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Declining lentil prices should level off, improve

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News July 18, 2017

CNS Canada — Red lentil growers, who have seen prices cut in half during the past year and a half, may finally be able to find solace in what some analysts call a brighter outlook for the remainder of 2017. “I personally am optimistic that we will see higher prices. Some other people will dispute […] Read more

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India keeps Canadian lentil market at standstill

By Jade Markus May 9, 2017

CNS Canada — Lentil prices are largely stagnant, one market participant says, as key buyer India sits on the sidelines. And from the outside, stocks appear ample, but new-crop production could shift the dynamic of Canada’s lentil market. Statistics Canada stocks data as of March 31, 2017 pegged lentil supplies at about 1.1 million tonnes, […] Read more

Red lentils. (Photo courtesy U.S. Dry Pea and Lentil Council)

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Lack of buyer interest leaves lentil market without pulse

By Jade Markus February 8, 2017

CNS Canada — Lentil buyers are keeping to the sidelines as mixed weather reports from India bring an element of turbulence into the market. Crop conditions in India are generally favourable, keeping Canada’s old- and new-crop lentil markets quiet, said Bobby Leavins of Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon. New-crop buyers are showing little interest until India’s […] Read more

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StatsCan lentil numbers confirm trade suspicions

By Jade Markus December 6, 2016

CNS Canada — New Statistics Canada data has confirmed what traders already assumed: Lentil supplies aren’t lacking, despite excess moisture this year. Prices for the pulse had been trending lower with those suspicions, and buyers are looking to India for indications on where to move in the New Year. StatsCan estimates released Tuesday say farmers […] Read more

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Unpredictable lentil crops could unsettle market

By Erin DeBooy September 8, 2016

CNS Canada — Lentil producers have been stuck on a roller coaster this season, and the ride isn’t slowing down going into harvest. “It’s been a very hard year to predict because we have record amounts of acres planted, an incredible start to the season, and then of course the well-publicized weather problems leading to […] Read more

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Wet weather threatens lentils, durum

By Jade Markus August 12, 2016

CNS Canada — Wet weather across the Prairies has put a damper on the region’s crop prospects, according to one weather specialist. While drying events in coming weeks will limit further quality declines, it’s not expected to do so as much as some producers would like. “It’s really quite wet in some locations, and it’s […] Read more

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Abandonment of some lentil acres likely

By Dave Sims August 4, 2016

CNS Canada — As thunderstorms and wet weather continue across Saskatchewan, so grows the number of lentil fields being put at risk of yield loss and potential abandonment. “Certainly in that west-central part of the province, Rosetown and other significant lentil-growing regions, we have seen some problems and crop failures due to too much moisture,” […] Read more

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Wet weather threatens record lentil crops

By Erin DeBooy July 4, 2016

CNS Canada — An increase in Canadian lentil acreage this year comes as a blessing in disguise as wet conditions threaten some crops, worrying producers. Farmers in parts of the Prairies increased lentil seedings by 48 per cent, covering a record 5.8 million acres this year, according to Statistics Canada. While the increase in lentils […] Read more

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Lentils move lower as production anticipation grows

By Jade Markus June 9, 2016

CNS Canada — As negative features continue to mount in Canada’s lentil market, prices are following the tried-and true phrase, ‘What goes up must come down.’ Lentil prices skyrocketed ahead of this year’s growing season, but now the market is starting to trend lower. “This isn’t a disaster; it’s just that gravity is pulling it […] Read more

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Lentil prices just keep rising

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 9, 2015

CNS Canada — Lentil prices just keep moving up in Western Canada, with no end in sight to the rising market as end users work to book coverage. However, the high prices may prove unsustainable, especially in the long run, as values are already expensive for international buyers and strong new-crop prices should lead to […] Read more

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Declining lentil prices should level off, improve

India keeps Canadian lentil market at standstill

Lack of buyer interest leaves lentil market without pulse

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Unpredictable lentil crops could unsettle market

Wet weather threatens lentils, durum

Abandonment of some lentil acres likely

Wet weather threatens record lentil crops

Lentils move lower as production anticipation grows

Lentil prices just keep rising

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