Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canada produced a greater proportion of 8-mm Kabuli chickpeas in its 2024-25 chickpea crop than in other years, which may lead to a price gap between eight mm and nine mm chickpeas on the market.
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Pulse Weekly: Smaller chickpeas leading to lower prices
Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices poised for drop, depends on India
Reading Time: < 1 minute The demand for lentils has backed off lately due to high prices, said trader Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto. He said the direction lentils take will largely depends on India.
Alberta harvest wraps up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest operations in Alberta are virtually complete for 2024, the province’s crop report said. Combining advanced three points to 99 per cent finished as of Oct. 22 as well as being three points above the five-year average.
Pulse weekly: Lentil market watching India dispute
Reading Time: 2 minutes An ongoing dispute between Canada and India involving the assassination of a Sikh man on Canadian soil has Canada's lentil market fearing that one of its largest trading partners may shut its doors to the pulse.
Pulse Weekly: Yellow peas slip as India pauses levy cut
Reading Time: < 1 minute Yellow pea bids in Western Canada are coming under pressure, while green pea prices hold steady.
Alberta harvest well ahead of five-year average
Progress hits 85 per cent complete
Reading Time: < 1 minute Harvest progress in Alberta reached 85 per cent complete as of Oct. 1, progressing 11 points on the week, according to the latest provincial crop report.
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Combining in Saskatchewan ahead of five-year average
Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvesting in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as warm and dry conditions for the week ended Sept. 30 saw a 12-point gain to 91 per cent complete, the provincial agriculture department reported.
Pulse Weekly: Strong export demand boosts most green lentil pricing
Reading Time: < 1 minute Prices for green lentils were steady to higher for the week ending Sept. 27, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. A broker credited increased foreign demand.
Largest Canadian chickpea crop in over two decades
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian chickpea production hit its largest level in over two decades in 2024, although the increased supplies have cut into prices.
Alberta weekly crop report: Harvest yields are coming in lighter than expected
Reading Time: 2 minutes Combining of major crops in Alberta progressed 23 points during the week ended Sept. 10, reaching 54 per cent, according to the province's latest weekly crop report. While dry weather helped to advance the harvest, crop yields were not meeting expectations.