Reading Time: < 1 minute Seeding has already started in parts of Saskatchewan, while many areas are still waiting on more moisture, according to the province’s pulse specialist.
Pulse weekly: Moisture needed for Saskatchewan pulse crops
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.
U.S. pulse area to rise in 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Area seeded to pulse crops in the United States should see a significant increase in 2024, with early indications pointing to more lentils, chickpeas, peas and edible beans going in the ground this spring.
Canadian pulse plantings to rise in 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian lentil area is forecast to be up by 4.4 per cent on the year, at 3.829 million acres, according to the estimates of principal field crops report released by Statistics Canada on March 11. After conducting a survey of producers in December and Janyar, StatCan forecast pea area in 2024 at 3.122 million acres which would be up by 2.4 per cent on the year.
Pulse weekly outlook: More acres for dry beans in Manitoba
Soybean acres also expected to increase
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Manitoba government’s pulse specialist said it’s likely there will be more dry bean acres seeded in the province this spring.
Green lentils finding support, while reds under pressure
AAFC projects seeded lentil area in the country to be up by 8.0 per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutes Green lentils continue to show solid premiums over their red counterparts, with prices for both old and new crop green lentils well above where they were at this time a year ago.
Soybean acres may soon stabilize in Manitoba
Volatile yields, acres and weather have kept soy on a roller-coaster since 2017
Reading Time: 3 minutes There's an emerging consensus in Manitoba that soybean acres in the province could soon stabilize at around 1.5 to 1.9 million.
Only minor acreage shifts expected for most Canadian crops in 2024
Major pulse crop acres expected to rise; canola, wheat expected to dip slightly
Reading Time: < 1 minute Early planting estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada called for only minor adjustments to most major crops grown in the country in 2024, with reductions in wheat, canola and barley acres, and increases in oats and pulses.
Pulse weekly outlook: Acre intentions down for most pulses
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s principal field crop areas report, released Tuesday, shows declines in most pulse crops compared to last year. Only lentils saw an increase, rising slightly by 0.4 per cent from 2021-22 to now 4.32 million. Meanwhile, dry peas fell 11.8 per cent at 3.37 million aces, with edible beans down 32.1 per […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer U.S. acres likely due to surplus
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Large crops followed by poor export demand have led to burdensome supplies and cut into pulse prices in the U.S., which should cut into acreage ideas for peas, lentils and chickpeas in 2019, an industry official says. “With the trade issues we’re facing right now, we have quite a surplus,” said Shannon […] Read more
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