Yellow Pea Prices?

[dave4441]

The whole "lentils do not do well with rain" thing is hogwash in a sense. We have had 40 bu crimson lentils with 16 inches of rain. The issue with lots of rain was more for the older large green types (lairds) that grew a bunch of straw. Best lentil crop i have grown across the whole farm on Sedley variety was with 13 inches of rain in 2005, averaged 33 bu/ac on stubble. You want heat in the summer of course, but rain itself tends to create yield.

[norton17]

is anyone going out and rutting up (or packing down) their peas by spraying headline this year?

[sawfly]

yes i just sprayed some .
no ruts though.
what are your thoughts on value effectiveness .
seems like a lot of money .
it had better do something.

[skhadenuf]

Somebody is likely making more than 5 dollars a bushel profit on our 4 dollar peas. People don't go to the market and buy a bushel of peas to eat for dinner, they buy pounds or kilos, in the case of pounds 60 lbs/4 bucks is what about 6.6 cents a pound, yeah there is cost of shipping etc etc but food prices change very small in terms of our bushels going from 4 to 6 dollars a bushel but the food cost there is like the bullshit going on here, canary seed same thing, buyers make a big deal out of canary going from 15 cents to 20 cents but that pound is sold for what 3 bucks to 8 or nine bucks so who's making the real money for what risk?

[skhadenuf]

Dave4441, do lentils yield as they look, what I mean is they look fantastic but does that necessarily mean they set seed or do they need something to trigger pod set etc.? Cause those fields are rank looking.

[mustardman]

Sometimes the poorer looking lentils yield the most as they require stress to set seed. If not enough stress the green variety can put more and more branches on but not set anymore seed as they are indeterminate in growth.

[dave4441]

Good looking red lentils yield well. Lst year we had 28 bu lentils that looked thick and lush and 14 bu stuff on stubble that looked thin. REds are different from greens. Too much foliage on a green will not yield as well. Saying that, last year in Assiniboia we seen lush green lentils that went 40. THese new varities have changed things greatly.

[skhadenuf]

thanks for the info, I believe these are reds now they were seeded very early, but in case it drags out with cool weather can a person do something to speed up maturity, one of the guys said he heard that you can spray something on them to stop the continued growth without harming the formed seed is that true.

[dave4441]

Re Canaryseed i have seen product in market places were volumne is traded and sometimes it is cheaper to buy it in the market, less costs, then the grower is selling it for in Canada. Grain markets are thin margins. You can always find some exceptions and niche marketing, but trade in grain is very very competitive. You get spreads due to moving marketing prices. Bulk Vessels sometimes trade for $5/MT. Peas included.

[dave4441]

Sure, they can use glyphosate that is slower or Reglone which is very quick. If you are in a wetter area more non traditional area they are very likely reds. Reds are much more determinate. They can also swath them, which lots do. Reds are really 90 days to maturity. If they do not make it not much will.