The Beans is How Coalition/
“Tiny but mighty, charming but disruptive – beans are the future we are hungry for.”

The SDG2 Advocacy Hub launched the Beans is How Coalition at COP27, an ambitious campaign aiming to double global bean consumption by 2028. Willow Shah-Neville speaks to members of the coalition about how they plan to achieve their goals.

“We need an integrated system with pulses playing a key role”/
Dr. Steven Webb on food security & innovation in Canada.

Kirsten Provan spoke to Steven Webb of the Global Institute for Food Security about why the current challenges call for better innovation, communication and an increased focus on food security.

The growing appetite for plant-based meat in China/
What’s driving the change and what does the future hold?

China is gearing up for a diet change. Madaline Dunn looks at why plant-based eating is on the rise in one of the most carnivorous countries, and the impact of the transition on China and the world.

“The real issue for trade is the fuel shortage”/
The impact of the Sri Lankan crisis on the pulses sector

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. Speaking to GPC members, Matteo Cusimano and Jesse Sam reports on how this is affecting the pulses sector.

Rising export volumes and plummeting imports/
An in-depth look at the Mexican bean market for 21/22

The last few years have seen big changes in the Mexican bean market with Covid-19 consequences, the threat of drought and fluctuating demand. Luke Wilkinson gives an update on the market as it stands.

The Ukraine war and the pulses industry/
GPC members share insights

Shipping woes, fertilizer shortages and reduced supplies: Kira Nash talks to GPC members about the effect the war in Ukraine is having on the pulses industry

Resilient Tanzania/
Defies the pandemic, tops pulses exports

When the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic and almost the entire world moved into lockdowns, Tanzania went against the grain with the government deciding to try a relaxed method of containing the virus by leaving the economy largely open.

Pulses 22/
Postponed -New date TBC

GPC’s Executive Committee has made the very difficult decision to postpone the Pulses 22 convention.

GPC Coverage/
The Good Food Conference : Alternative proteins and the future of food

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With people staying at home and cinemas around the world closed down, the pandemic had a profound impact on the global popcorn trade.

A champion of the pulse industry/
Gordon Bacon steps down as CEO of Pulse Canada

GPC members reflect on Gordon’s legacy of leadership and wish him well as he moves on.

World Pulses Day/
Pulses are life

Produce More. Eat More. Live More.

Trade Talk/
An Interview with IPGA Vice-Chairman Bimal Kothari

The senior IPGA member discusses the association’s five-year exim policy, which calls for “unrestricted imports and exports with a rider”.

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GPC Pulses 2.0/
Black Beans Panel

During the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, black bean consumption spiked as panicked consumers cleared out store shelves ahead of national lockdowns.

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Green Lentil Panel

The Pulses 2.0 Green Lentils Market Outlook session featured expert analysis by STATPub’s Brian Clancey.

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Red and Speckled Beans Panel

Demand for red and speckled beans is presently strong, but is this a short- or long-term phenomena?

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After the initial complications caused by COVID-19, the shipping and logistics industries have largely recovered. Are there bottlenecks still to resolve or coming down the pike?

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Kabuli Chickpeas Global Outlook

This year, with reduced production in India and Mexico, and lower seeding intentions in the U.S., Canada, Turkey and Russia, there was an expectation that market conditions would improve.

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Red Lentil Panel

Demand is the big question for the red lentil trade in 2020/21. Much depends on developments in India.

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Do you lose sleep over the risk of doing business, especially in these uncertain times? Pulses 2.0 has got you covered!

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Desi Chickpeas Panel

India hiked the minimum support price for chickpeas by 4.7%. How might this impact rabi season sowing?

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Faba Bean Global Outlook

In Australia, with harvest still months away, ABARES estimated the country’s 2020 faba bean production at 418,000 MT. That would be a 28% increase over last year.

Canadian Special Crops Association/
A Virtual Convention

A recap of last week’s Pulse and Special Crops virtual sessions on beans, chickpeas, peas and lentils.

GPC Coverage/
IPGA Knowledge Series - India’s Agricultural Reforms

The debut of the India Pulses and Grains Association’s Knowledge Series examined recent government reforms and the opportunities they open up across the agricultural value chain.

Market Update/
Turkey’s 2020 Red Lentil Harvest

The world’s first exportable supplies of red lentils come to market in uncertain times.

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?

Bridge2Food Virtual Summit North America/
Future of Plant Protein at the Forefront

Last week event organizers created a virtual space for leading experts to share the latest developments in this growing sector

Market Update/
India Extends Warm Invitation to Red Lentil Exporters

A combination of factors including COVID-19 impacts and policymaking have bolstered the country’s already strong masoor import market.

Market Update/
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Central American Dry Bean Demand

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.

GPC and GAFTA/
Strengthening the Global Food Chain During COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Food Security

Market Update/
Argentina’s 2020 Dry Bean Planting Season

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

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Container Shipping/
An interview with AGT Poortman's Dennis Siyver

AGT Poortman Dennis Sivyer talks about his experience sourcing product during the coronavirus outbreak.

