Insights and Stories on Pinto Beans

Nov. 19, 2019 at 7:42 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Green pea prices in Western Canada continue to rise, while bids for most of the other major pulses grown in the Prairies are also trending higher. Spot green pea bids have risen by about 70 cents per bushel over the past two weeks to currently top out at […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 24, 2019 at 5:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Manitoba farmers seeded their largest dry edible bean crop in more than a decade this spring, but adverse conditions are causing delays getting it off the fields. “Last week we had some substantial moisture in the Red River Valley,” pulse specialist Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said, noting […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mar. 19, 2019 at 6:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Following a lengthy 2018 harvest, Manitoba’s edible bean farmers are optimistic about the 2019 growing season. According to an outlook report published in late December by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, pulse farmers are expected to plant approximately the same amount of acreage as seen in 2018. However, after […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Apr. 13, 2017 at 12:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The prospects for a successful season for edible beans appear good, despite excess water in parts of southern Manitoba, according to a provincial expert. “Acreage should be in the 110,000- to 120,000-acre range, very similar to last year,” said Dennis Lange, a pulse crop specialist with Manitoba […]

By Dave Sims

Mar. 24, 2016 at 2:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– As insatiable demand for lentils, peas and other major pulses grows louder, so do expectations for more pulses to be planted in Manitoba. When it comes to edible beans, however, acreage is expected to go down slightly, not up. “We’re probably going to be around the 110,000-acre […]

By Dave Sims