Fababeans are an emerging food ingredient and are agronomically suited to the northern Prairie region. However, the price being offered to producers doesn’t compete with other crops. | File photo

Fababeans have potential, but looking for foothold

Annual production of the crop appears to have stalled, but there is much more productive capacity in Canada

Reading Time: 2 minutes Fababean is a crop brimming with potential but struggling to establish a foothold in Canada, says an industry official.




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Pulse Weekly: China includes peas in tariff threat

India extends duty-free period on yellow pea imports

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian yellow peas were hit with bad news on March 7, but the pulse received good news on March 10. In the bad news, China announced that Friday it's prepared to impose 100 per cent tariffs on its pea imports from Canada effective March 20, as well as imports of canola oil and canola meal. Plus there are to be 25 per cent levies on imports of Canadian pork and aquatic products.