SASKATOON — Canadian barley supplies are likely to be burdensome in 2024-25, according to a market outlook published by the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission. Supplies are forecast to be in the range of 10.7 to 11.7 million tonnes. Related stories: “This is well above the 2023-24 supplies at 9.65 million tonnes and the five-year average […] Read more
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International pressures challenge pulse growers
Producers urged to pay closer attention to the rest of the world because their global market clout is not what it once was
Canada is losing its impact on global pulse markets, producers attending a Saskatchewan Pulse Growers meeting in Humboldt, Sask., late last month were told. Chuck Penner, president of LeftField Commodity Research, said farmers must pay more attention to the rest of the world. “We are kind of past the stage now where Canada is the […] Read more
Large supply likely to pressure mustard prices
A second big harvest in a row created a large carryout from the 2023-24 crop, while export program has been lackluster
SASKATOON — Chuck Penner does not think yellow and oriental mustard will experience their usual spring rallies this year. The best-case scenario would be flat prices, but they could easily “leak lower” like brown mustard prices tend to do starting in January. The early outlook for 2024-25 is not good either because of what he […] Read more
Pulse sector unfazed as lentil ban demanded in India
Pulse Canada remains “hopeful and optimistic” about lentil trade with India despite political tension between the two countries. India’s Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) recently sent a letter to India’s minister of commerce and industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, urging him to ban the import of lentils from Canada. The letter was sent in response […] Read more
