By Commodity News Service Canada
July 13 (CNS Canada) – Ontario dry beans continue to make headway despite heavy rain in some areas, according the Thompsons In-Season Crop Report.
Bean growers in Ontario, as well as Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba welcomed the heat. The warmer temperatures also gave growers who needed to replant a chance to do so. It is a particular problem in Michigan.
Dry beans in the overly wet areas of western Ontario are struggling with root rot. Some growers have applied nitrogen to encourage root growth. Fields in good condition are progressing nicely, with 55-60 per cent of Ontario’s dry beans rated as good to excellent, 30-35 per cent are rated fair and 10-15 per cent are rated poor.
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Manitoba dry beans are no longer exhibiting symptoms of iron deficiency chlorosis and are forming buds. Flowers were also expected to be visible soon, based on the report issued last week.
Michigan dry bean growers are assessing crop damage from earlier rain with some producers replanting in the central and eastern parts of the state. With 96 per cent of the dry beans planted, 17 per cent are rated very poor, 21 per cent poor, 31 per cent fair, 28 per cent good and three per cent excellent.
In North Dakota, some dry bean growers are reporting 35-40 per cent of crops lost due to heavy rain. Beans in other areas look good, although most of the state is experiencing drought-like conditions. Dry bean conditions for North Dakota and Minnesota are 19 per cent fair and 67 percent good to excellent.
With India’s monsoon season well underway in the southwest, most of the country has recorded normal rainfall. Exceptions include the states of Jammu-Kashmir, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand, which have excess rain. The monsoon season is critical to India’s pulses and production shortfalls or overages can have major effects on international markets.
Singapore-based pulse processor and trader AgroCorp International has acquired Australia’s Associated Grain for an undisclosed amount. AgroCorp is a commodity trading operation that entered the processing business in 2012. It owns four pulse and wheat processing facilities in Canada.
Doug and Colleen Harle have donated almost 20,000 pounds of lentils to the Regina Food Bank. Some of the 19,800 lb. will be given directly to families in need, while the rest will be used in the charity’s kitchen. The food bank estimated 158,000 meals can be made with the donation. Part of the Harle’s land is being used for a major highway bypass around the city and they were growing lentils on the right-of-way.
