Pulse Update: Markets soften, NSW sodden

Pulse Update: Markets soften, NSW sodden

THE prospect of a big Australian and Canadian lentil crop, and the wind-back in Egypt’s buying of faba beans has seen prices for both pulses fall in the past month. As current-crop mungbean stocks deplete, growers in an expanded area in New South Wales are considering...
Argentina loses export opportunity

Argentina loses export opportunity

As with cereal, farmer selling of soybeans to Argentina’s crushing plants has slowed as inflation fuels expectations of price hikes, and mostly dry conditions prevail SEVERE drought is causing havoc in Argentina this year, drastically reducing potential winter crop...
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...