An Ethiopian pulse outlook in 8 key facts/ “Strong supplies this year will limit upside on price” Tewodros Yilma of exporter Valam Global Trading PLC discusses the Red Sea crisis, an African free trade alliance, and how to protect profit in a year of abundant global supply.
Pulse purée potential/ How a Dutch processor is mixing taste, tech, and sustainability to promote a greener future for pulses We sat down to chat with the team from COROOS, one of the Netherlands’ most important pulse producers and processors. We discuss their innovation in pulse pastes, collaboration with aquafaba aficionados Fabumin, and why neither side wins in a USA/EU trade war.
“It was baffling that nobody had brought big, bold flavor to beans!”/ Heyday Canning’s tinned pulse revolution On a mission to give canned beans the delicious recipes they deserve, Kat Kavner chats to the GPC about tearing down canned food stigma and how Heyday is cooking beans to provide flavor, not just filler.
“India is on fire - and the West has no idea!”/ The Green Queen on why India is leading the way in future of food Sonalie Figueiras runs Green Queen, an online news site in the sustainable food space. She chats to Lara Gilmour about pulses’ branding issue and the untapped potential in India.
Market Update/ Report on Argentina’s 2021 Dry Bean Crop With the harvest all but wrapped, CLERA shares its observations on beans that have arrived at processing plants.
Market Update/ CLERA Report on Argentina’s Dry Bean Harvest Dry conditions resulted in below average yields and smaller caliber sizes across all bean classes.
A comeback that has been in the works/ The United Kingdom’s Pulse Renaissance What is behind the country’s renewed appetite for a forgotten food staple?
How Egypt disrupted the white bean market/ Mahmoud Mohamed on production, quality and exports We sat down to chat with Mahmoud Mohamed of Al-Amir to talk about Egypt’s pulse crops, North African border trade, and what we can expect from this year’s white bean crop
“MRL issues are no longer just a supplier problem”/ Mattia Pedon on why building good supply chains is vital The Purchasing Director at Pedon Group on this year’s Italian pulse landscape, the post-covid slide away from organic, and the importance of ‘dirty shoes’.
Denis Xausa and Orfeo Cantele/ It’s too early to tell how the lifting of the EU import tariff will affect trade with the US Kira Nash spoke with Denis Xausa and Orfeo Cantele of Italian firm Caxa about the evolution of the Italian market, the lifting of EU import tariffs and the growing trouble with phosphonic acid.
“We need to get back to face-to-face business”/ ADM Edible Beans looks ahead to Pulses 22 Madaline Dunn talked to Orion Roy-Wright, trade manager, and Jason Burns, general manager at ADM Edible Beans, to get their insight into the evolution of the pulse industry, how it's coping with recent trade challenges, and what's ahead for the company
A unique market/ Carlo Scazzola on canning pulses in Italy Kira Nash spoke with Carlo Scazzola, president of Italian brokers Agras Pulses, which was established in 1984 as part of Agras group and deals largely in pulse exports into Italy, about Italian consumption, export issues and the intricacies of the canning industry.
The changing US demand and pulse growing in the Palouse/ An Interview with Mike Anderson of Anderson Northwest Kira Nash spoke to Mike Anderson of Anderson Northwest in Washington state, USA, about company philosophy, the changing landscape of the North American market and the opportunities on the horizon in the post-Covid future.
ANICAV’s Giovanni De Angelis/ The canning industry in Italy and abroad Kira Nash chatted with Giovanni De Angelis about ANICAV’s work and mission and got his overview of the canning market as it stands.
No gray areas/ Samuel Peck’s black-and-white outlook on the pulses industry as it stands Kira Nash had an in-depth conversation with Samuel Peck, who has a long history in the pulses industry and now works at Jack’s Bean International, a network of three processing companies in the United States that specializes in beans and popcorn.
GPC Ask the Experts Europe/ Andy Bury on UK Pulse Production Andy Bury, a pulses trader at Frontier Agriculture, talks about UK pulse production, this year’s crops, and the slow but steady progress of the fava bean ahead of Monday’s EU webinar, where he will be a panellist.
Legumbres Luengo Hits the Century Mark/ An Interview with Pedro Luengo With a hundred years of history and tradition behind it, the company looks beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to the future of Spain’s pulse industry.
What the New Year May Bring for the U.S. Dry Bean Industry/ An Interview with Travis Green Following the challenges of the past two campaigns, ADM’s Vice President for Global Wholesome Ingredients looks ahead to 2021.