A policy shift in India is jeopardizing a $1 billion export market for Canadian pulses. India’s plant quarantine directorate has announced it will not extend an exemption to its methyl bromide fumigation policy. The policy calls for all shipments of agricultural commodities to be fumigated at the country of export. The problem is that it […] Read more
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Bio-sciences company works behind the scenes at leading edge nutritional research
If you’re one to look at food labels, chances are you’ve seen the results of the high-tech research taking place at POS Bio-Sciences. You won’t see the name, but it’s there — in proteins, fibres, starches and oils. The Saskatoon-based company is a global player in developing new processes that use crops such as peas […] Read more
Clock ticks on India’s fumigation exemption
Pulse crop exporters are getting antsy about the looming expiration of an exemption to an Indian phytosanitary policy. India has a blanket requirement that all pulse imports must be fumigated to ensure there is no presence of certain quarantine pests. The policy states that fumigation has to occur at origin. However, India has provided a […] Read more
Pulses get waiver extension
Pulse exporters are breathing a sigh of relief after India granted a last-minute extension to a phytosanitary policy waiver. India has a blanket requirement that all pulse imports must be fumigated to ensure there is no presence of certain quarantine pests. The policy states that fumigation has to occur at origin. However, India has provided […] Read more
Pulses failing freshness test
TORONTO — The pulse industry faces one considerable stumbling block in its attempt to market its products as healthy, says a restaurateur. Matthew Corrin, founder of Freshii, a healthy fast-food chain, said his customers equate healthy with fresh, not dried or canned product, which is how most pulses are sold. “I think that’s a really […] Read more
What’s behind pulses’ shift to bulk exports?
Bulk is king when it comes to ocean freight, says a grain transportation expert. Bulk shipping rates are at historically low levels, said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp., the government appointed grain monitor. Panamax vessels are renting out for $4,000 to $4,500 per day compared to more than $90,000 during the heyday of 2007 […] Read more
VIDEO: Viterra officially opens Alta. pulse cleaning plant
TEMPEST, Alta. — One of the last wooden crib elevators built in Alberta has new life as a pulse cleaning facility for Viterra. The facility, which has been refurbished and expanded to handle pulse crops, began its new role in November 2015, but the official launch occurred June 27 at the Tempest rail siding about […] Read more
Canadian lentils sub-par?
Sean Pratt reports from the Global Pulse Convention in Cesme, Turkey, about what is driving pulse markets. CESME, Turkey — Some international buyers of Canadian lentils are not happy with the quality they’re getting. “As millers, we are very disappointed in the quality the Canadian system allows suppliers to supply as lentils,” said Saifuddin Abidali, […] Read more
Growers take pulses to next level
HUGHTON, Sask. — Farmers were desperate to make a dollar, quotas were tight and grain was not worth much when the holy grail of lentils appeared on the prairie horizon. “It was easy to convince people to get into it,” said Bill Copeland, who offered his farm near Hughton, Sask., for lentil and also barley […] Read more
Lock in lentil, pea prices now: analyst
Prices for old and new crop yellow peas, red and green lentils are 150 to 200 percent of what they were a year ago
Farmers should be locking in enough new crop peas and lentils at today’s attractive prices to cover the estimated 2016 cost of production, says an analyst. “These are historical moments,” Marlene Boersch, a partner in Mercantile Consulting Venture, told farmers attending CropSphere. “Don’t be discouraged when you don’t hit the top price. That’s not the […] Read more
