Canada’s pea producers are breathing a sigh of relief after India announced it is extending duty-free access for yellow peas through March 31, 2026.
India’s pea extension may offset Chinese tariffs
Canada expected to get much of India’s pea business because Russia’s crop will be diverted to China due to the tariff on Canadian peas
Chickpea supplies tight despite large Australian forecast
All eyes in the desi chickpea market are on Australia, but an analyst warns you shouldn’t trust what you see.
India urged to bring back pea tariff
The government isn’t thought to be in a hurry to impose a large duty on yellow peas as it takes steps to reduce food inflation
India’s pulse trade is pushing for the government to implement a large tariff on imported yellow peas.
Producers slow to adopt new pulse varieties
SaskPulse recently shared information on varieties fading in popularity, and those gaining traction with growers
During a webinar this winter, SaskPulse shared information on pulse varieties that are fading in popularity and the ones that are gaining traction with growers.
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, Crop Development Centre close to new deal
REGINA — Saskatchewan Pulse Growers is close to signing a new crop breeding agreement with the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre as new varieties from Limagrain near the market. Chair Winston van Staveren announced at the January annual meeting that SPG and the CDC recently signed a term sheet to guide agreements for specific […] Read more
Feds expect more wheat, less canola this year
Wheat acreage will increase this year while canola acreage will drop — at least, that’s the prediction in the January Outlook for Principal Field Crops report from the Market Analysis Group at Agriculture Canada. The Agriculture Canada analysis has very little good news when it comes to 2025-26 price projections. Wheat and flaxseed are about […] Read more
The good, bad and ugly of 2025 cropping options
Only a select few cropping options are showing a profit over and above total costs in Saskatchewan Agriculture’s 2025 Crop Planning Guide. The guide is available online. Printed versions were to be available at the Crop Production Show this week in Saskatoon and can also be picked up at regional Saskatchewan Agriculture offices. It uses […] Read more
Quality good, yields variable in Sask.
Most areas hope for good moisture this fall and winter to get soil into good shape for next spring
REGINA — Saskatchewan crops are in the bin, and the province says yields were above the 10-year average for most of them. Durum, canola, oats and mustard yielded below average, according to the final 2024 crop report issued Oct. 30. There are regional differences in both yield and quality, depending on rainfall amounts through the […] Read more
Slow demand squeeze pinto, black bean prices
The price outlook for white, great northern and kidney beans remains bullish as they benefit from Argentina’s crop wreck
SASKATOON — The price outlook for pinto and black beans is about to improve, while prices for many other classes are already on the rise, according to two traders of the crop. Pinto and black bean prices have been on a downward slide since spring. Related stories: “We’re reaching the bottom, so the downside risk […] Read more
Small crop traders worry about Statistics Canada data
Analysts blame consistent problems with production and export numbers on insufficient resources at the federal agency
Numbers matter in the special crops world — a lot. That was clear at the Canadian Pulse and Special Crops Conference, in which longstanding unhappiness with Statistics Canada’s data on a number of crops kept bubbling to the surface. “I’ve never agreed with StatsCan carry-over numbers on the small crops,” said Kevin Dick, president of […] Read more
