By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, September 25 (CNS) – According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), the country’s farm production gross value is expected to drop by nearly nine percent to AU$58 billion in 2017-18. The agency says mixed seasonal conditions took their toll on Australia’s major crops, including chickpeas and wheat.
Russian ports are loading just over a million tonnes of wheat and other crops, including peas, according to a report by APK-Inform. The cargoes are bound for India, Nigeria and nine other countries.
Laird X3 lentils rose one cent, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Bids are listed at 25 to 39 cents per pound.
Pinto beans in Manitoba declined two cents during the past week and are now going for 27 cents a pound.
Kabuli chickpeas (10mm) rose one cents over the past week and are now priced at 69 to 70 cents a pound.
Bids for yellow peas on the Prairies were down 25 cents over the past week at C$6.70 to C$8.00 per bushel.
