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Construction resumes at Portage pea plant

CNS Canada – More than a year after the ground breaking ceremony was held for Roquette’s pea-processing plant at Portage la Prairie, Man., construction resumed on it at the end of October. According to a company spokesperson construction was halted last spring “to adjust and fine tune the project.” ”We took the opportunity to include […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Peas, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil yields look good, worries grow over peas

By GFM Network News September 25, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s a mixed bag in many ways for Saskatchewan’s pulse crops this year, as a dry summer and late rains have meant different things for various crops. According to one industry expert, though, the overall picture doesn’t look bad. “I think overall, if you assess the entire province, it will come in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas may find opportunities ahead

By GFM Network News July 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Ongoing trade disputes between the U.S. and several other countries might offer short-term opportunities for Canadian peas, but do the overall industry no good, according to the executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. Carl Potts said ppeas could potentially find access to markets where the U.S. has been shut out, or in […] Read more

Crops, Peas, Pulses

A+W to launch pulseburger next month

By Staff, GFM Network News June 21, 2018

Canada’s second-biggest burger chain plans to roll out a new non-meat burger in the Canadian market starting in July. A+W Food Services of Canada on Thursday announced a July 9 release date for what it’s dubbed the Beyond Meat Burger at all its restaurants across the country, in what CEO Susan Senecal called “the fastest […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas

Confusion surrounds India’s latest pea import curb

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News April 27, 2018

The fine detail in the announcement of a new cap on pea imports into India has led to new uncertainty over whether the cap applies to yellow peas, or all peas. India’s commerce and industry ministry announced Wednesday that pea imports between April 1 and June 30 this year are now restricted to a total […] Read more

Crops, Peas

India further restricts yellow pea imports

By GFM Network News April 25, 2018

India has restricted yellow pea imports until the end of June, according to an official statement from the Indian government. In a release to be published Wednesday in the Gazette of India, the Indian government restricted yellow pea imports from April 1 to June 30. In that time only one lakh tonne (100,000 tonnes) of […] Read more

Crops, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: China/U.S. dispute could open window for peas

By GFM Network News April 6, 2018

CNS Canada — As trade tariffs between China and the U.S. mount, so too does the potential for other countries to swoop in and plug the gap in whatever market may need filling. While U.S. soybeans are the most significant of the crops included so far in the tit-for-tat battle of proposed tariffs, it seems […] Read more

Crops, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba may give peas a chance

By GFM Network News March 27, 2018

CNS Canada — Total Canadian pea acres are likely to be down in 2018 as export challenges have cut into prices. However, Manitoba could be an outlier, with increased area to the pulse crop a strong possibility. “People are interested in growing peas, but there’s caution there,” said Francois Labelle, executive director of Manitoba Pulse […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Alberta pea area tries to hang on

By GFM Network News March 8, 2018

CNS Canada — Despite a drop in spot prices due to tariffs imposed by India on peas, one industry expert says she isn’t convinced that means acreage will drastically be reduced in Alberta this spring. “I think we’ll see a little bit of a drop, but I don’t think it will be as impactful as […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Lentils, Peas

Lakehead University to operate Thunder Bay ag station

By Staff, GFM Network News December 30, 2017

The not-for-profit Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station’s quest for a longer-term operating plan has ended with a new operator, and a new name. The Ontario government recently announced it will transfer the TBARS’s operating and research programming responsibilities to Thunder Bay-based Lakehead University, which will now operate the site as Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop most since June on weaker cash market

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on sluggish U.S. export pace; soybeans turn up

Canola futures continue their slide

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop most since June on weaker cash market

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on sluggish U.S. export pace; soybeans turn up

Canola futures continue their slide

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Construction resumes at Portage pea plant

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil yields look good, worries grow over peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas may find opportunities ahead

A+W to launch pulseburger next month

Confusion surrounds India’s latest pea import curb

India further restricts yellow pea imports

Pulse weekly outlook: China/U.S. dispute could open window for peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba may give peas a chance

Pulse weekly outlook: Alberta pea area tries to hang on

Lakehead University to operate Thunder Bay ag station

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