By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Nov 25. – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday morning, November 25.
– According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, chickpea exports in 2016/16 will rise to 85,000 tonnes. That is up from 80,000 tonnes last year. At the same time, the agency predicts ending stocks in 2015/16 will total just 90,000 tonnes, well down from the 125,000 tonnes last season.
– India has indicated it intends to import more lentils in an effort to lower the surging prices for pulses in the country. A committee of officials from the finance, agriculture and consumer affairs ministries met this week in New Delhi to swap ideas on how to mitigate the situation.
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– Government officials from Bangladesh recently met their counterparts in India to learn new ways of deterring elephants from eating crops in the country. Some of the strategies shared by India’s Wildlife Research and Conservation Society reportedly included burning chillies around crops to ward elephants off with the smoke, or increasing the number of beehives around them as well.
– Manitoba pinto beans are holding a range of 21-32 cents per pound, according to the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Blackbeans are topping out at 22 cents a pound while dark kidney beans are at 35 cents per pound.
