MOSCOW: Russia has stepped up exports of chickpeas to India. According to Russian customs data, chickpea exports rose 17% during the first five months of 2015/16.
Tanzania has also indicated it wants to help supply India with pulses. While the country is not known for pulse crop exports, a report from The Guardian says a program is already underway to train farmers in high legume production. Currently, the country’s pulse crops consist primarily of chickpeas, dried beans and pigeon peas but there are ideas this could be expanded to include other varieties as well.
With temperatures hitting 44 degrees Celsius in parts of south Australia over the weekend, there are fears more fires could hit farmland soon. The country’s Bureau of Meteorology said the region of Adelaide, which grows chickpeas, had been especially hard hit by crop fires.
Pinto beans in the 21-32 cents per pound range are being reported in Western Canada, by the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Meanwhile, pinto beans in North Dakota are going for 18-23 US.
