French pulses 2026/ Demand headwinds and record supply across yellow peas and faba beans French pulses enter the 2026 harvest campaign on contrasting paths. Yellow peas are facing softer demand from both feed and food sectors despite stabilising production, while faba beans continue to benefit from strong yields after a record-supply year that pressured prices but found willing buyers. Cyril Gallien of RAGT Seeds reviews the outlook for both markets as harvest approaches.
‘Our breeders are working for the future’/ RAGT on varietal innovation and seed tech in France and beyond Cyril Gallien of European grain and seed specialist RAGT gives an overview of the French pulses market and explains how seed tech will change how we eat in the future.
European self-sufficiency can be a reality - but it will take years/ Henk van Leeuwen on the complications of EU tariffs Henk van Leeuwen joined the company in 1990 and Kira Nash spoke to him about EU tariffs, European self-sufficiency, the French pulses market and the shipping industry.
Milling pulses for flour/ Vegedry & CIACAM launch joint venture in France This week, Lara Gilmour chatted to Stéphane Picolo of Vegedry, a new project by GPC Member Company CIACAM, which involves milling flours from French pulses in a new factory at their site in Vitrolles, France.
