Sask. crop insurance acreage data is substantially different from Statistics Canada’s numbers for many small-acre crops
Pulse and special crops growers and traders should get used to significant discrepancies between federal and provincial agencies when it comes to gauging the size of the Canadian crop, says an analyst. The bulk of those crops are grown in Saskatchewan where the provincial government often seems at odds with Statistics Canada. “It’s going to […] Read moreTag Archives Pulses
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
Persistent crop estimate discrepancies lead to uncertainty
Sask. crop insurance acreage data is substantially different from Statistics Canada's numbers for many small-acre crops
Pulse and special crops growers and traders should get used to significant discrepancies between federal and provincial agencies when it comes to gauging the size of the Canadian crop, says an analyst. The bulk of those crops are grown in Saskatchewan where the provincial government often seems at odds with Statistics Canada. “It’s going to […] Read more
Agriculture waits to see if political spat with India affects it
Half of India’s lentil imports come from Sask., and the province’s exports to the country were worth $1.4 billion last year
The agriculture sector should be on alert as relations between Canada and India deteriorate, a report warned last week. StrategyCorp, a management consulting and government relations firm, issued a geopolitical advisory Sept. 22 after prime minister Justin Trudeau said Sept. 18 he had credible information that the Indian government was potentially involved in killing a […] Read more
Study expects plant-based meat growth
The future for plant-based protein is bright despite recent setbacks, according to a new Ernst & Young study. Demand for the product is expected to be strong in the wake of a global pandemic that led to an economic slowdown in 2022. Ernst & Young is forecasting US$139.4 billion in global plant-based meat sales by […] Read more
Genomics research seeks to build more resilient pulse crops
New funding will be used to develop new tools, knowledge and traits that can then get incorporated into new varieties
The quest to breed better root resistance in peas is the focus of a genomics research project announced last week by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. The organization announced it will also fund a genomics project designed to find tools to breed better lentil varieties. Both projects are co-funded through Genome Canada’s Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems […] 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
Average pulse yields expected to fall this year
The first Canadian pea and lentil yield estimates are out, and they are not encouraging. Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research, provided his initial forecast in a July 31 article he wrote for Alberta Pulse Growers’ Pulse Market Insight publication. He based his estimates on crop ratings provided by Alberta Agriculture and Saskatchewan Agriculture […] Read more
AIM: Soybean proponents still eye western expansion
Justine Cornelsen, agronomic and regulatory service manager with Brett Young Seeds, said soybeans are still considered a relatively new crop to the western Canadian market that is currently centred in southern Manitoba.
AIM23: Come see the science that’s continuing to transform farming
Today’s cutting edge crop science could seem an intimidating matter, involving chemistry, biology and physics well beyond the elementary stuff most of us struggled with in high school. But it’s very, very easy to see and feel the excitement and enthusiasm of the folks who dedicate their careers and lives to developing new solutions and […] Read more
