Insights and Stories on Peas

Nestle to source plant proteins from Winnipeg

Jan. 24, 2020 at 4:22 pm CST

Winnipeg/Zurich | Reuters — Food company Nestle SA said on Friday it has teamed up with small Canadian plant-based food ingredient makers Burcon and Merit Functional Foods, the second such supply agreement this month that targets Canadian crops. Meat substitutes from plants in burgers, nuggets and many other foods are […]

Rising protein demand expected in 2020

Jan. 23, 2020 at 5:04 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Supercluster backing canola protein production

Jan. 16, 2020 at 7:25 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Beyond Meat locks in Roquette pea protein supply

Jan. 15, 2020 at 3:45 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Limagrain to launch plant-based protein food next year

Jan. 15, 2020 at 2:27 am CST

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Drop in India’s production may lead to lower duties

Dec. 17, 2019 at 6:23 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There’s a possibility the government of India could lower its import duties on pulses, including those from Canada, according to reports. With India’s monsoon rains having continued longer than usual, production of the country’s kharif (summer) pulse production fell by almost two million tonnes. Prior to the monsoons, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Balance sheet tightening

Dec. 9, 2019 at 2:37 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil production failed to live up to earlier projections, according to the latest survey data from Statistics Canada. While both crops are still forecast to be above their year-ago levels, the tightening supply expectations should underpin prices. Canada’s 2019-20 lentil crop was pegged at 2.17 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Grain World: Beijing analyst brings different perspective

Dec. 3, 2019 at 9:42 pm CST

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — Ivy Li brought a much different perspective about China to the Grain World conference in Saskatoon. Specializing in Chinese agricultural markets, the Beijing-based independent analyst veered away from the usual statements that often cast China as the bad guy on the world stage. Also, Li pointed […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Grain World: Opportunities great for Canadian pulses, AGT CEO says

Dec. 3, 2019 at 7:42 pm CST

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — To Murad Al-Katib, the opportunities for Canadian pulse exports to India are amazing, provided one correctly understands the context of India’s tariffs on pulses. Also, he said, those Canadian exporters must realize they need to switch from being solely dependent on commodities to adding value by […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm