Pulse Canada is getting $11 million in federal funds to take crop production to the next level. The funds from Agriculture Canada were announced earlier this month at the University of Manitoba by Winnipeg South-Centre MP Ben Carr on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. “This is going to be an extremely powerful catalyst […] Read more
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Pea exporters fight for market share in China
Russia gained access to the Asian country last year, and now Ukraine has negotiated a similar phytosanitary agreement
SASKATOON — Pulse Canada is in a dog fight in its top pea market. “We are not sitting by idly and watching increased competition erode Canada’s market share,” said president Greg Cherewyk. Related stories: AAFC announces $11 million in funding for Pulse Canada Canadian peas hold their own despite Russian sales Russia gained access to […] Read more
Pulses seen as COP28 winner
SASKATOON — A recently concluded global meeting on climate change has created a huge opportunity for pulses, say industry officials. They contend that the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (COP28) has paved the way for increased global attention and investment in crops such as peas, lentils, chickpeas […] Read more
India is back in business on peas
SASKATOON — India has temporarily dropped all pea import restrictions and that is breathing life into yellow pea prices. The restrictions have been lifted from Dec. 8, 2023, through March 31, 2024. “This is the first time in roughly six years that India has truly opened up to pea imports,” Greg Cherewyk, president of Pulse […] Read more
India suspends pea import duty
UPDATE: December 8, 2023 – 1415 CST – for the latest version of this developing story, click here. SASKATOON — India is temporarily dropping its prohibitive import duty on peas. The 50 percent duty is being removed starting Dec. 8, 2023, through March 31, 2024. “This is the first time in six years that we […] 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
Clean grain keeps markets open for all
Contaminants in grain not only lower your price on that load, it can also have a negative impact on future buyers and end users. The solution? Keep it Clean. Started by the Canola Council of Canada in 2016, the Keep it Clean program has been at the forefront of promoting hygiene in grain shipments, whether […] Read more
Pulse sector not worried about plant-based meat slump
Sales continue to fall, but the pulse industry says plant-based meat sector makes up a small part of pea protein market
Plant-based meat sales continue to slump in the United States, according to a new report. Sales for the meat alternatives amounted to 19.8 million kilograms for the 52 weeks ending July 2, 2023, according to a CoBank report, which used data provided by Circana. That is down 21 percent from the previous year and well […] Read more
Pulse sector lowers targets on new-use demand
Industry had originally wanted to create two million tonnes of North American demand for whole split pulses by 2025
Pulse Canada is revamping its market development targets after falling short of its previous goals. In 2018, the organization announced its 25 by 2025 program, a crop-specific strategy for creating demand in new use categories for 25 percent of Canada’s pulses. The goal was to create two million tonnes of new North American demand for […] Read more
Grain shippers call for expansion of interswitching pilot
Coalition argues that the 18-month initiative planned by Ottawa needs to be broader and last for a longer period of time
A campaign called Flip the Switch has launched at interswitching.ca to encourage producers and shippers to contact their members of Parliament to voice their support.
