Reading Time: 2 minutes A new market development goal for Canada’s pulse crop industry hopes to create demand in use categories where pulses aren’t yet a major player. Pulse Canada’s board on Wednesday released a new target dubbed “25 by 2025,” under which the Canadian pulse crop grower/processor industry “will marshal its resources to create new demand in new […] Read more
Pulse crop strategy aims to broaden pulse demand
More pulse acres expected to affect handling dynamics
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Canadian grain handlers are curious how dynamics and timing in the rail freight sector will be managed in the upcoming season, given an expected boost in pulse crop production . For the moment, however, Prairie grain movement has dropped to seasonal lows. This year’s pulse area will likely be the largest on record, according to early estimates […] Read more
Canada’s pulses seen too pricey for India
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Problems with India’s own pulse crop production are lending some support to lentil and pea prices in Canada, as India is a major buyer. However, the firm Canadian prices may have more to do with domestic competition between exporters than with any increase in offshore movement, according to a pulse dealer. David […] Read more
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