January chickpea exports surge, lentils dip

January chickpea exports surge, lentils dip

AUSTRALIA exported 92,287 tonnes of chickpeas and 149,266t of lentils in January, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The chickpea figure is up 49 percent from the 62,078t shipped in December to reflect increased new-crop...
Pulse Update: Bulk lentils brighten market

Pulse Update: Bulk lentils brighten market

A SOLID bulk export program for lentils has lifted prices for southern Australia’s major pulse in the past month as offshore demand for faba beans languishes. Chickpea business is swapping from bulk to containers amid ongoing economic difficulties for Australia’s...
Gloomy chickpea market prompts rotation rethink

Gloomy chickpea market prompts rotation rethink

Liz Wells, January 30, 2023 CHICKPEA area in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland could fall even further this year as lacklustre export prices deter growers from the pulse, which in the past decade has become the preferred crop to grow in rotation with...
Pulse Update: Lentil harvest pressures prices

Pulse Update: Lentil harvest pressures prices

SOUTHERN Australia’s lentil harvest has advanced rapidly in the past month and better-than-expected yields are putting supply-side pressure on prices. Faba beans are finding little love in the export market but are in solid demand from domestic stockfeed millers,...
Pulse Update: Rain delays stymie volume trade

Pulse Update: Rain delays stymie volume trade

UNCERTAINTY about the timing of southern Australia’s pulse harvest is keeping volume trade to a minimum, with growers wary about overcommitting on volume and quality, and traders following suit. While Queensland’s chickpea harvest is well advanced, harvest of pulses...