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Producers in the region are noting minor damage in the crops due to flooding, wind, flea beetles and grasshoppers in emerging crops. CARLYLE - Producers in southeast Saskatchewan are making great seeding progress in the face of excess moisture in the region, according...

Liz Wells, May 31, 2023 INDIA’S expanding pulse sector is reshaping the nature of the global chickpea trade as the world’s largest consumer of chickpeas improves its supply chain, a move which could well see it return as an importer in the longer term. That was the...

Liz Wells THE PRICE outlook for red lentils looks relatively stable in the near term, regardless of what the Australian, Canadian and Indian seasons throw up, according to the first industry panel to take the stage at Pulses 23. Discussing the red lentil market at...

Liz Wells THUNDER and Lightning and a kind start to the season in most growing regions look set to propel Australia’s production of red lentils to new highs in 2023-24. Both varieties have been bred by Grains Innovation Australia with a market focus, and while...

A MUNGBEAN field trial at The University of Queensland’s Gatton campus is shedding light on improving yield stability of the high-value crop, currently selling for over A$1300 a tonne. According to Millicent Smith, a lecturer in crop physiology from the Queensland...

Liz Wells, May 29, 2023 THE Global Pulse Confederation’s premier annual event is being held in Sydney this week, and has drawn more than 500 delegates from around the globe to network and learn about the latest developments in this fast-changing sphere. The conference...

Mercados latinoamericanos y europeos comenzaron a aplicar medidas que podrían generar complicaciones en el paso de las cargas. La producción de porotos atraviesa una etapa compleja en Jujuy: la sequía de los últimos años se suma a nuevas regulaciones internacionales...

By Sean Pratt Farmers around the world are expected to harvest the second biggest lentil crop in history in 2023. Ag Pulse Analytica forecasts 7.12 million tonnes of production, according to a Market Update published by the Global Pulse Confederation. That would be...

Liz Wells, May 8, 2023 AUSTRALIA exported 53,448 tonnes of chickpeas and 168,650t of lentils in March, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The chickpea figure is down 32 percent from 78,213t shipped in February, while the...

Liz Wells MARKETS for Australia’s major pulse crops have firmed since Easter as growers in all regions get busy with planting at the expense of out-turning product stored on farm. Solid demand from South Asia on lentils, Pakistan on chickpeas, Egypt on faba beans and...

AUSTRALIAN canola growers and farm advisors have today been notified that the European Union has announced it intends to reduce the maximum residue limit (MRL) for haloxyfop from 0.2mg/kg to 0.005mg/kg. While no specific timeframe can be provided, the Australian...

Heavy rain and hailstorm in mid-March and early April might affect yield of pulse crops; official says government focusing on nutrition and security By Raju Sajwan The central government has begun taking steps to monitor stock levels of pulses in the country. Many...

By Sean Pratt Lentil prices are falling in India as domestically grown product hits the market, says an analyst. The price of average quality lentils in markets in Madhya Pradesh, the largest lentil growing state, is around 5,450 rupees per 100 kilograms. That is...

Liz Wells, April 14, 2023 AUSTRALIA exported 84,879 tonnes of chickpeas and 223,581t of lentils in February, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The chickpea figure is down 20 percent from the 106,183t shipped in January, but...

By Sean Pratt The United States is not going to help address what some believe is a looming global kabuli chickpea shortage. U.S. farmers plan to seed 340,500 acres of the crop, a four percent drop from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of...

By Sean Pratt Published: March 23, 2023 There should be good demand for lentils in Canada’s top market this year, but also fierce competition, says a broker. Vivek Agrawal, director of JLV Agro, a commodity brokerage firm based in Pune, India, thinks India will import...

Liz Wells, March 21, 2023 RESEARCHERS, agronomists and value adders from across Australia and beyond are gathered in Toowoomba this week for the fourth Australian Pulse Conference, and the first ever to be held in Queensland. In his opening address this morning,...

Liz Wells, March 20, 2023 PRICES for faba beans, lentils, mungbeans and even chickpeas have risen in the past month, thanks to improved supply chains and healthy demand. The month has also seen an increased ability of counterparties in destinations including Pakistan...

Lentils shipments dropped 9pc for the month from 163,196t shipped in December, again due to the lateness of harvest.

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.

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...