The pulse specialist for the Manitoba government says despite late planting, frost damage and disease pressure, the province’s pulse crops showed good yields.
Dennis Lange, based out of Altona, reported the complete field pea harvest having yields from 30 to 75 bushels per acre with an average of 55.
Meanwhile, the dry bean harvest was 80 per cent complete with yields up to 2,000 pounds per acre, compared to the 1,800-pound average.
In September, Statistics Canada projected 192,300 harvested acres of dry peas and 191,500 acres of edible beans in Manitoba.
In 2024-25, 188,300 acres of dry peas and 185,800 acres of edible beans were harvested.
Dry pea production is expected to be down 1.2 per cent compared to last year at 258,479 tonnes, while that for edible beans would decline by 15.3 per cent at 154,478 tonnes.
