REGINA — Saskatchewan’s pulse and special crops processing landscape is changing again, as Harvest Grain Ltd. announced last week it had acquired two existing facilities. The newly incorporated company already owned Bornhorst Seeds Ltd. at St. Gregor. On Nov. 12 a court approved Harvest Grain’s purchase of the former Global Food and Ingredients facility at […] Read more
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India’s food balancing act provides opportunities
Exporters work within government’s efforts to keep crop prices high enough for farmers but low enough for consumers
Despite India’s hopes of becoming self-sufficient in food and crop production, a leader of a powerful farm group in that country recently told the Canadian pulse and special crops sector that Canada can play an important role in the giant nation’s needs. “There are lots of opportunities where Pulse Canada and (the National Agricultural Cooperative […] Read more
Small crop traders worry about Statistics Canada data
Analysts blame consistent problems with production and export numbers on insufficient resources at the federal agency
Numbers matter in the special crops world — a lot. That was clear at the Canadian Pulse and Special Crops Conference, in which longstanding unhappiness with Statistics Canada’s data on a number of crops kept bubbling to the surface. “I’ve never agreed with StatsCan carry-over numbers on the small crops,” said Kevin Dick, president of […] Read more
Competition grows tougher for pulse exporters
International buyers turned to new suppliers during recent drought years, and it will be difficult to get the business back
Buyers from around the world were in Winnipeg last week for the Canadian Pulse and Special Crops Trade Convention. However, the sobering news for Canadian farmers, marketers and processors was that those buyers don’t always have to rely on Canada these days. “For a number of crops, like durum, like flax, Canadian isn’t the … […] 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
Shipping container rates take a tumble
Pulse and special crops shippers are celebrating the collapse of container freight rates. “For the smaller buyers and also shippers, it brings things a little bit back to normal,” said Marlene Boersch, managing partner of Mercantile Consulting Venture. “It was completely untenable the way this market was running for two years in terms of risk […] Read more
Prospects look good for special crops
The United States is the biggest importer of Saskatchewan mustard, which Rick Mitzel, executive director of SaskMustard, hopes will continue this year.
