April 15, 2026
After the contraction of the Indian and Chinese markets exposed the risks of buyer concentration, the Canadian yellow pea industry is pivoting toward a more stable horizon. By leveraging the scale of Mexico’s massive feed sector and the structural advantages of CUSMA, exporters are defining a new model for diversified trade.
Canada supplied 1.481 million tonnes of yellow peas to India in 2024 — 50% of India's total imports — before duties were reimposed, cutting Indian imports by 56% in 2025.
For years, Canada's yellow pea export programme has been anchored by two dominant buyers: India and China. Together, these markets absorbed volumes that no other destination in the world could match. That concentration, once a commercial strength, revealed its vulnerabilities in 2024 and 2025 — and has since accelerated Canada's push to build a more diversified, resilient export base.
READ THE FULL ARTICLEMexico produces over 41 million tonnes of animal feed annually and has the world's highest per capita egg consumption — making it a structurally strong market for Canadian peas as a feed ingredient.
Mexico feed industry / trade diversification / CUSMA agriculture / pulse exports / animal nutrition / agricultural policy
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