Insights and Stories on Pulses

Oct. 16, 2015 at 4:08 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday morning, Oct. 16. • There is good demand for chickpeas in the cash market as supplies are very limited due to festival season going on in India. The government has issued a fresh […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Oct. 15, 2015 at 4:58 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Problems with India’s own pulse crop production are lending some support to lentil and pea prices in Canada, as India is a major buyer. However, the firm Canadian prices may have more to do with domestic competition between exporters than with any increase in offshore movement, according […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 13, 2015 at 6:22 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday morning, Oct. 13. • India is reportedly mulling over the creation of an intelligence agency designed to track the supply and demand of pulse crops, both in the domestic and international market. The […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Oct. 7, 2015 at 3:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday, Oct. 7. • Average protein levels for peas in Western Canada are coming in below the year-ago level, according to early sample data from the Canadian Grain Commission as of Oct. 1. Of the samples […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Feb. 3, 2015 at 1:17 pm CST

CNS Canada –– With Statistics Canada releasing its estimates Wednesday for crop stocks as of Dec. 31, canola supplies are generally expected to fall compared to year-ago levels. The lower stocks estimates are mainly linked to smaller production in 2014-15, compared to the record large crop grown in 2013-14, analysts […]

By Terryn Shiells