Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Fababean acres are on the rise in Western Canada, as the crop is seen as a good pulse alternative for producers seeking other options in their rotations. Better disease resistance and ease of harvest have been two selling points for the crop. “We’ve had significant uptake on fababeans,” said Leanne Fischbuch, executive […] Read more
Fababeans making more inroads on Prairies
Low stocks-to-use ratio to keep pea bids well supported
Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Canadian pea exports have been running at a very solid pace during the 2014-15 crop year to date, but supplies are seen to be running out and the market will need to work to ration demand over the later portion of the marketing year. Canadian peas have been leaving the […] Read more
Nitrogen fixing pulse crops are a win-win for growers
There’s a compelling economic and agronomic case to be made for pulses, not just soybeans
Reading Time: 5 minutes If you ask Lee Moats why he grows pulse crops on his farm, he doesn’t have to scramble very hard for the answer to that question. “It’s about money,” the farmer and vice-chair of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association told Country Guide during a recent discussion. On his farm at Riceton, Sask., Moats says they’ve […] Read more
Double-cropping project aims to cut Indian lentil imports
Reading Time: < 1 minute Researchers on a project in India and Bangladesh say they hope it will greatly reduce their lentil imports. Farmers in the project are growing lentils in fields left fallow after rice harvests, with the help of a research and training project by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). In a […] Read more
Chickpea prices subdued, bounce unlikely in short term
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Weather issues in India have generated some rumblings in the international chickpea market recently, but prices remain subdued in Western Canada and aren’t expected to see any significant strength in the near term. “The chickpea market is still being dominated by very cheap Russian and Argentine supplies,” said Colin Young of Midwest […] Read more
Green group targets Super Bowl’s official hummus
Reading Time: < 1 minute If you’re a chickpea grower and you didn’t already know it, you’ll be pleased to hear Americans watching the Super Bowl this weekend might not only be chowing down on chicken wings. Thanks to its designation as the National Football League’s (NFL) official dip sponsor, they could also be dipping into Sabra brand hummus, of […] Read more
A taste for fababeans
Will new zero-tannin varieties mean fababeans finally take off? Margot and Theo Thirsk hope so
Reading Time: 4 minutes Sitting in her kitchen last summer, watching a massive thunderstorm pass through on an early July evening, Margot Thirsk knew exactly why she likes fababeans better than field peas. She and husband Theo have grown both on their operation near the community of Kelsey, about 80 miles southeast of Edmonton, with the 2014 season marking […] Read more
Peas back at historical spreads in Western Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — After two years of an abnormally large price spread between green and yellow peas in Western Canada, the relationship between the two crops is nearer normal levels. The yellow pea market has moved up a little in recent weeks, but the green market “is not that interesting,” said David Newman of Commodius […] Read more
India reportedly considering import tax on pulses
Reading Time: < 1 minute New Delhi | Reuters — India, the world’s biggest importer of pulses, is considering a 10 per cent tax on overseas purchases of pulses to support local farmers, a government official said Tuesday. The government is also considering to lift a ban on exports of pulses and edible oils, the official, who declined to be […] Read more
Edible beans see price weakness against Mexican exports
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Black beans, coloured cranberry and kidney beans are leading the way as Manitoba’s edible bean crop heads to market. According to one industry expert, prices for black beans are in the high 20s (cents per pound) while coloured cranberry and kidney beans are a bit higher. Pintos are bringing up the rear […] Read more
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