Quality of western Canadian peas 2023
This report presents harvest quality data for western Canadian yellow peas and green peas grown in 2023. Pea samples were submitted to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program by producers and grain companies. Quality data is compiled from the results of analytical tests performed in the Grain Research Laboratory and will be updated as more samples are received.
Data as of November 20, 2023
Summary statistics by grade and by province
- Results are unlikely to represent samples harvested within 2 weeks of the date of this report
- The number of samples may not reflect actual production distributions across grades
Yellow peas
| Location | Grade | Number of samples | 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | |||
| Manitoba | Peas, No. 1 Canada | 5 | 21.8 | 19.0 | 23.7 | 23.0 |
| Peas, No. 2 Canada | 20 | 22.5 | 16.5 | 25.4 | 23.0 | |
| Peas, No. 3 Canada | 7 | 23.2 | 21.4 | 24.8 | 23.3 | |
| All grades | 32 | 22.6 | 16.5 | 25.4 | 23.0 | |
| Saskatchewan | Peas, No. 1 Canada | 33 | 23.1 | 18.6 | 26.4 | 23.9 |
| Peas, No. 2 Canada | 107 | 23.5 | 18.8 | 30.9 | 24.0 | |
| Peas, No. 3 Canada | 35 | 23.8 | 18.2 | 27.2 | 24.5 | |
| All grades | 175 | 23.5 | 18.2 | 30.9 | 24.1 | |
| Alberta | Peas, No. 1 Canada | 32 | 23.4 | 18.5 | 28.7 | 23.8 |
| Peas, No. 2 Canada | 70 | 23.4 | 19.9 | 27.8 | 23.9 | |
| Peas, No. 3 Canada | 18 | 24.6 | 21.6 | 27.7 | 24.1 | |
| All grades | 120 | 23.6 | 18.5 | 28.7 | 23.9 | |
| Western Canada | Peas, No. 1 Canada | 70 | 23.1 | 18.5 | 28.7 | 23.8 |
| Peas, No. 2 Canada | 197 | 23.4 | 16.5 | 30.9 | 23.8 | |
| Peas, No. 3 Canada | 60 | 24.0 | 18.2 | 27.7 | 24.3 | |
| All grades | 327 | 23.4 | 16.5 | 30.9 | 23.9 | |
Green peas
| Location | Grade | Number of samples | 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | |||
| Saskatchewan | Peas, No. 1 Canada | 11 | 25.3 | 23.0 | 29.1 | 26.3 |
| Peas, No. 2 Canada | 7 | 23.4 | 22.1 | 26.4 | 25.7 | |
| Peas, No. 3 Canada | 10 | 24.3 | 22.3 | 26.4 | 23.6 | |
| All grades | 28 | 24.4 | 22.1 | 29.1 | 24.8 | |
| Alberta | Peas, No. 1 Canada | NSFootnote 2 | NS | NS | NS | 23.8 |
| Peas, No. 2 Canada | 6 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 26.0 | 24.4 | |
| Peas, No. 3 Canada | 5 | 22.1 | 19.9 | 23.2 | 25.0 | |
| All grades | 11 | 23.4 | 19.9 | 26.0 | 24.5 | |
| Western Canada | Peas, No. 1 Canada | 11 | 25.3 | 23.0 | 29.1 | 25.5 |
| Peas, No. 2 Canada | 13 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 26.4 | 25.4 | |
| Peas, No. 3 Canada | 15 | 23.5 | 19.9 | 26.4 | 23.8 | |
| All grades | 39 | 24.2 | 19.9 | 29.1 | 24.7 | |
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