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Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger

By Tina Bellon June 14, 2019

Reuters — U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods on Thursday launched its first vegetarian and mixed-protein products, including a beef and pea burger, as it seeks to compete with Beyond Meat and other companies catering to rising demand for plant-based alternatives to meat. Tyson is betting that meat eaters wanting healthier diets will see their blend […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports ahead of last year’s pace

By Glen Hallick June 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canada’s lentil exports have been good this year, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture in Winnipeg. “At the end of April we were 26 per cent ahead of last year’s pace. Most of that is due to buying from India. Everybody’s surprised,” she said, Total lentil exports were 1.16 million tonnes […] Read more

A+W’s Beyond Meat Burger. (A+W/CNW Group)

Crops, Pulses, Reuters

Beyond Meat sees sales more than doubling in 2019

By Nivedita Balu, Tina Bellon June 6, 2019

Reuters — Beyond Meat, a U.S. maker of plant-based burgers and sausages, said it expects to more than double its revenue and report breakeven EBITDA this year, sending the its shares up over 21 per cent. The company said it expects to record revenue of $210 million in 2019 (all figures US$), with break-even earnings, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Opportunities ahead for dry beans

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Ongoing trade wars between the United States, Europe, and China may open the door to new markets for Canadian edible beans. According to reports, the European Union is bracing for tariffs from the U.S. on billions of euros worth of European goods, adding to the litany of other global trade wars. If trade […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Pulses, Reuters

Update: Vancouver lockout of longshoremen ends

By Kelsey Johnson, Rod Nickel May 30, 2019

Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — A lockout of longshore workers at Canada’s biggest port, the Port of Vancouver, ended in a deal on Thursday after a few hours, averting a potentially massive shipping disruption, the workers’ union and employers association said. The lockout was immediately lifted and the union also withdrew its strike notice, according to […] Read more

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stable after recent price increases

By Glen Hallick May 28, 2019

MarketsFarm — Prices for red and green lentils have stabilized after they increased, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. Red lentil prices began to rise about two to three weeks ago, he said, as shipments were made to India with the exporter increasing the price. “I would love to see a firm […] Read more

Crops, Peas

Manitoba ag minister upbeat about peas

By Glen Hallick May 26, 2019

MarketsFarm — Earlier this month Manitoba’s minister of agriculture, Ralph Eichler, took to Twitter to sing the praises of dry peas. “Peas will become the next successful crop in Manitoba. Thank you for believing in the future,” Eichler tweeted. Part of the minister’s optimism stems from global corporate giant Roquette constructing the world’s largest pea […] Read more

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices remain low, future bright

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News May 21, 2019

MarketsFarm — Lower prices are expected to lead to a drop in Canadian chickpea acres in 2019, but the future is bright for the crop as new consumer markets gain popularity. Seeded acres for chickpeas almost quadrupled between 2017 and 2018, rising from 160,000 to 442,900, respectively. Since inventory from the 2018 growing season is […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Planted green, yellow peas lower prices

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm May 14, 2019

MarketsFarm — Green and yellow pea seeding is well underway across the Prairies, causing new-crop prices to slide marginally while spot prices hold firm. As Dale McManus, a broker with Johnston Grain at Welwyn, Sask., explained, seeded acres and new crop prices have an inverse relationship: as seeded acres rise, new crop prices fall. Producers […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulses steady in sea of uncertainty

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 8, 2019

MarketsFarm — Every spring offers its own mystery of what the growing season will bring, and this year is no different for western Canadian pulse markets. However, while the unknowns are usually linked to the weather or acreage ideas, this year also presents extra challenges for the pulse sector. India remains a major wildcard in […] Read more

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Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports ahead of last year’s pace

Beyond Meat sees sales more than doubling in 2019

Pulse weekly outlook: Opportunities ahead for dry beans

Update: Vancouver lockout of longshoremen ends

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stable after recent price increases

Manitoba ag minister upbeat about peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices remain low, future bright

Pulse weekly outlook: Planted green, yellow peas lower prices

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulses steady in sea of uncertainty

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