Turkish crop looks promising despite a rough start, while there is little market intelligence on Russian chickpeas
Colin Young, manager of Midwest Investments, a chickpea cleaner in Moose Jaw, Sask., said those are Canada’s two top competitors and global kabuli chickpea supplies are tight.Tag Archives Chickpeas
Chickpea price here determined by Turkey, Russia crop
Canadian kabuli chickpea prices in 2023-24 will largely depend on what happens in Russia and Turkey, says a processor of the crop. Colin Young, manager of Midwest Investments, a chickpea cleaner in Moose Jaw, Sask., said those are Canada’s two top competitors and global kabuli chickpea supplies are tight. “If one of those two countries […] Read more
India’s pulse crop questioned
India’s winter pulse crop production will fall well short of the government’s official estimate, says a leading pulse analyst from that country. G. Chandrashekhar, senior editor of The Hindu Business Line, is forecasting 15 million tonnes of rabi pulse production. India’s Ministry of Agriculture is predicting 19.65 million tonnes by comparison. The biggest difference is […] Read more
Tight supply may give chickpea prices more room to grow
The chickpea bull run likely has a little more runway, says an analyst. “It looks to me like there is still more upside possibly but maybe not up to those record levels that we had a few years ago,” said Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. Prices topped 65 cents per pound in 2017. […] Read more
Company plans chickpea revival
Large calibre kabulis | Processor plans to add cleaning and sizing equipment to facility this summer
A new pulse processing business hopes to revitalize the moribund chickpea market. Colin Young is getting back into the business three years after a fire destroyed R Young Seeds, a processing plant in Mortlach, Sask., owned by Young and his parents. The plant was the largest chickpea processing and exporting facility in the country, shipping […] Read more
Chickpea supply may send growers to wheat, canola
Decline in acres possible Late spring seeding and wet conditions may have growers looking at other options
Chickpea movement has been poor in 2012-13, which may explain why growers could be shying away from the crop this spring. Statistics Canada reported 111,000 tonnes in stock as of March 31, up from 47,000 tonnes the previous year. “We buy that number. It makes sense to us,” said Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker Seed […] Read more
Chickpea crop in mint condition this year
Not out of danger yet | Long growing season means late-harvested crop could still be hit by frost
Saskatchewan’s crops have been hit by a variety of quality issues, with one notable exception. “We’ve seen chickpeas that are just mint,” said Daryl Beswitherick, program manager for quality assurance with the Canadian Grain Commission. “It’s just a great year for chickpeas, I guess. Just beautiful.” Colin Young, manager of Acrocorp Processing in Moose Jaw, […] Read more
