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Pulse industry’s future remains uncertain with India

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm October 30, 2017

CNS Canada — As worries mount in regards to Canada’s pulse exports to India, reports from the country point toward a precarious future. India’s agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh, last week announced his country wouldn’t need to import any pulses within two years’ time as it would be able to grow enough for domestic demand. […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Pulse industry still awaits answers from India

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm October 20, 2017

CNS Canada — Almost three weeks since Canada’s pulse fumigation exemption expired in India, the Canadian pulse industry is still in the dark. “We’re just looking to have some clarity as to how Canada/India pulse trade’s going to play out in the long term and with a long-term policy solution,” Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Lack of notice a worry on India fumigation exemption

By Terry Fries October 12, 2017

CNS Canada — The CEO of Canada’s pulse industry association says he’s starting to become concerned because a fumigation exemption granted to Canadian pulses exported to India remains expired after 12 days. Normally this exemption is renewed within three or four days, said Gord Bacon of Pulse Canada. Bacon said he checks his email every […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Good quality, but small caliber Canadian chickpeas expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 1, 2017

CNS Canada – Hot and dry conditions cut into the yield potential and physical size of Canada’s chickpea crop, but the quality should be excellent while prices remain relatively strong. “It’s anybody’s guess,” said Colin Young, of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Saskatchewan on the overall state of the chickpea crop. He said rainfall was “significantly […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Grain grading changes for Western Canada

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 27, 2017

The Canadian Grain Commission has announced several grain grading changes for the 2017 to 2018 crop year in Western Canada that will take effect August 1, 2017: It has added an ergot tolerance of 0.05 per cent in all grades of fababeans and chickpeas; Changed the tolerance for grasshopper and army worm damage from eight […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery

Finer nozzle screens linked to Proline plug-ups

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 6, 2017

Bayer CropScience is recommending users of its Proline foliar fungicide double-check the nozzles they’re using before spraying, to avoid the “plugging issues” affecting some customers’ sprayers. The company on Wednesday reported a “small” number of cases in which farmers’ sprayers were plugging up during applications of Proline, a broad-spectrum prothioconazole (Group 3) suspension Bayer bills […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Pulse exporters get India exemption, no penalties attached

By Terry Fries July 5, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian pulse exports to India have been given the green light, at least for the short term, temporarily heading off fears of higher fumigation charges or being shut out of the country completely. The federal government announced Wednesday that India has granted another exemption to allow Canadian pulse exporters to access that […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Strings seen attached to India’s extended fumigation deadline

By Terry Fries June 29, 2017

CNS Canada –– India has extended its Friday deadline on a requirement that all pulse shipments to that country be fumigated with methyl bromide — but it wasn’t quite the good news the Canadian pulse industry had hoped to hear. “India has basically extended the ability for exporters around the world to ship to India […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pea, lentil buyers digest lower values, weather

By Jade Markus June 13, 2017

CNS Canada — Buyers, sellers and processors in Canada’s pulse sector are holding steady as an act of safeguarding themselves during a precarious time in the growing season. “People are just kind of buying what they need,” said David Newman of Commodious Trading, a Victoria-area company dealing with international trade and processing of lentils, peas, […] Read more

Fruit/Vegetables, Livestock

Sobeys, Safeway parent seeks cost-cutting ‘leverage’

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 6, 2017

Empire Co., the parent firm for about 1,500 grocery stores across Canada, plans to restructure from a regional to a “largely national” operation cutting $500 million in annual costs by the end of 2020. Nova Scotia-based Empire — whose stores operate under brands including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawton’s — on […] Read more

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Pulse industry’s future remains uncertain with India

Pulse industry still awaits answers from India

Lack of notice a worry on India fumigation exemption

Good quality, but small caliber Canadian chickpeas expected

Grain grading changes for Western Canada

Finer nozzle screens linked to Proline plug-ups

Pulse exporters get India exemption, no penalties attached

Strings seen attached to India’s extended fumigation deadline

Pea, lentil buyers digest lower values, weather

Sobeys, Safeway parent seeks cost-cutting ‘leverage’

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