Pulses and Special Crops

The term "pulses" refers to grain legumes including chickpeas, dry beans, dry peas and lentils. The term "special crop" is used here to define a diverse group of crops including: pulses (chickpeas, dry beans, dry peas and lentils), buckwheat, canary seed, forages, ginseng, herbs (medicinal plants), spices, industrial hemp, mustard seed, safflower seed, seeds (for sowing) and sunflower seed. It is a catch-all category for those crops not included in major grains and oilseeds or horticultural crops.

An estimated 70 percent of Canada's production is exported, including significant quantities of dry peas, lentils, canary seed, mustard seed, chick peas, dry beans, and buckwheat.

Statistical Overview of the Canadian Pulse Industry 2008 and the PDF version.

Statistical Overview of the Canadian Special Crops Industry 2008 and the PDF version.

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Pulses

• Chick Peas
• Dry Bean
• Dry Pea
• Lentil
  
  

Special Crops

• Buckwheat
• Canary Seed
• Caraway Seed
• Coriander Seed
• Essential Oils
• Forage
• Ginseng
• Industrial Hemp
• Medicinal Plants
• Mustard Seed
• Safflower Seed
• Seeds for Sowing
• Spices
• Sunflower Seed
  
  

Other Regional Specialty Crops (Provincial Links)

• Sugar Beets
• Wild Rice