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Cancellation of the 2020 Convention

Lika Khoptyanets on Black Sea markets/
“Kazahkstan had massive quality issues due to lack of experience”

Lika Khoptyanets, Commodity Trader at Agroleader Europe LLC and Pulsar Trading talks to GPC about export prospects, the harvest in Ukraine and Kazakhstan and logistics surrounding the Black Sea.

“The Pulse Atlas is unique - a must for the industry”/
Sunil Patwari on why collaboration is key to progress

Sunil Patwari, Managing Director at Singapore-based Seasons Overseas talks to Sonia Sharma about the importance of collaboration, emerging African markets and developing the Pulse Atlas.

An interview with Rustam Guliev/
Commodity trader at Russia's Top Grain

Russia had a record harvest this year but the war has caused logistical and banking issues that are making exports tricky. Top Grain’s Rustam Guliev spoke to GPC Belarussian journalists about the situation.

Delta Corp’s Cem Bogusoglu/
“Pulses 22 is obviously the biggest event and showplace of the pulses industry.”

Greg Cherewyk of Pulse Canada/
“Attending GPC events is all about creating a global network of like-minded partners”.

Pulse Canada is a national association that represents the growers, processors, and exporters of peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas, and faba beans. Ahead of the upcoming Pulses 22 convention, Kirsten Provan spoke to Greg Cherewyk, President of Pulse Canada, about the 25 by 25 strategy, the current demand for Canadian grown pulses, and opportunities for growth in the industry.

Tewomed Trading/
After two years apart, we definitely have a lot to catch up on at Pulses 22

Founded in 2019, Tewomed Trading is an Ethiopian export company with its headquarters in Addis Ababa. Ahead of the GPC’s Pulses 22 convention, Kirsten Provan spoke to Tewodros Yilma about Ethiopia’s growing economy, the importance of up-to-date technology, and the impact of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Trade Talk with Bharat Thakkar/
“I use insights from GPC conferences to help shape my trading strategy”

“I use insights from GPC conferences to help shape my trading strategy for the upcoming months” - Bharat Thakkar

Jeff Van Pevenage thinks the pulse business is cool/
And he’s not the only one

The CEO of Columbia Grain on why more and more young people are getting into the industry and what advice he’s passing on to his son.

Trade Talk with Umang Bagaria/
The importance of organic growth and the key to success in business

Umang Bagaria, co-founder and director of Mandala Trading, one of Pulses 2022's sponsors, met with Madaline Dunn to talk about the business' roots and how staying excited about business is the key to growth and success.

Trade Talk with G. Chandrashekhar/
India's Pulse Sector in the New Year

In our continuing series of conversations, the senior editor at the Hindu Business Line provides an update on rabi sowing progress, discusses the COVID-19 situation in India and takes us behind some of the recent headlines.

From Argentina to the world/
Eugenia Campanelli on KC Agribusiness and her career in pulses

Eugenia Campanelli is the director of KC Agribusiness, formerly KC World Trade. In an interview with Ana Krepp, she shares her experiences with and perspective on agribusiness in Argentina.

Trade Talk with Mahmud Abdel Cader/
The Sri Lankan currency crisis and what that means for pulses

Mahmud Abdel Cader is founder and CEO of Pulses Splitting and Processing Industry in Sri Lanka. He has more than two decades’ experience in the pulses sector. Jesse Sam spoke to him in late November, to understand how that country’s ongoing currency crisis is affecting the pulses sector.

Trade Talk/
Rav Kapoor of ETG Commodities

Founded more than fifty years ago, ETG is an agricultural conglomerate now operating in over forty countries around the world. Kirsten Provan spoke to ETG’s CEO, Rav Kapoor, to get a better understanding of the company’s aims and find out his thoughts on the current pulse market.

David Lever from AGT Foods Africa/
South Africa’s pulses consumption and next year’s harvest

With the Crops Estimate Committee (CEC) predicting a fruitful harvest for South Africa next summer, Kirsten Provan spoke to David Lever from AGT Foods Africa to find out what this means for the industry.

Trade Talk with G. Chandrashekhar/
Rabi Sowing Update

In the GPC's ongoing series of conversations with the senior editor at the Hindu Business Line, we recap the latest rabi sowing numbers, discuss prices and demand, and delve behind some of the recent headlines.

A promising landscape/
Mirko Geremia on the future of Bolivian pulses

Mirko Geremia is a Brazilian pioneer in the Bolivian grain market and is the owner of Safras Corretora de Cereais. In an interview with Ana Krepp, he reveals the steps he took to become an important agent in the grain industry in Latin America, drawing parallels between markets in the region.

Andrea Gomez of Progranos/
An overview of Mexican beans and chickpeas

Andrea Gomez is the commercial director of Progranos, a Mexican company trading in corn, beans, soybeans and chickpeas. This week, she chatted to the GPC’s Ana Krepp about the Mexican pulses industry.

Dario Alzate Medina/
Aburrá and the Colombian bean market

Recognised for commercial merit by Fenalco (Federación Nacional de Comerciantes de Colombia) in this year’s award, Dario Alzate Medina is no small player in Colombia’s pulses market, trading beans with his company, Aburrá. Ana Krepp caught up with him to discuss his company and the industry in general.

