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West Central Road and Rail will sell its producer car loading sites, including this one at Beechy, Sask., for $22 million. (WCRR.ca)

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Sask. producer car loader firm owners approve AGT bid

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 2, 2015

Shareholders in a western Saskatchewan producer car loading firm have approved a deal to sell their loading sites to Regina pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients for $22 million. AGT announced Tuesday it has completed its deal, announced in April, to buy the bulk loading assets from Eston, Sask.-based West Central Road and Rail. The […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Tight lentil market watching weather

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 28, 2015

CNS Canada — Old-crop large green lentils saw a jump in price over the past week, but actual supplies are few and far between, with most market participants turning attention to new-crop opportunities and weather uncertainty across Western Canada’s lentil-growing regions. “The trade is very thin right now,” said analyst Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas, Pulses, Weather

Strong new-crop prices could entice more pea, lentil area

By Terryn Shiells May 1, 2015

CNS Canada — Stronger prices for new-crop lentils and peas over the past few weeks could lead to an increase in Canadian acreage compared to the Statistics Canada estimates released last week. “You have to look at the timing of when the survey was done for the StatsCan report. Of course there’s a bit of […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Record Prairie lentil area likely

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 27, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canadian lentil acres are expected to rise considerably this spring, with most of the increase in red lentils, according to industry participants. While the acres are going up, the opposite is likely in prices. “Everybody is looking for an increase (in lentil acres),” said Darren Lemieux of Simpson Seeds at Moose Jaw, […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Low stocks-to-use ratio to keep pea bids well supported

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 24, 2015

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Canadian pea exports have been running at a very solid pace during the 2014-15 crop year to date, but supplies are seen to be running out and the market will need to work to ration demand over the later portion of the marketing year. Canadian peas have been leaving the […] Read more

Double cropping of rice and lentils would increase income for smallholder farmers in India and Bangladesh. (Photo courtesy ICARDA)

Crops, Lentils, Pulses

Double-cropping project aims to cut Indian lentil imports

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 19, 2015

Researchers on a project in India and Bangladesh say they hope it will greatly reduce their lentil imports. Farmers in the project are growing lentils in fields left fallow after rice harvests, with the help of a research and training project by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). In a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Chickpea prices subdued, bounce unlikely in short term

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 12, 2015

CNS Canada –– Weather issues in India have generated some rumblings in the international chickpea market recently, but prices remain subdued in Western Canada and aren’t expected to see any significant strength in the near term. “The chickpea market is still being dominated by very cheap Russian and Argentine supplies,” said Colin Young of Midwest […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Better-than-expected lentil crop faces market volatility

By Dave Sims November 13, 2014

CNS Canada –– Despite a summer of excess moisture across much of the Prairies, lentils fared better than earlier expectations, according to Bobby Leavins, operations manager for Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon. However, the crop’s grade spread is still very wide and prices are expected to be wide-ranging over the winter. “With all the moisture a […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Unknowns keep lentil bids strong

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 9, 2014

CNS Canada — Lentil bids in Western Canada continue to show strength, but with the size and quality of this year’s crop still very much unknown, the highs may be in for the time being. “I don’t think there is anyone who really knows exactly what’s out there,” said David Newman of Victoria-area pulse trading […] Read more

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Sask. producer car loader firm owners approve AGT bid

Tight lentil market watching weather

Strong new-crop prices could entice more pea, lentil area

Record Prairie lentil area likely

Low stocks-to-use ratio to keep pea bids well supported

Double-cropping project aims to cut Indian lentil imports

Chickpea prices subdued, bounce unlikely in short term

Better-than-expected lentil crop faces market volatility

Unknowns keep lentil bids strong

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