POD FEED

A US pinto and black bean outlook for 2026/
Canadian competition, shifting Mexican demand, and drought concerns ahead of spring seedings

Sam Peck of Jack’s Bean International breaks down the inevitable downturn in acres, a drastic drop in Mexican demand, and the logistics ripples already being felt after a month of ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

“Exporting became too unpredictable”/
A deep-dive into US yellow peas and chickpeas in 2025/26

Cameron Underwood, Pulse Merchant for Columbia Grain International, breaks down the US yellow pea and chickpea trade during a turbulent year. He discusses expectations for upcoming seedings, and explores the ways shuttered food aid programmes, Asian trade barriers, and a booming pet food sector reshaped the US pulse market this year.

Pulse Atlas in focus/
LRKB acres in the Americas to rise in 2026

After turbulent years of supply swings, climate catastrophes, and rock-bottom prices, light red kidney beans (LRKB) acres in the US and Argentina look set to climb in 2026 — but rising natural gas costs caused by the Iranian conflict may squeeze European canning, tightening margins and dampening demand.

USDA commits $75M to pulses in $263M purchase package/
A strategic signal for global trade

The allocation injects institutional demand into the U.S. pulse complex at a sensitive stage of the 2025/26 marketing year, reinforcing market stability as the new crop cycle unfolds amid shifting supply dynamics.

Lentils Update/
GPC members-only webinar

Join GPC’s members-only webinar, Lentils Update, on Wednesday, December 3, at 11 am GMT. Discover the latest insights on harvest updates, trade estimates, oversupply impacts, India’s purchasing trends, and short-term price outlooks across India, Türkiye, Canada, and Australia.

North American Beans & Chickpeas Update/
GPC members-only webinar

Join GPC’s members-only webinar, North American Beans & Chickpeas Update, on Wednesday, October 22, at 3 pm GMT (8 am Sinaloa / Washington State). Discover the latest insights on production, trade flows, tariffs, and short-term market outlooks across Mexico, the USA, and Canada.

GPC 2026 & 2027 conventions/
Nominations for locations to be submitted by April 22

Submit your suggestion for the location of GPC’s 2026 & 2027 conventions today!

TRADE TALKS

Rerouted ships and rising costs/
How the Iran conflict, tariff anxiety, and a new wave of global producers have hit US kidney beans in 2026

We sat down to chat with Charles Wachsmuth, CEO and President of Chippewa Valley Bean, to discuss a US kidney bean scene in flux. He gives us his view on China’s slow seed demand, allays fears of further tariffs, and discusses how conflict in Iran could wreak havoc on shipping and raise costs on ag inputs — the lifeblood of a healthy pulse trade.

RESEARCH CORNER

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POD FEED

A US pinto and black bean outlook for 2026/ Canadian competition, shifting Mexican demand, and drought concerns ahead of spring seedings

“Exporting became too unpredictable”/ A deep-dive into US yellow peas and chickpeas in 2025/26

Pulse Atlas in focus/ LRKB acres in the Americas to rise in 2026

USDA commits $75M to pulses in $263M purchase package/ A strategic signal for global trade

Lentils Update/ GPC members-only webinar

North American Beans & Chickpeas Update/ GPC members-only webinar

GPC 2026 & 2027 conventions/ Nominations for locations to be submitted by April 22