# Peas fall from favour as Canadian farmers swap acres for wheat - The Globe and Mail

> Canadian pea plantings are expected to fall to a seven-year low this spring, and lentil acreage is forecast to drop 27%. Farmers are switching to wheat and canola after a global pulse glut sent prices down. India has raised tariffs on pulse imports to protect its domestic growers.

- Date: 2018-02-14 · published 2018-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66474-peas-fall-from-favour-as-canadian-farmers-swap-acres-for-wheat-the-globe-and
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A shift of Canadian acres toward wheat and canola adds to cereal and oilseed supply while cutting pulse output. The move points to lower pulse prices and marginally heavier wheat and canola supply.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- theglobeandmail.com: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/peas-fall-from-favour-as-canadian-farmers-swap-acres-for-wheat/article37978819/

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