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.
Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices poised for drop, depends on India
Opinion: BRICS summit shows determination for a new world order – but internal rifts will buy the West some time
Reading Time: 4 minutes There's an internal battle in BRICS over its future direction. This, in turn, creates space and time for the West to exercise more positive and constructive influence in the ongoing process of reshaping the international order.
Indian buyers expect no disruption in Canadian lentil, potash supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian buyers do not expect supplies of Canadian lentils and potash to be affected by the diplomatic row between New Delhi and Ottawa, trade, industry and government officials said.
From Black Sea to US Midwest, extreme weather threatens crop output
Hot, dry weather forecast for Russia, Ukraine in coming months; relief seen for China's corn, soybean crops hit by heatwave
Reading Time: 3 minutes Forecast dryness in the Black Sea region's breadbasket is likely to stunt sunflower and corn yields, while heavy rain in the United States after near-record temperatures threaten to take a toll on crops, hitting world supplies and pushing prices higher.
USDA, attaché agree on record wheat crop in India
Reading Time: < 1 minute India is well on its way to a massive wheat harvest in 2024/25, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in New Delhi. The attaché was in lockstep with the USDA in predicting a record 114 million tonnes.
India expecting above-average rains from upcoming monsoon
Reading Time: < 1 minute Above-average moisture is expected from India’s annual southwest monsoon this year, according to an update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) released Monday.
Pulse weekly: Yellow, green pea prices rise
Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s extension of tariff-free pea imports last month has caused a rise in Canadian prices, according to a Saskatchewan pulse merchant.
Pea market solid – watching weather, Indian demand
Reading Time: 1 minute Tightening supplies and solid demand continue to keep pea bids well supported in Western Canada, although uncertainty over whether that demand will continue was keeping some caution in the market as attention turns to the upcoming crop.
Pulse Weekly: Indian demand lifting Canada’s export program
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulse Canada president Greg Cherewyk said the country’s pulse export program remains in great shape amidst mixed news for the industry.
Strong duty-free Indian yellow pea demand could continue
Reading Time: 2 minutes Solid exports of Canadian yellow peas to India over the past few months could continue for longer, as officials contemplate extending duty-free imports once again.
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