Where are Pulses Grown?
Pulses Grown in Canada
Canada's large and diverse agricultural land base
is ideally suited for growing a range of pulse crops
including pea, lentil, bean and chickpea. More than
2.3 million hectares are seeded to pulse crops each
year and Canadian pulse production is normally in
the range of 4.5 to 5 million tonnes per year. The
value of Canadian pulses exports alone reached $4.2
billion in 2015.
Quebec and Ontario produce bean crops (a wide
array of coloured beans as well as the white navy
bean). Manitoba produces white and coloured beans,
as well as peas and lentils. Saskatchewan is the largest
producer of peas, lentils and chickpeas with a small
bean industry, and Alberta produces beans under
irrigation as well as peas, lentils and chickpeas.
