heidi dutton weber western grain trade ltd
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Heidi Dutton Weber Western Grain Trade Ltd.
www.westerngrain.com
Large Green - Laird type – 30 - 40 % of market
Medium Green - Richlea Type – 2-5% of market
Small Green - Eston Type – 8 – 11% of market
Small Red Lentils – 35 – 45 % of market Extra Small Red (Robin type) – 9 – 10 % Other Classes - less than 1%
Have remained stable between 810,000 Mts to 850,000 Mts over the past 3 years and are forecasted to be in this range for 2009 / 10 Crop year
Demand shifting regions, but overall quantity is not shifting
Pricing has increased but the overall demand the Canadian Lentils has remained stable
Whole Dry Peas Yellow Peas – 80% of seeded acresGreen Peas – 19% of seeded acresOther Peas – 1 % of seeded acres
Desi Chickpeas - 15-20% market Kabuli Chickpeas – 80 % Market Small Kabuli Chickpeas – Less than 5%
Pink Beans – Less than 1%
Small Red Beans – Less than 1%
Great Northern Beans 1-2% Market
Light Red Kidney Beans 2-3% Market
Dark Red Kidney Beans 2-3% Market
Cranberry Beans – 5-6% Market
Navy beans – 28-30% Market
Pinto Beans 15-17% Market
Black Beans 40-42% Market
1998 290,000 acres 1999 370,000 acres +55% 2001 415,000 acres +15% 2002 530,000 acres +30% 2003 425,000 acres - 25% 2004 345,000 acres - 23% 2005 395,000 acres +14% 2006 440,000 acres +12 % 2007 378,000 acres - 14 % 2008 363,000 acres - 4 % 2009 350,000 acres - 4 % (forecast)
Manitoba Flooding 2009Manitoba Flooding 2009
2006 / 2007 – 10% 2007 / 2008 – 6% 2008 / 2009 – 10% 2009 / 2010 – 11 %
Production coming from other regions.
Weather. From now till late August most markets are highly sensitive to weather
Expect more volatility in the markets. In currency. In ocean Freights. In costs
Whiplash effect is generally worse than the initial crash.
Be happy you are in the food business as people will always eat. We only help discover at what price.
Ag Canada Field Crest Commodities – Dry Bean Data Statpub – www.statpub.com Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Pulse Canada – www.specialcrops.mb.ca Weber Commodities –
www.webercommodities.com World Weather – www.worldweather.cc
Mailing Address Unit 9 2155 Airport Drive Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7L 6M5 Canada
Phone 00-1-306-657-3455
Web www.westerngrain.com
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