Reading Time: < 1 minute Pulse production in the United States failed to live up to earlier expectations in 2025, according to updated production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Jan. 12, 2026.
Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse production below early expectations
Pulse Weekly: Lentils, peas facing challenges
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lentils and peas will be among those pulse crops facing challenges not only in January, but also for the rest of the 2025/26 marketing year and possibly beyond that, said Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg.
Larger Canadian canola and wheat ending stocks expected
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its 2025/26 carryout forecasts for canola and wheat in its latest supply/demand update released Dec. 17.
Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australian pulse production is expected to set a record for the second year in a row in 2025/26, with a slight decline in the chickpea crop countered by increased lentil production, said the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) in its December crop report.
Pulse Weekly: Yields coming into focus
Reading Time: 2 minutes Provincial agricultural departments are reporting pulse yields higher than Statistics Canada’s September estimates.
New Pulse Variety Hub launched in Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Pulse Variety Hub is a new digital platform from the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers to help producers select the best varieties for their specific growing conditions.
Pulse Weekly: More peas, lentils in Alberta
Reading Time: < 1 minute As Statistics Canada projected Alberta to see larger harvests of dry peas and lentils in 2025/26, the Alberta Pulse Growers offered their views as to why.
Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lentil production in the United States hit its largest level in nearly a decade, while the dry edible pea crop reached levels not seen in over five years, said updated production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Pulse Weekly: Canadian pulse production to rise in 2025-26
Reading Time: < 1 minute Statistics Canada projected greater production for dry peas, lentils and chickpeas, as well as declines in dry beans, in its satellite/model-based crop estimates released on Aug. 28, 2025.
Pulse Weekly: AAFC raise dry pea, lentil production numbers
Ending stocks higher as well
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its 2025/26 production calls for dry peas and lentils from its July report. AAFC issued its latest monthly report on Aug. 20, and adjusted exports, domestic usage and ending stocks.
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