By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Oct. 27 (CNS Canada) – Canada exported 28,100 tonnes of peas during the week ended October 22, taking the year-to-date total to 848,500 tonnes. That’s about half-a-million tonnes behind the exports reported during the same time period the previous year. The pace of lentil exports is also behind on the year, with the 86,900 tonnes exported to date well off the 307,200 tonnes during the first 12 weeks of the 2016/17 crop year.
The USDA issued a tender to purchase roughly 190,000 cases of canned dried beans for use in the National School Lunch Program, according to reports.
Number 2 large green Laird lentils are currently topping out at about 40 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Red lentil bids range from about 19 to 21 cents per pound.
Top-end green pea bids range from C$7.75 to C$8.50 per bushel in Western Canada, while yellow peas range from C$6.60 to C$8.00 per bushel.
Large calibre (10mm) kabuli chickpeas are currently seeing prices as high as 70 cents per pound.
