Insights and Stories on Peas

StatsCan confirms smaller canola crop

Aug. 28, 2019 at 11:27 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s first production estimates for the 2019-20 crop, released Wednesday, were generally in line with expectations, although upward revisions are likely in subsequent reports. The agency’s production of principal field crops report was “bang on with expectations across the board,” according to Ken Ball of PI Financial […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba crops facing dry conditions

Aug. 9, 2019 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Organic price quotes: Late July

Jul. 31, 2019 at 10:00 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Pea, canola protein processing plant planned for outside Winnipeg

Jul. 19, 2019 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Organic price quotes: Late June

Jun. 28, 2019 at 11:35 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Farm equity growth slows in 2018

Jun. 20, 2019 at 7:27 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Equity in Canada’s farm sector increased by 3.6 per cent in 2018, hitting $522.2 billion, according to a report Thursday from Statistics Canada. The growth was well below the 6.4 per cent increase reported the previous year, and continued a trend of slower growth since 2013. Realized net […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s drought could be field pea opportunity

Jun. 19, 2019 at 6:17 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Though India has curbed its pulse crop imports from Canada in recent years due to disagreements over crop control and fumigation, a challenging growing season in India could make Canadian pulses more attractive. Drought-like conditions in key growing areas of India have killed dozens of people and endangered […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger

Jun. 14, 2019 at 3:47 am CDT

Reuters — U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods on Thursday launched its first vegetarian and mixed-protein products, including a beef and pea burger, as it seeks to compete with Beyond Meat and other companies catering to rising demand for plant-based alternatives to meat. Tyson is betting that meat eaters wanting healthier […]

By Tina Bellon

Beyond Meat sees sales more than doubling in 2019

Jun. 6, 2019 at 7:51 pm CDT

Reuters — Beyond Meat, a U.S. maker of plant-based burgers and sausages, said it expects to more than double its revenue and report breakeven EBITDA this year, sending the its shares up over 21 per cent. The company said it expects to record revenue of $210 million in 2019 (all […]

By Nivedita Balu Tina Bellon