The fifth edition of CLERA’s annual Argentine pulse conference attracted more than 1,500 attendees from 17 countries.

More beans were seeded this year than last, but adverse weather impacted yields and grain size.

As demand for pulses spikes around the world in reaction to the coronavirus, the GPC takes a closer look at the phenomenon in this major dry bean consuming region.

Strong prices saw more hectares seeded to beans this year, but a dry spell quashed all hopes of repeating last year’s high yields.

High corn prices and adverse weather have kept Brazil from expanding its bean area.

Zirack Andrew of the Tanzania Pulse Network puts last year’s export performance in perspective.

What the data tells us about current trends and what the future might hold for pulses.

Snow and rain made for a messy harvest in the major dry bean growing regions.

Widespread flooding and infrastructure damage reported in key pulse-growing states.

Mexico has two growing cycles: the spring-summer cycle, when practically all of Mexico’s dry beans are grown, and the fall-winter cycle, when its chickpea crop is produced together with a smaller dry bean crop than in the spring-summer cycle.

Drought conditions impacted this year’s crop yields.