SASKATOON — The United States could be sitting on a massive stockpile of kabuli chickpeas by the end of the 2024-25 crop year, says an analyst. Farmers in that country planted 529,900 acres of chickpeas, a 42 percent increase over the previous year, according to the USDA’s Farm Service Agency. Related stories: The breakdown by […] Read more
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Canadian chickpeas face Russian headwinds
Russia accounts for about one-quarter of total global supply of the crop from the world's major origins, so it is a very large player. Canada is expected to produce 256,000 tonnes of chickpeas by comparison.
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
