Pulses: Prairie lentil bids on the move

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, January 19 – Prices for lentils in Western Canada are chopping around. Eston number one lentils dipped two cents overnight to fall into a range of 59 to 66 cents per pound. Eston number two lentils rose by three cent and are now 55 to 65 cents […] Read more

Pulses: Chickpeas find new uses in India

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, January 18 – Prices for green peas in Western Canada are holding steady at C$8.22-$9.50 cents a bushel, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Bids for navy beans are 42 cents per pound, cranberry beans are 49 cents and pintos at 39 cents. […] Read more



Pulses: Canadian pea/lentil exports still strong

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 13 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 50,800 tonnes of peas during the week ended January 8, bringing the total pea exports to date during the current crop year to 1.935 million tonnes, according to Canadian Grain Commission data. That compares with 1.434 million tonnes at the same point […] Read more


Pulses: US holding large pulse stocks

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 12 (CNS Canada) – The US is sitting on larger supplies of peas and lentils than they were at the same time a year ago, according to the latest USDA data. As of December 1, 2016, total US dry edible pea supplies came in at 14.9 million hundredweight, […] Read more

Pulses: Argentina soybean crop damaged

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan 11 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on January 11. – About ten per cent of Argentina’s soybean crop is said to be damaged due to flooding and fires, reports out of the region say. – Spot prices for #1 Laird […] Read more


Pulses: Eastern Australia dealing with near-record crops

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 10 (CNS Canada) – Record grain volumes are being delivered to elevators across much of south-eastern Australia, according to officials with GrainCorp. While harvest operations are still underway, the company reports that 12 million tonnes of wheat, barley, canola, and chickpeas have already been delivered to its elevators. […] Read more

Pulses: Canadian pea exports still strong

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 9 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 56,000 tonnes of peas during the two-week period ended January 1, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Total pea exports to date, of 1.88 million tonnes, are running well ahead of the 1.38 million tonnes exported during the same time […] Read more


Pulses: Indian farmers look for banking help

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, January 6 – Prices for navy beans in Western Canada fell three cents last week to an average bid of 42 cents per pound, according to information from Prairie Ag Hotwire. Black beans also weakened slightly, losing one cent over that time period, to come in at […] Read more

Pulses: India pulse traders look to end export ban

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 5 (CNS Canada) – Declining prices in India have traders in the country looking for an end to the decade old ban on pulse exports, according to reports. Prices for all varieties of pulses, except chana (chickpeas), have fallen below the minimum support price, according to India’s Pulses […] Read more