Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has scaled up its estimate for prices of chana or chickpea in Canada in 2017-18 (Aug-Jul) by 4% to an average of $1,000-$1,030 a tonne, as supply is seen declining due to lower carryover stocks and imports. The agency scaled down its forecast for chana production in Canada in 2017-18 by 22% to 81,000 compared to its estimate in August. The outlook for production of peas in 2017-18 was scaled down by 5% to 3.79 million tonne because of a sharp decline in yields and a small fall in the harvested area. The agency kept its 2017-18 average price forecast for peas unchanged at $280-$310 per tonne due to lower supply and higher carryover stocks. Exports are seen falling 9% from the previous forecast to 2.9 million tonne, with India, China and Bangladesh continuing to be Canada’s top markets. Average prices of masur for the year ending July are seen unchanged at $720-$750 per tonne compared to the previous estimate, owing to high carryover stocks.