By Commodity News Service Canada
Aug. 17 (CNS Canada) – Saskatchewan field peas are 28 per cent combined, based on the latest Saskatchewan crop report released Aug. 17.
The southeast and southwest were most advanced with 50 and 44 per cent of field peas harvested respectively.
Thirty-five per cent of lentils were in the bin in Saskatchewan with the southeast (49 per cent) and the southwest (47 per cent) leading the way.
Saskatchewan chickpeas still had some way to go before farmers could start harvest, with only two per cent ready for straight-cutting.
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Sunny, warm weather is boosting dry edible bean yield expectations in Ontario with many growers anticipating slightly above average yields. There have been reports of a few insect issues and western bean cutworm is suspected, said a report from Thompsons Limited. Throughout Ontario and the key U.S. growing areas, pods are setting and crops in western areas are starting to yellow due to dry conditions.
In Manitoba, light rain helped prospects for dry edible beans but most of the province has still seen only 60 to 70 per cent of normal rain this summer. Some types of early beans are dropping leaves due to dry conditions. White mould has been reported in denser fields, but it is not at high enough levels to warrant spraying.
The dry bean, pea and lentil report from the United States Department of Agriculture reports slow trading activity with good demand. So far North Dakota has harvested about 58 per cent of its dry beans, while 86 per cent of beans in Montana have been taken off fields.
Australia’s state of Queensland has seen its chickpea crop grow in value to US$1.03 billion in 2016-17 from US$550 million the year previous.
“Chickpeas are now the fourth top commodity (in Queensland) behind cattle, sugarcane and cotton,” said Queensland Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne in a written statement.
