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By Sean Pratt One of Canada’s key dry bean competitors will be less active in export markets in 2023-24. Horacio Fragola, a trader with Alicampo, told the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC) that Argentina is experiencing the fourth consecutive year of drought. There...

Liz Wells, June 16, 2023 AUSTRALIA exported 354,998 tonnes of canola in April, down 46 percent from the 660,700t shipped in May, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Germany on 166,600t was the largest-volume destination for April...

India’s total vegetable oil imports declined marginally to 10,58,263 tonne in May this year BY PTI India's palm oil imports declined 14.59 per cent to 4,39,173 tonne during May this year, but there was a sharp rise in shipments of crude sunflower oil, industry body...

Liz Wells, June 14, 2023 RECENT rain across south-eastern Australia has helped faba bean and lentil crops get off to a strong start in a mostly steady market, while patchy conditions in north-west New South Wales are limiting new-crop chickpea area. ABARES last week...

By Sean Pratt The red lentil market is looking bearish in 2023-24, according to an analyst. Major exporters have big crops on the way and demand could be subsiding in two key markets, said Gaurav Jain, an analyst with AgPulse Analytica. Turkey is expected to import...

Grain Central CANOLA prices continue to be pressured by ample global supply and low crude oil prices which are weighing on the wider global oilseeds complex, according to Lachstock Consulting June canola supply-and-demand report released on Friday. Despite concerns...

Liz Wells AUSTRALIA exported 19,500 tonnes of chickpeas and 159,734t of lentils in April, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The chickpea figure is down 62 percent from the 51,953t shipped in April, and once again has...

By Sean Pratt Russia is expected to ship more peas to China than Canada will in 2023-24. Gaurav Jain, analyst with AgPulse Analytica, is forecasting 1.2 million tonnes of Russian exports compared to one million tonnes from Canada. “Most of the feed pea demand will be...

ABARES has forecast production of Australia’s major winter pulse crops to 2.684 million tonnes, down 32 percent from the 3.95Mt grown in 2022-23. In figures released today in its Australian Crop Report, the national forecaster is predicting a 1pc increase in chickpea...

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...