Tariffs on pulses/
How policy shifts in the USA, China, and India are reshaping global trade

Recent tariff changes by big industry players are reshaping global trade flows and pricing for peas, lentils, and chickpeas. Gaurav Jain of AgPulse Analytica recaps the rapidly evolving landscape.

“They’re actually buttery and delicious!”/
The researcher giving Lima beans a much-needed image overhaul

Some pulses have all the tools to be great, they’re just waiting for someone to unlock their potential. Facing this task with Lima beans, researcher Sarah Dohle on her journey to make them cool.

‘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.

“Our philosophy is ‘no more bland beans’/
The company on a mission to make lupini beans an exciting snack

We chat to Stephanie Robalino, founder of Superlupes, a company on a mission to make lupin beans the next it food in the healthy snacking world.

“We want to push the boundaries of extraction techniques”/
Vishal Vijay on how pulse protein is changing the game

The Director of Strategic Investments at Agrocorp International on which pulse extraction techniques produce the most protein content and the growing global demand for plant-based food products.

Market Update/
India Removes Tariffs for USA Chickpeas & Lentils

The Beans is How Coalition/
“Tiny but mighty, charming but disruptive – beans are the future we are hungry for.”

The SDG2 Advocacy Hub launched the Beans is How Coalition at COP27, an ambitious campaign aiming to double global bean consumption by 2028. Willow Shah-Neville speaks to members of the coalition about how they plan to achieve their goals.

Market Update/
North America Pulse Planting 2021

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

A champion of the pulse industry/
Gordon Bacon steps down as CEO of Pulse Canada

GPC members reflect on Gordon’s legacy of leadership and wish him well as he moves on.

Trade Talk/
An Interview with IPGA Vice-Chairman Bimal Kothari

The senior IPGA member discusses the association’s five-year exim policy, which calls for “unrestricted imports and exports with a rider”.

Market Update/
Report on North America’s 2020 Dry Bean Harvest

What to expect from Canada and the U.S. this marketing year, and how demand is shaping up in Mexico.

From the Global Pulse Industry/
A Special Thank You to Andrew Jacobs

The Chairman of Poortman officially retired at the end of October.

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Black Beans Panel

During the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, black bean consumption spiked as panicked consumers cleared out store shelves ahead of national lockdowns.

GPC Pulses 2.0/
White Beans Global Outlook

Watch the recording of this session now on the Pulse Pod!

GPC Coverage/
Black Sea Market Outlook at Pulses 2.0

With new crop peas, chickpeas and lentils recently harvested, what are the export expectations for 2020/21?

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Kabuli Chickpeas Global Outlook

This year, with reduced production in India and Mexico, and lower seeding intentions in the U.S., Canada, Turkey and Russia, there was an expectation that market conditions would improve.

A comeback that has been in the works/
The United Kingdom’s Pulse Renaissance

What is behind the country’s renewed appetite for a forgotten food staple?

Bridge2Food Virtual Summit North America/
Future of Plant Protein at the Forefront

Last week event organizers created a virtual space for leading experts to share the latest developments in this growing sector

Market Update/
North American Pulse Planting 2020

Area estimates and production projections for Canada and U.S. pea, lentil and chickpea crops.

Market Update/
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Central American Dry Bean Demand

As demand for pulses spikes around the world in reaction to the coronavirus, the GPC takes a closer look at the phenomenon in this major dry bean consuming region.

Pulses 2020 Preview/
Kabuli Chickpeas

Will kabuli chickpea prices turn around in 2020? Don’t get caught out in leftfield! Get the inside scoop from industry experts at Pulses 2020.

Market Update/
Canada-U.S. 2019 Dry Bean Harvest Report

Snow and rain made for a messy harvest in the major dry bean growing regions.

Market Update/
Russia’s 2019 Pulse Harvest

GPC reports on the country’s recently harvested pea and chickpea crops.

Market Update/
Canadian Pulse Growers Struggle to Wrap Up Harvest

As October comes to a close, the pea and lentil harvests are nearly complete, and the bean harvest is past the halfway mark.

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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.

Market Update/
Preview of Mexico’s Kabuli Chickpea Planting

A month ahead of planting, experts weigh in on what to expect from Mexico’s chickpea crop.

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The dry bean area is up on lower prices for major commodity crops, but the crop was planted late and frost is a major concern.

Market Update/
Canada’s Pulse Crops

The pea harvest is underway in Canada’s Western Prairies. August weather conditions have been generally wet and cool.

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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.

Market Update/
Costa Rica’s 2019/20 Dry Bean Shortfall Quota

If approved, the initial recommendation would allow 2,199 MT of dry beans to enter the country duty-free.

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

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During the week ending July 14th, pulse crops were mostly blooming and harvest began on early seeded peas in the Pacific Northwest.

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.

Market Update/
Argentina’s 2019 Chickpea Planting

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

Market Update/
India Imposes Additional Tariffs on U.S. Pulses

Tariffs on U.S. origin chickpeas and lentils at 77% and 55%, respectively.

MRLs/
The GPC Takes on the Problem

Inconsistent standards, zero tolerances and widespread misconceptions: the GPC’s MRL Committee has its hands full.

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Anxiety in the US agricultural sector/
Trade War and Government Shutdown Hit U.S. Ag

Technical Analysis/
Chana Futures

“I expect China will come back strong”/
Skane Group on green mung, white beans and the European market

Lara Gilmour talks to Vanesa Tejero and Andres Gil from Skane Group about recent developments in Venezuelan agriculture and the lowdown on selling beans in Europe.

