Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s pulse industry has been battening down the hatches as the country’s major railways prepare for a work stoppage on Aug. 22.
Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada braces for potential rail shutdown
Pulse Weekly: Lentils starting to feel harvest pressure
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lentil combining in southeast and southwest Saskatchewan were 10 per cent complete as of Aug. 5, according to that province’s crop report. Harvesting of the pulse was six per cent done in the west-central region, while most of Saskatchewan’s lentil crop was still standing. Over in Alberta, the combining of pulses was expected to get underway this week.
Pulse Weekly: Pea prices decline as harvest gets closer
Reading Time: 2 minutes Delivered prices for green peas across the Prairies ranged from C$12.50 to C$14.21 per bushel as of July 26, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. The latter price was down C$4.27 from last month but only four cents lower than last year. For yellow peas, delivered prices ranged from C$9.75 to C$11.40/bu., down C$1.60 from last month and down C$1.40 from last year.
Pulse Weekly: Heat hasn’t affected Saskatchewan crops … yet
Reading Time: 2 minutes After heavy rainfall earlier this summer caused flooding in low-lying areas and washed out some pulse acres, Dale Risula said growers couldn’t wait for the heat to help crops develop. Now, the warmer and drier conditions are doing more harm than good.
Pulse Weekly: Harvest pressure approaches, expecting market to bounce back
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the peas harvest in Alberta about a month away, prices have been beginning to slip back according to Kyle Sinclair, chief executive officer for Producer Profit in Lacombe, Alta.
Pulse Weekly: Warm, dry weather needed in Manitoba
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Manitoba government’s pulse specialist said crops are in good condition across the province, but they need some hot temperatures in the days ahead.
Pulse Weekly: Outlook for chickpeas is good
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian chickpea acres are most likely going to increase in Statistics Canada’s planted acreage report due out on June 27, according to Colin Young of Midwest Gran Inc. in Moose Jaw, Sask.
Pulse Weekly: Crops growing well in Saskatchewan despite rains
Reading Time: 2 minutes As of June 10, seeding was 98 per cent complete in Saskatchewan according to the province’s weekly crop report. Also, 79 per cent of pulse crops were in normal development, while 19 per cent were behind and two per cent were ahead. Lentils were rated 90 per cent good to excellent, while chickpeas were rated at 95 per cent. Field peas were rated at 91 per cent good to excellent, while soybeans were at 83 per cent.
Pulse weekly: Farmers watching fields, chasing deadlines
Reading Time: 2 minutes The second half of May has been one of the rainiest periods seen in Manitoba in a number of years. On May 24 and 25, upwards to 70 millimetres of precipitation were reported in most areas, causing seeding to become delayed in multiple locations.
Timely rains boost Prairie chickpea prospects
Reading Time: < 1 minute Improved moisture conditions bode well for Saskatchewan chickpea production in 2024, with seeding operations for the crop nearing completion.
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