Bringing homegrown pulses back into British kitchens/
Hodmedod’s Nick Saltmarsh on the power of the fava bean

Hodmedod’s co-founder and fava bean enthusiast Nick Saltmarsh on the fragility of food supply chains and why pulses hold the key to a more sustainable future.

Pets and Pulses/
Dan Edwards on GFI’s new plant-based pet food-processing plant

“Pet food trends tend to follow human demands,” Edwards said. The new plant will have a 300k MT/year processing capability.

Trade Talk with Dan Holben/
Logistics, teamwork and being ready for anything

GPC reached out to Dan to discuss the current logistics situation, overcoming barriers, and the importance of driving forward the public’s awareness of pulses.

Rustam Guliev/
Trading in Russia and reinventing business models after Covid-19

How Russian exporters have fared with lifting of the export ban into India.

Innovation in the industry/
USDBC'S Rebecca Bratter on change, trends and success

Trade Talk with Gurav Bangeja/
India Reopening

The director of Saibaba Agrilink Pvt. Ltd. on the reactivation of India’s HoReCa sector, the imposition of stock limits, kharif sowing progress and more.

Pedro Cortes/
Diversification in Covid Times

Pedro Cortes of Akila group on leveraging their global network in a crisis and the outlook for this year's Brazilian bean crop.

Trade Talk with Rajat Sarda/
The Maximum Retail Price Idea

The director of Rajat Agro Commodities on how this tool can help India control pulse prices.

Trade Talk/
Rajiv Naaram of Rathnam Brothers

The head of Rathnam Brothers on India’s decision to lift quantitative restrictions on pigeon peas, black matpe and moong.

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.

Trade Talk/
Aggarwal Impex’s founder Sangeeta Aggarwal

Aggarwal Impex’s founder believes the algorithm-based allocation of import quotas for pulses could mark the beginning of a more transparent system.

Trade Talk with Gaurav Jain/
Insights on pulse markets

The founder of AgPulse Analytica shares his insights on pulse markets and where he sees the industry heading.

"We see a very positive outlook for pulses on the world stage"/
Trade Talk with José Macera, Founder and CEO of Desdelsur

The company started 35 years ago exporting mainly black beans to Mexico; today, despite the economic hardships brought by the global pandemic, the company continues to find ways to grow.

Harish Tahiliani of Arab India Spices/
Lessons Learned from COVID-19

The managing director for Arab India Spices on how his company reacted to the pandemic.

Balasubramanian Mani/
"India is a long way from attaining pulse self-sufficiency."

The international commodities broker says India is a long way from attaining pulse self-sufficiency.

Trade Talk with Abbos Botirov/
Uzbekistan’s Pulse Exports Are Ready to Bounce Back from COVID-19

With the seeding of the first pulse crop of 2021 about to begin, the GPC checks in with the director of exports for Global Export.

Trade Talk with Fethi Sonmez/
The CEO of Armada Foods on COVID-19, Turkey's pulse seeding and the trade outlook for 2021

Turkey is one of the world's major pulse distribution hubs, with quick delivery times into North Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

"I’ve always been interested in working with farmers"/
An interview with Horacio Fragola

Alicampo’s founder talks about his company’s successful strategy with growers and the outlook heading into Argentina’s pulse planting season.

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Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the U.S., Jeff Van Pevenage was often quoted in media reports about the resulting spike in pulse demand. In this interview, we delve into CGI’s experience last year and also discuss the outlook for 2021.

Growth Through Diversification/
An Interview with José María Lázara

As the new year gets underway, we reflect on how far the global pulse industry has come with the former GPC president.

An interview with D R Balan/
India Should Allow Pulse Imports

With processing units running below capacity, the South India pulse trader and importer argues for opening up the market.

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.

Trade Talk/
G. Chandrashekhar on the Start of Rabi Sowing

G. Chandrashekhar, senior editor and policy commentator for the Hindu Business Line, on the impact of the late withdrawal of the monsoon on kharif pulse production, the start of rabi season seeding, food price inflation, demand for pulse imports, protests against the recent ag reforms and India’s future pulse consumption.

From Russia with Love/
An Interview with Tareq Awad of Fruitimpex

Mr. Awad provides GPC readers with a breakdown of Russia’s expanding pulse planted acreage.

Trade Talk with Navneet Chhabra/
India’s 2020 Kabuli Rabi Crop

COVID-19 and the Black Sea Region’s Pulse Trade/
An Interview with Denis Plenkin of Agropa Trading

The CEO of a leading brokerage firm dealing in pulses from the Black Sea region weighs in on what to expect in 2020-21.

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An Interview with Gaetan Bourassa/
Canada’s Pulse Sector and the COVID-19 Pandemic

AGT Foods’ COO discusses how the novel coronavirus might affect planting, trade and everyday operations in the world’s top pulse exporting nation.

Trade Talk/
G. Chandrashekar on India in the Time of COVID-19

How the world’s top pulse market is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.