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.

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

As of July 1, CLERA reports that 95% of the chickpea crop has been seeded.

Ahead of his panelist role at the Americas Pulses Congress in Cancun, Pablo Fernández spoke to Luke Wilkinson about the upcoming chickpea harvest and the storied history of his family business.

A senior business developer at Comercializadora Columbia in Mexico City, Ricardo Ocejo Sandoval knows a thing or two about the pulse trade. He sat down with Luke Wilkinson to talk about new African markets, the pitfalls of international logistics, and the threat posed by pecans, as commodity prices waver.

This week, Madaline Dunn chatted to Tarwi's Cata Gorgulho to learn about the company's inception, its mission to popularize the lupin bean and how small dietary changes can have a big environmental impact.