Reading Time: 3 minutes A laboratory review of the end-use quality of sprouted wheat will lead to changes in how wheat is graded starting Aug. 1 this year. The Canadian Grain Commission on Tuesday announced changes in store effective Aug. 1 for how Canadian wheat is graded, along with a list of clarifications and new housekeeping rules for the […] Read more
Grain grading guide to tighten definition of ‘severely’ sprouted wheat
More changes, clarifications on deck for Aug. 1
Pulse weekly outlook: Dryness to cut into Australian production
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Dry conditions and low soil moisture reserves in key Australian growing regions, along with expectations for developing El Nino weather patterns, are expected to cut into the country’s pulse production in 2023-24, despite steady to higher seeding intentions for several crops, according to the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba crops get good start but need rain
Some bean growers seek moisture at lower planting depths
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Pulse growers in Manitoba are waiting for one thing: rain. So far in May, growing areas of the province have not seen any significant precipitation, according to Dennis Lange, industry development specialist for pulse crops with Manitoba Agriculture. Dry beans, he said, are the last pulse crop farmers have been planting in Manitoba […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Better growing conditions despite dryness, smoke
Continued smoky skies could slow crop development
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — While dry conditions persist across the Prairies, the current situation for pulses is not as bad as during the two previous springs, according to Pulse Canada’s director of market access and trade policy. Mac Ross said dryness is largely evident across Western Canada and many crops are still below their five-year averages for […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian exports solid
Bangladesh, Pakistan now buying Canadian peas
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse exports are running well ahead of their year-ago level, with some demand rationing likely over the next few months as supplies tighten ahead of the new-crop harvest. Canada has exported 1.56 million tonnes of lentils during the crop year to date, with Turkey the top destination at 421,000 tonnes followed by […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: StatCan report likely won’t affect prices
Canada 'not the market maker' on peas, lentils
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada (StatCan) on Tuesday released its report on grain stocks at March 31, with MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville suggesting there’s not much to the report. “It’s one of those [reports] where people look at it and move on,” he said. StatCan’s report pegged total farm and commercial stocks of chickpeas at […] Read more
Finding the sweet spot for lupin
The pulse crop has agronomic merits but more production depends on increased product development and marketing
Reading Time: 4 minutes No, it’s not the wild lupin, the blue-flowered plant that’s a common sight in roadside ditches, particularly in the Maritimes — it’s inedible to livestock and humans. Rather, it’s the sweet white lupin and the blue lupin, and they have impressive credentials — high protein (35 to 38 per cent), 30 per cent dietary fibre, […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: 2022 a ‘good year’ for Manitoba pulses, soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Despite a rough start to southern Manitoba’s growing season, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk was content with how 2022 came to pass. “For pulses and soybeans, it was generally a good year as a result of some very good yields in soybeans and some quite good yields in dry […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Price disconnect between lentil growers, destinations
Stronger loonie pressures prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — There’s something of a disconnect in green lentil prices, between what Canadian farmers have seen recently and to where those pulses are being sold, according to Toronto-based Marcos Mosnaim of Export Packers. Green lentils increased in price up until a couple of weeks ago, Mosnaim said. “It was a combination of farmers not […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s pea, lentil exports to rise while prices fall
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil exports should see considerable increases during the 2022-23 marketing year after drought cut into available supplies in 2021-22, according to the latest supply/demand production from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). However, total movement may still come in well below five-year averages. Canadian pea exports are forecast at 2.7 million […] Read more
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