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Weekly Special Crops Market Commentary - June 24, 2009

 
 
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 Yellow peas are currently around $5.50 to $6.00/bu. Green peas are around $8.75/bushel. New crop edible peas are holding in the $5.50 to $6.50/bushel yellows at the bottom end and green at the top.
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The kabuli chickpea market are in the 28 to 30 cents/pound range for 9 mm, and 23 to 25 cents/pound for 8mm. Desis are in the 20 to 24 cents/pound range. New crop chickpeas are generally in the same price ranges as old crop.

Small seed size green lentil prices are in the 32 to 36 cents/pound for #1 grades. Medium and large seeded green varieties are in the 36 to 40 cent/lb range. Red lentils have increased to the 40 to 45 cent/pound range. New crop lentil prices (#1 grade) are in the 24 to 28 cent/pound range for green lentils with red lentils about 5 cents/bu higher.

Brown mustard prices are holding around 26 to 28 cents/pound range. Oriental and yellow mustard remains around 35 to 40 cents per pound. New crop mustard prices are generally in the 24 to 29 cent per pound range (yellow at the top end).

Old and new crop Canary seed prices remain in the 19 - 20 cents/pound range.

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Last Reviewed/Revised on June 24, 2009.