Pulse Prices Face Pressure Amid US, Canada Harvest
11-Aug-2025 03:15 PM
Vancouver. Harvesting of new pea crop has started in both the major pulse producing countries of North America, Canada and United States of America (USA), while harvesting of lentil and chickpea is going to start soon.
Last week, 29 thousand tonnes of pea production was obtained from 1 percent harvesting in Canada and 94,400 tonnes of production was obtained from 12 percent harvesting in America.
The pace of harvesting is expected to increase in the coming weeks. The quality and average yield rate of peas were seen to be excellent in the initial harvesting done in Saskatchewan and Manitoba provinces of Canada. This has greatly encouraged the producers and processors of Western Canada.
There is pressure on the prices of green lentils while the price of red lentils is stable. Although the international export market is being affected by the news of decrease in production in Russia,
but there is no atmosphere of rise in prices. Usually the price of peas and lentils in Russia remains lower than that of Canada, but last week the prices of pulses of both the countries came down to almost the same level.
The trend of decline in the prices of Canadian green lentils continues. Its price has fallen by a massive 37 percent since the beginning of the 2024-25 marketing season and by 25 percent since May 2025. This time, with the possibility of increase in production, prices may soften further.
The new crop of Kabuli gram is also going to enter the market soon. Last week, a mixed trend was seen in its prices in the global market. The new crop of Kabuli gram has started maturing in Canada and America.
Although the price of large caliber (thick grain) Kabuli gram remained largely stable during the week, a slight softening was recorded in the prices of grains of 9 mm and smaller size.
In Canada, the area under pulses has increased this year compared to last year and the crops are expected to benefit from the rains in the last week of July,
which is expected to increase the production of peas, lentils and chickpeas. Producers make a strong effort to sell their old stock while buyers are focused on the new crop.