Farmers in the U.S. have planted 529,900 acres of chickpeas, a 42 percent increase over the previous year, according to the USDA’s Farm Service Agency. | Screencap via saskpulse.com

Wealth of chickpeas will affect export market

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

"There are reports that this year's harvest in Canada was dominated by small caliber product," Stat Publishing editor Brian Clancey wrote in a recent article. | Screencap via saskpulse.com

Bigger chickpeas hard to find

Large calibre kabuli chickpeas are in short supply. “There are reports that this year’s harvest in Canada was dominated by small calibre product,” Stat Publishing editor Brian Clancey wrote in a recent article. “Limited supplies of eight millimetre or larger chickpeas is supporting bids for those sizes, while discounts for seven mm and smaller sizes […] Read more