Dry bean markets in the USA and beyond/
10 questions with Pierfrancesco Sportelli

The International Trading Manager at Kelley Bean talks to Lara Gilmour about the U.S. harvest, white bean markets and trade with the EU.

US dry beans and Mexican imports/
Sam Peck gives an overview of the market in 7 insights

Sam spoke to Lara Gilmour in mid-July about bean planting in the USA, Mexican demand and the outlook on trade going into the new season.

2023 US kabuli chickpea harvest/
“The yields are better, the quality is better, but the size is not there”

Navneet Chhabra of Global Garbanzo and Dario Bard of the GPC spoke with Carlos Carias of The Redwood Group to get the lowdown on the US 2023 kabuli chickpea crop.

“I see us hitting one million MT in four years - or sooner”/
Tareq Awad on Russia’s 2023 Kabuli chickpea crop

As part of our series on global kabuli chickpea markets, Navneet Chhabra of Global Garbanzo and Dario Bard of the GPC reached out to Fruitimpex’s Tareq Awad to discuss Russia’s 2023 crop.

“In the pandemic, I saw the pulse industry’s agility and tenacity”/
Vijay Iyengar on pulses in a post-COVID world

GPC’s Executive Vice President and Chairman of Agrocorp speaks to Dario Bard on his outlook for the global pulse industry as the pandemic subsides.

There’s potential in Bangladeshi pulses/
USDA’s Megan Francic spills the beans on this often overlooked market

Pulses are a huge part of the diet in Bangladesh but domestic production has long been stagnating. The USDA’s Agricultural Attaché gives GPC readers some insights into the market.

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.

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.

Required reading/
Mark Uebersax discusses the 2nd edition of his book Dry Beans and Pulses: Production, Processing, and Nutrition

“Pulse crops are the unsung heroes in the realm of food and agriculture production, and much additional education regarding the basic and inherent properties of pulses is required to further the adoption and utilization of these commodities. We hope our book can provide that.”

Trade Talk with Hunain Khatri/
Trading in Pakistan and the outlook for 2022

Hunain Khatri has more than a decade’s trading experience in Pakistan, spanning everything from chemicals to crops. He is currently MD of SS Indenters’ foreign trading business, where he oversees more than 350,000 metric tonnes in global pulses trading every year. Jesse Sam caught up with him briefly in late December to get his outlook for the first quarter of the new year.

Trade Talk with Mahmud Abdel Cader/
The Sri Lankan currency crisis and what that means for pulses

Mahmud Abdel Cader is founder and CEO of Pulses Splitting and Processing Industry in Sri Lanka. He has more than two decades’ experience in the pulses sector. Jesse Sam spoke to him in late November, to understand how that country’s ongoing currency crisis is affecting the pulses sector.

Trade Talk with Gurav Bangeja/
India Reopening

The director of Saibaba Agrilink Pvt. Ltd. on the reactivation of India’s HoReCa sector, the imposition of stock limits, kharif sowing progress and more.

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.

Trade Talk/
Rajiv Naaram of Rathnam Brothers

The head of Rathnam Brothers on India’s decision to lift quantitative restrictions on pigeon peas, black matpe and moong.

Legumbres Luengo Hits the Century Mark/
An Interview with Pedro Luengo

With a hundred years of history and tradition behind it, the company looks beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to the future of Spain’s pulse industry.

Filling a Niche/
An Interview with Cristobal Lopez

The General Manager of Comercializadora de Granos Los Arbolitos shares some insight into the Mexican yellow bean market.

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Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the U.S., Jeff Van Pevenage was often quoted in media reports about the resulting spike in pulse demand. In this interview, we delve into CGI’s experience last year and also discuss the outlook for 2021.

An interview with D R Balan/
India Should Allow Pulse Imports

With processing units running below capacity, the South India pulse trader and importer argues for opening up the market.

What the New Year May Bring for the U.S. Dry Bean Industry/
An Interview with Travis Green

Following the challenges of the past two campaigns, ADM’s Vice President for Global Wholesome Ingredients looks ahead to 2021.

Brian Clancey/
"People use this information to make money, so I have to do my best"

STATPub’s founder tells the story behind his celebrated ag news website and talks lentils and about his participation at Pulses 2.0.

Trade Talk with Phil Hinrichs/
An Update on the U.S. Kabuli Chickpea Harvest

Phil Hinrichs of Hinrichs Trading joins the GPC’s Dario Bard and Global Garbanzo’s Navneet Chhabra to discuss the U.S. chickpea harvest.

Trade Talk/
G. Chandrashekhar on the Status of Pulse Plantings this Kharif Season

Europe’s Pulse Ingredient Innovator/
An Interview With Arjan Geerlings of Herba Ingredients

The Dutch company is using cutting edge technology to find new and better ways to incorporate pulses into food industries around the world.

COVID-19 and the Black Sea Region’s Pulse Trade/
An Interview with Denis Plenkin of Agropa Trading

The CEO of a leading brokerage firm dealing in pulses from the Black Sea region weighs in on what to expect in 2020-21.

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.

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Chuck Penner/
Canada’s 2019 Pulse Crops

LeftField Commodity Research’s founder shares his expert analysis on the production and market prospects for this year’s crop.

Trade Talk with Navneet Chhabra/
The Kabuli Specialist

Soon after he established his brokerage firm in 2010, Navneet decided he would focus on just one commodity: kabuli chickpeas.

Sabarot Celebrates 200 Years as a Pulse Industry Leader/
An interview with Antoine Wassner

Best known for its Le Puy green lentils, today the company generates €60 million in annual sales and distributes its products to 45 countries.

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