WINNIPEG — The Canadian pea industry was shocked this morning to wake up to a notice from India declaring a 50 percent tax on pea imports to the country. “This sort of moves us beyond even where India has been before in pulse import duties.… More than a decade ago we were at 10 percent. […] Read more
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India slaps duty on peas, wheat
India’s government has imposed a 50 percent duty on peas and a 20 percent duty on wheat. Pulse prices in India are suffering because of a bumper harvest of all crops in 2016-17 and a good summer crop in the current crop year. The country also still has substantial supplies of imported pulses. The Times […] Read more
Pea plant talks continue in Moose Jaw
Negotiations continue between the City of Moose Jaw and Canadian Protein Innovation on possible construction of a $100-million pea processing facility. The city says it had extended the deadline to reach an agreement on the land purchase and servicing agreement until Nov. 30. A previous extension from Aug. 31 to Oct. 3 had also been […] Read more
Ample pea supply makes rally unlikely
Large pea crops in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea regions could prevent a fall price rally this year, says an analyst. Russia harvested 2.3 million tonnes of the crop, down from 2.6 million tonnes last year, according to Viktor Korobko, director of Veles-Agro Broker Ltd. in Odessa, Ukraine, and author of a weekly grain […] Read more
Little impact from spike in Black Sea pea output
The 30 percent increase in production over 2016 will be offset by a decline in North American supply, says analyst
There will likely be a dramatic surge in Black Sea pea production this year, but it should not affect Canadian prices that much, says an analyst. APK Inform, a Ukrainian agribusiness consulting firm, is forecasting Ukrainian farmers will plant 926,250 acres of peas, a 57 percent increase over 2016. It is projecting 973,000 tonnes of […] Read more
France’s Roquette bets on pea protein with Manitoba factory
Reuters and Saskatoon newsroom PARIS (Reuters) – French plant-based ingredient maker Roquette will build the world’s largest pea protein facility in Portage la Prairie, Man., to meet fast-growing demand for vegetable protein in food and pharmaceutical products in North America, the group said on Wednesday. The global pea protein market has seen a sharp rise […] Read more
Pea processing facility planned for Moose Jaw
A German company plans to build a $100 million green pea processing plant in Moose Jaw, Sask. Canadian Protein Innovation has a conditional offer to buy 100 acres of land in the southeastern corner of the city and intends to begin construction in the summer of 2017. “It’s a facility that will process green peas […] Read more
Pea production could topple previous record
Lentils are suffering, but Canada’s pea crop is in great shape, according to analysts. Saskatchewan Agriculture is forecasting an average yield of 40 bushels per acre, which would be 23 percent above the 10-year average. An even better crop is expected one province over in Alberta, where the government is predicting an average yield of […] Read more
Peas find home in China
India also a big buyer | Growing demand as snack food
China will buy a lot of peas in 2013-14, which is good because Canada is expected to produce a huge crop, says a pulse industry analyst. Stat Publishing editor Brian Clancey recently returned from a pulse conference in China, where a major vermicelli noodle manufacturer forecasted record pea imports. It means sales would have to […] Read more
Canadian pea crop takes on many challengers
India, Australia seed large crops | But market for Canadian yellow peas won’t dry up as India’s pulse consumption grows
Pea exports to India have slowed in the face of stiff competition from Australia and prospects for a good Indian chickpea crop. Indian farmers seeded 22.7 million acres of chickpeas as of Jan. 18, up three percent over last year and 14 percent above normal acreage for that date. The big Indian crop is going […] Read more
