French crops fry in hot, dry season

French crops fry in hot, dry season

HARVEST in France of this year’s winter and spring crops is humming along, according to the French Ministry for Agriculture. One of the hottest and driest springs on record has promoted French crop development to such an extent that the harvest pace is well ahead of...
Pulse Update: Canada cooks Aussie lentil market

Pulse Update: Canada cooks Aussie lentil market

PROMPT prices for Australian lentils have dropped around 10 per cent in the past month as Canadian exporters offer new-crop cargoes at competitive prices. Trade in current-crop chickpeas remains thin and depressed, but new-crop trade is starting to shape up as the...