By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Dec. 7 – Following are a few highlights in the
Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday, December 7.
– The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council says the price of pulses is becoming tougher and tougher for the average consumer to afford. The council blames a lack of production in Pakistan and India as a leading reason behind the problem. The chairman of the Karachi Wholesalers Grocers Association said that in 2014-15, India imported 31 percent more pulses than in the previous year. He adds pulse production in India fell by 12 percent, during that same time-frame. Canada, Myanmar and some African countries helped make up that shortfall, according to the report.
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– Farms in Australia’s southern Queensland region continue to bear the brunt of storms. Hail and rain have damaged numerous crops in recent days, according to reports out of the country. Chickpea prices are beginning to firm, gaining $10 last week to $820 (per tonne).
– Some wine farmers in California are hoping to protect their nutrient-rich topsoil from the heat of El Nino with cover crops of sweet peas, straw, oats and clover, according to a report in the Central Oregon Bulletin.
– Green pea prices in the C$7.75-8.75 per bushel range
are being reported in Western Canada, by the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Meanwhile, green peas in North Dakota are going for US$7.00-8.00 per bushel.
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