Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Based on how its high pulse prices and stockpiling regulations have held the market’s undivided attention in recent weeks, India’s place in the driver’s seat of the pulse trade appears safe. While new data from the World Health Organization on the carcinogenicity of processed and red meat is driving attention to alternative […] Read more
India still rules pulse market, despite potential diet shifts
Pulses: India looks to cut international business red-tape
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday morning, Oct. 27. • Indian police have seized approximately 1,650 tonnes of pulse crops from warehouses in Thane. The stocks that were seized include Russian chickpeas, tur and Australian chickpeas, according to reports out of the country. It […] Read more
Pulses: Feed pea benchmarks declining
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday morning, Oct. 26. • Shortages and resulting high local prices in India remain at the forefront of the global pulse market. The government recently imposed restrictions on how many tonnes companies can store in an effort to curb […] Read more
Pulses: Researchers develop new vitamin-rich bean
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday morning, October 23. • The price of chickpeas in India could soon soften slightly. According to the Indian Pulses and Grain Association, a large shipment of pulses at Mumbai port could reduce pulses by 10 to 15 per […] Read more
Pulses: Raids on pulse hoarders in India
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday morning, Oct. 21. • Shortages and resulting high local prices in India remain at the forefront of the global pulse market. The government recently imposed restrictions on how many tonnes companies can store, in an effort to curb […] Read more
Pulses: India imposing stock limits in bid to ease prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday morning, Oct. 19. • With local pulse prices continuing to rise sharply, the Indian government has imposed limits on how many pulses food processors, importers, exporters and retailers can hold. Prices are nearly double what they were a […] Read more
Pulses: Mexican pinto bean crop to curb U.S. exports
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday morning, Oct. 16. • There is good demand for chickpeas in the cash market as supplies are very limited due to festival season going on in India. The government has issued a fresh notice that duty free chickpeas […] Read more
Pulses: Festivals, supply issues to keep India’s prices high
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday morning, Oct. 15. • Analysts say pulse prices will likely remain high in India as the market there faces a potent mix of lowered output, steady demand from festivals and slow imports that already fall short of demand. […] Read more
India’s drought a bonanza for Canadian pulse growers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg/Mumbai | Reuters — Prices for Canadian pulses typically ease toward the end of the year but a recent dry spell in distant India, the world’s top producer and consumer, is driving them up. Back-to-back drought years for the first time in three decades has eroded India’s output of pulses and boosted imports. Global prices […] Read more
Pulses: Pulse Australia recruits top scientist
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday morning, Oct. 14. • Pulse Australia has announced that world-renowned agronomist Paul McIntosh, who has vast experience working with crops in Queensland, will be joining their organization. • Due to rising pulse prices in India, the government says […] Read more
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