By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Sept. 5 (CNS) – Statistics Canada reported last week that it expects a smaller field pea harvest with this year’s crop estimated at 3.79 million tonnes, compared to 4.84 million tonnes in 2016. StatsCan does not break production down by type, although 80 to 85 per cent is typically yellow peas and the rest green peas, excluding about one per cent for specialty classes. The StatsCan survey was conducted near the end of July and released Aug. 31.
The dry, edible bean crop in Manitoba is on schedule with early-maturing varieties now being harvested and preliminary reports suggesting 2,000 pounds per acre on cranberry beans and pintos at about 1,700 lb. per acre. Overall, early yields are reporting about 1,800 lb. per acre, although those estimates will likely come down as more fields are harvested. Manitoba is expecting about 122,000 acres to be harvested this year.
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