Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn imports entering Lethbridge have lowered prices for feed barley compared to those in Edmonton.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn affecting barley prices in Lethbridge
Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner
Reading Time: 2 minutes As pulse growers consider what to plant this spring, Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodities Research said there is some optimism in the Canadian pulse market. Penner gave a presentation at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers meeting in Swift Current on Feb. 4.
Large Prairie crops lead to increased December stocks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bumper crops in Western Canada led to larger stocks of wheat, canola, barley and oats in the country as of Dec. 31, 2025, according to the latest stocks of principal field crops data from Statistics Canada, released Feb. 6.
Pulse weekly: Canadian pea/lentil exports slow to start 2025/26
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian pea and lentil exports were down in November, with total movement of the two pulses during the 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) crop year-to-date running behind the year-ago pace, according to the latest international trade data from Statistics Canada released Jan. 29
Pulse Weekly: Spike in yellow peas slowing
Reading Time: 2 minutes Although the price increases for Canadian yellow peas have started to slow, there could be more of the peas planted come spring, said Kress Schmidt, broker with Johnston Grains in Calgary.
Pulse Weekly: Despite dropped tariffs, work remains for Pulse Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulse Canada was relieved when China announced the removal of 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian yellow peas on Jan. 16, but work still needs to be done in India.
Pea prices respond to China tariff deal
Pulse Canada notes there should be enough time to move old crop peas in a meaningful way before the next crop comes off in August and September
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pea prices have already responded to China trade deal. Pulse Canada unsure if it will lobby Ottawa for compensation.
Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse production below early expectations
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: 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.
Pulse Weekly: Tariffs guide yellow peas in 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariffs were a major influence on Canadian yellow pea prices in 2025, with levies imposed by China and India. The two countries are Canada’s biggest foreign pulse buyers.
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