of grain, oilseed and pulse crops for the 2019-20 […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Pulse Canada looking to build data inventory for industry

Jan. 31, 2020 at 6:38 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Pulse Canada has undertaken a survey of pea and lentil growers to gauge the sector’s environmental footprint and to provide data for a public repository. The survey is a joint project with Alberta Pulse Growers, SaskPulse and Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. The survey is a life cycle […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Organic price quotes: Late January

Jan. 31, 2020 at 12:56 pm CST

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