Chickpeas Panel at Qingdao Pulses Congress/ Smaller crops, changing origins and rising import demand Chickpea markets are entering a period of shifting supply, uneven production and changing demand across major producing and consuming regions. Industry experts from Pakistan, Argentina, North America, Australia and China assessed the outlook for both desis and kabulis, with trade flows increasingly shaped by prices, logistics and regional demand.
Lentils Panel at Qingdao Pulses Congress/ Logistics and Kazakhstan reshape global supply flows Ample supplies are keeping lentil prices under pressure, but logistics, weather and shifting sourcing patterns are creating new uncertainties across major markets. This panel assessed the outlook for red and green lentils, highlighting Kazakhstan’s growing role in China and Turkey, abundant North American supply and the challenges facing exporters as freight volatility disrupts established trade flows.
Meng Weihua at Qingdao Pulses Congress/ China’s pulse trade data — and where suppliers are gaining ground China’s pulse trade is undergoing a significant shift, with changing supply origins, expanding market access and evolving demand reshaping the outlook across key commodities. The Managing Director of Nanjing Bonagro highlighted the latest trade trends and the growing opportunities — and challenges — for suppliers targeting the Chinese market.
Kabuli Chickpeas Panel at Pulses 26/ Larger crops meet shifting quality dynamics For global kabulis, expectations of larger supplies from North America and Russia are colliding with open questions around quality, sizing, and demand across key origins. The result is a market outlook that remains difficult to read.
Green & Brown Lentils panel at Pulses 26/ Large supplies keep pressure on the market Strong production in North America, rising competition from the Black Sea region and comfortable inventories across key importing countries are creating a well-supplied global green and brown lentils market, with prices expected to remain under pressure despite steady consumption.
Red Lentil panel at Pulses 26/ Ample supplies, shifting trade flows and a watchful eye on demand Experts from Canada, Australia, India and Turkey shared a broadly comfortable supply outlook for the year ahead, while highlighting how weather, geopolitics and changing trade patterns continue to shape the market.
GPC Board nominations now open/ Step in to help shape the next chapter Applications are open until April 22 for experienced GPC members ready to contribute time, insight, and perspective.
Conflict in the Middle East/ "The UAE government acted fast to open up alternative ports" We sat down to chat with the Managing Director of Arab India Spices, Harish Tahiliani, who reveals how the UAE is navigating the shockwaves of the Iran conflict. We discuss shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, emergency war surcharges, and why the local market is panic-buying pulses. He also unpacks fresh demand from the US and Europe, and why African buyers will have to search out new exporters as long as the war continues.
Tuba Memis on the 2023 harvest/ “Turkish red lentils will be the most competitive in the domestic market” Tuba Memis, General Manager of Memisoglu Tarim, discusses the Turkish harvest, resilient Russian exports, and why Türkiye will be this year’s foremost chickpea provider.
Could Türkiye’s chickpea production be down 20%?/ Fethi Somnez on the upcoming harvest and the outlook for red lentils After his recent appointment to the board, Fethi Sonmez sat down with GPC to share his insights on the upcoming harvest, Türkiye’s fiscal health, and why Canadian imports will be subdued in 2023.
Tuba Memis/ “The war in Ukraine is making the Turkish chickpea export ban even more complex.” Jesse Sam caught up with the import/export manager of Memisoglu to get her outlook on the Turkish pulses market this year.