Global lentil production was up about 17 per cent last year, but demand has kept pace.
Pulses
Lentil imports keep up with production
An analyst worries that Canadian producers are losing market share in traditional lentil and pea markets around the world
Canola and pulse diseases saw the usual culprits in 2024
Prevalence, incidence and severity numbers must all be taken into account to determine how much worry a disease should prompt
This year’s growing conditions threw many challenges at producers, one of the biggest being crop disease. Pulses and canola were hit hard, seeing high numbers of fields with disease across Saskatchewan. Root rot and blackleg had an average of more than 90 per cent prevalence, while mychosphaerella/ascochyta complex and anthracnose weren’t far behind. Alireza Akhavan, […] Read more
Yield could be boosted based on planting rotation
Glacier FarmMedia – Pointing out a field planted with the same crop year after year is a good way to make crop pathologists wince. It means any crop-specific pathogens have multiple years to build infection load. However, rotation isn’t just about disease, a pulse and soybean expert notes. It can be a big factor when […] Read more
Some peas already root rot resistant
Researchers need to conduct more field testing to determine which varieties have increased resistance to the disease
WINNIPEG — Tests of field pea varieties conducted this summer in plot trials suggest that some commercial varieties have more genetic resistance to root rot than others. It’s not a huge amount of additional resistance, but some are marginally better. “Based on the field results, it doesn’t look like massive differences, but I think there […] Read more
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
Pulse industry works to stay ‘out of political crosshairs’
National organization strives to maintain relationship with China, India as diplomatic tensions with the two nations rise
REGINA — Canada’s pulse industry is working hard to retain Chinese pea imports, farmers attending the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers annual meeting heard. The country is an important market for Canadian peas, but that market needs attention in the face of government inattention and competition from Russia, said Pulse Canada vice-president of communications Jeff English. China […] Read more
Dry weather affects crop production in other countries
While Prairie producers are expecting good growing conditions this year, other countries currently struggle with dryness
REGINA — Dry conditions are affecting South American crops, which in turn will affect markets, says agricultural meteorologist Drew Lerner. The recent bump in corn and soybean prices has come from drier weather in Argentina and Brazil, the World Weather Inc. president told a Jan. 7 webinar. Uruguay and parts of Paraguay are also dry. […] Read more
Pulse growers fund weed control research
Sask. producer group commits $3.67 million over six years to fund five projects, including one on kochia management
Weed control has been recognized as a top issue for pulse growers in recent years. It’s also been noted that there hasn’t been many research projects aimed at specifically addressing weed issues in pulse crops. To address this gap, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers announced in mid-December it will invest in five research projects for a total […] Read more
China is top destination as crop exports boom
CGC inspects 12.2 million tonnes of exports in first quarter of current crop year, which is second largest in past 10 years
China remains the largest market for Canadian grains, oilseeds and pulses, according to recent monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission. The total exports of the five major crops for the first quarter of the crop year totalled 3.39 million tonnes. This is slightly higher than the first quarter of the 2022-23 crop year but […] Read more
AGT sells rail, handling assets
The deal with GCM Grosvenor is expected to close later this year or early next year
REGINA — Regina-based AGT Foods today announced the sale of its shortline rail and bulk handling facilities to GCM Grosvenor. Financial details were not disclosed, but the sale includes MobilGrain, Last Mountain Rail, Big Sky Rail, MobilEx Terminal Ltd. in Thunder Bay and Intermobil, the intermodal terminal in Regina, as well as the loading facilities […] Read more
