Faba Beans

[FarmJunkie]

Snowbirds

[Marusko]

Doing some thinking for this years rotation

We're planning on fabas, but starting to get some cold feet. Export market is dead apparently, Egypt isn't buying. Plan on feed prices. currently 8-9/bu in the yard depending on location for feed. Not bad. Will it last for new crop? Rumour is guys are switching from peas to fabas due to disease.

What are your plans, what do you know? Beautiful crop to grow. but horribly uncompetitive.

[seldomseen]

I decided to put 300 in and take a chance. One half section I farm has a history of being water logged so peas are risky. Going to keep two years between canola no matter what price it is.
I was told that they are a confection snack where they munch on them when they are hanging out on the streets socializing and covid has killed that market for now. Hopefully by next year things have improved.

[TOM4CWB]

I decided to put 300 in and take a chance. One half section I farm has a history of being water logged so peas are risky. Going to keep two years between canola no matter what price it is.
I was told that they are a confection snack where they munch on them when they are hanging out on the streets socializing and covid has killed that market for now. Hopefully by next year things have improved.

A fractionation plant is perhaps starting this fall in Legal AB in conjunction with the old pea butter facility... I hear production contracts are a possibility...; like was indicated AGT does fractionation in N Dekota/export at times; Saskatoon ParHiem does fractionation, when Fabas are favourable price [when yellow peas 'expensive'] WA grain works the feed markets with fabas...

Fabas have bombed on us in dry springs too often lower yield than yellow peas as well as lower price and grade... many turn black with Sept frost...

But easier to harvest than peas!

Cheers!