Insights and Stories on Peas

India looking to import pulses

Nov. 12, 2019 at 1:59 pm CST

MarketsFarm – Although India has prioritized producing their country’s own pulses self-sufficiently, unprecedented rainfall in October and November could turn the country back to relying on imports. A statement from the chairman of the Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), Zaverchand Bheda, said as much as 50 per cent of […]

Green, yellow pea price spread to widen

Nov. 4, 2019 at 2:50 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Allegations of U.S. peas, lentils passed off as Canadian

Oct. 8, 2019 at 5:37 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Organic price quotes: Late September

Sep. 27, 2019 at 9:48 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Ontario to host global test for McDonald’s pulseburger

Sep. 26, 2019 at 10:33 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea harvest nearly complete

Sep. 17, 2019 at 9:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canada’s pea crop is almost totally off the fields, but quality remains a question. “Farmers are wrapped up with harvesting right now, so we haven’t received many samples,” said Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Inc. in Missisauga. The few samples the company has seen have shown good conditions, but […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Frost strikes in numerous spots in Manitoba

Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Numerous areas throughout the growing areas of Manitoba experienced frost, according to the province’s crop report for the week ended Monday. The coldest locations were Sprague in the eastern region, Narcisse in the Interlake and Lake Audy in the southwest, which experienced temperatures of -2 C on Sept. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

StatsCan confirms record-large canola ending stocks

Sep. 6, 2019 at 6:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks hit a new record for the 2018-19 crop year, according to updated data Statistics Canada released Friday. Canadian canola stocks as of July 31 came in at 3.9 million tonnes, up by 55 per cent on the year and about 800,000 tonnes above the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvest weighs on Saskatchewan bids

Sep. 3, 2019 at 12:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure may be weighing on pea and lentil bids in Western Canada — but rain delays could lead to quality premiums down the road. Large green lentils delivered to the plant are currently trading at around 20 cents/lb. at the high end, with red lentils topping […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin