Chickpea Market News for October 2010

Aschochyta Flourishing in Australia

SYDNEY - Oct 7/10 - SNS -- Growing conditions in some of Australia's key chickpea growing areas are allowing aschochyta blight to flourish in crops, raising doubts about this year's quality and yields but next year's crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chickpea Production Worries

VANCOUVER - Oct 10/10 - SNS -- Chickpea markets ended the week's trading on a firm note against rising concern over the size of crops in Canada and Australia because damp weather in both countries helped diseases flourish. . . . Continue or visitors click here

AgCanada Sees Bigger Chickpea Crop

VANCOUVER - Oct 15/10 - SNS -- In its latest monthly review of Canadian chickpeas Agriculture Canada's market analysis branch in Winnipeg reports seeded area totals 150,000 acres this year, compared to 104,000 acres last year. This has the potential for production to total 81,000 MT, versus 76,000 last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here