The US pulse panorama/
Shifting fortunes in 2025

Columbia Grain CEO Jeff Van Pevenage breaks down the season’s key trends: resilient Montana lentils, softer pea trade with India and China, and steady gains for chickpeas.

A study in home comforts/
The curious link between Venezuelan immigration & black bean consumption

Sanna Hirvonen reports on increasing black bean consumption in Colombia and Peru caused by Venezuelan immigration and what this says about the importance of food as identity.

Market Update/
North America Pulse Planting 2021

Persistent drought in the U.S. Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies has growers hoping for rain.

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As the U.S. dry bean harvest picks up, GPC checks in on the top Great Northern bean growing state.

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With the pulse harvest well underway, GPC checked in with the Northern Pulse Growers Association.

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For the week ending September 1st, the dry pea and lentil harvests continued to advance, and the dry bean harvest got underway.

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For the week ending August 11th, the dry pea harvest continued to advance, and the lentil harvest got underway.

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For the week ending July 28th, good weather conditions prevailed across the major pulse growing regions.

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For the week ending July 21st, pulse crops were blooming across the major growing areas.

Market Update/
North America’s Pea, Lentil and Chickpea Crops

How weather and market access issues set the stage for this year’s crop.

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For the week ending July 7th, the major pulse growing areas in the U.S. enjoyed favorable weather.

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For the week ending June 30th, the weather was favorable across the key U.S. pulse growing states.

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2017 Vancouver convention/
Ron Storey, Chair of Pulse Australia, shares his impressions

‘We’re seeing a lentil renaissance in the US’/
Jeff Van Pevenage on Columbia Grain’s new retail range

Jeff Van Pevenage discusses Columbia Grain’s retail pulse range, Balanced Bushel, the evolution of the pet food market, and why lentils could become the truck drivers’ new favorite snack

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.

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.

Opportunities in plant protein & an acquisiton by Ardent Mills/
Kyle Hinrichs on the future of Hinrichs Trading Co.

Kira Nash spoke to Kyle Hinrichs of Hinrichs Trading Company about their recent acquisition by Ardent Mills, the state of the chickpea industry and what exciting innovation the future holds for pulses in value-added.

Dealing with Drought/
An Outlook on 2021 U.S. Pulse Exports to Colombia and Peru

In advance of his presentation at the GPC’s Ask the Experts South America, we chatted with Esteban Davila of JM Grain.

The Shifting U.S. Pulse Landscape/
An Interview with Jeff Van Pevenage

Columbia Grain International’s President and CEO on past and present shifts in the U.S. pulse industry.

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The USDA projects a 46% reduction in chickpea production this year, but given the weather, it may end up being more than that.