lentils

The U.S. and Canada have filed a WTO counternotification on India's market prices supports on some pulse exports, such as chickpeas.  Rod Bain said India has typically been one of the strongest destinations for American pulses, particularly chickpeas and lentils.  ...

The 53rd annual Western Pulse Growers Association Annual Growers meeting take place Wednesday in Moscow, Idaho.  The one day event will cover several business issues facing dry pea, lentil and chickpea farmers, including international market trade barriers, retaliatory tariffs and low commodity prices.  In...

The USDA says growers in Washington and Idaho saw above-average returns on wheat crop this year, but lentil prices are plunging.  The Lewiston Tribune reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture Portland Daily Grain Report last week listed soft white wheat prices between $6.20 a...

The beginning of the year for pea and lentil growers held a lot of promise according to Lance Honig with USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.   “The potential was there for a big crop. We actually planted a record high number of acres for lentils this year.”   Unfort...

Peas, lentils, chickpeas and other pulse crops have grown significantly according to Tim McGreevey of the U.S. Dry Pea and Lentil Council.   “We had about 400,000 acres in of peas, lentils and chickpeas in 1995 and you fast forward to 2016 and we have now almost 2.6 million ...

The 28th Annual National Lentil Fest celebrates the little legume August 19th and 20th in Pullman.   Festival Director Alexandria Anderson said she hopes the event brings an awareness of the growers.   “It can be hard if you didn’t grow up on a farm, you just don’t understand the way of life. Hopefully the Lentil Festi...