Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Prices for Canadian green and yellow peas stand to increase as the 2014-15 export year rolls along, in part due to weather damage from excess moisture as well as continued demand from Asia, according to an industry-watcher. “I’m more optimistic for yellow peas just because we can really see strong demand later […] Read more
Peas seen gaining strength in second half of export year
Peas hold their own after large exports to India
Reading Time: < 1 minute Commodity News Service Canada — Despite some concerns over quality, Canadian peas are holding their own on the international market, according to an industry watcher. “I would think there’s going to be pretty good prices for peas coming down the pike. I think it will be pretty good. There’s been a very aggressive export program […] Read more
Pea prices steady but questions loom over water damage
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Questions over quality could be the biggest factor facing pea farmers in Western Canada this year, as a wet summer has caused sprouting, staining and bleaching in crops near the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border. “It was the rain after seeding that hurt us,” said Shannon Friesen, a regional crop specialist with the Saskatchewan government […] Read more
Large green pea crop prospects to weigh on prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Canadian pea crops are generally in the ground, as they are usually one of the first seeded in Western Canada, but the makeup of the acreage remains to be seen and could impact prices going forward. Canadian farmers, primarily in Saskatchewan, intended to plant 3.975 million acres of peas in 2014, up […] Read more
Peas seen as good cropping option for Canadian growers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Peas are starting to pencil out as a good cropping option for farmers in Western Canada to plant this spring. High fertilizer prices and low returns for some of the bigger crops are helping make peas a more attractive option, David Katerynych, grain broker with Kat Commodities Ltd., said during […] Read more
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