Pea trade with China booms, Brazilian competition looms, and beans bounce back/ Argentina’s 2025 pulse trade in focus We sat down with Matías Macera of Desdelsur to discuss the 2025 bean harvest and assess the ups and downs of a tumultuous year in world pulses, including Argentina’s big moves in pea exports to China.
Americas Pulses Congress/ Attendee List Discover some of the people you’ll meet in Cancun! We have an attendee list. Check it out!
GPC Pulses 22/ The official program is here We’re looking forward to seeing you all at Pulses 22 in under 10 days and are excited to share with you the official convention program. Packed full of panels featuring some of the biggest industry players and plenty of opportunities to network and catch up, Pulses 22 marks a wonderful return to in-person events.
Join us!/ The Global Pulse Confederation’s First Ever Ask the Experts: South America Event is scheduled for July 29, 2021.
GPC Pulses 2.1/ Event Link is Now Active! Join us at the largest virtual event for the global pulse industry!
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?
Market Update/ Argentina’s 2019 Chickpea Planting As of July 1, CLERA reports that 95% of the chickpea crop has been seeded.
Argentina’s chickpeas: higher than expected, still below last year/ A Cautious optimism in a challenging season Argentina’s chickpea harvest for 2025/26 is showing modest gains over early forecasts, according to Matías Macera of DDS Desdelsur — but with production still lower than last year, the outlook remains guarded amid unprofitable prices and tight moisture conditions.
Matías Macera on Argentina’s pulses market/ “Agriculture is the new government’s most important ally!” Desdelsur’s Trading Manager, Matías Macera on the effects of El Niño, farmers' selling intentions, and how the farmlands will help the new Argentinian government generate much-needed economic recovery.
“Argentina’s domestic chickpea demand is definitely growing”/ Matias Macera on the 2022 chickpea harvest As part of the GPC’s ongoing series on global kabuli chickpea markets, Navneet Chhabra and Dario Bard reached out to Desdelsur’s Matias Macera to discuss Argentina’s chickpea crop and the outlook for exports.
Argentina’s 2022 dry bean harvest/ An in-depth update on white and colored bean crops from Desdelsur With the dry bean harvest now wrapped up in Argentina, fears about yields have been confirmed. Dario Bard caught up with Matias Macera & Marcelo Soto from Desdelsur to get the lowdown.
"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.
Trade Talk with Matias Macera of Desdelsur/ Argentina’s 2020 Chickpea Crop As part of the GPC’s continuing coverage of kabuli markets from around the world, Matias Macera of Desdelsur talks with the GPC’s Dario Bard and Global Garbanzo’s Navneet Chhabra about Argentina’s 2020 chickpea crop.
Selling Pulses Where Meat Is King/ An Interview with Matías Macera Desdelsur’s trade manager sees signs of growth in Argentina’s domestic pulse market.