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.

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.

Pulses 24 in photos/
Look back on the action and the excitement!

The fabulous Pulses 24 convention unfolded against the majestic backdrop of the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi. And it’s official - this was one of our biggest and most beloved events ever!

Reimagining agriculture to address food insecurity/
Regeneration, agroecology and open dialogue

To address growing food insecurity, improvement of farming systems is necessary. Madaline Dunn investigates the different models being explored and finds out why farmers must have a seat at the table.

MRLs/
The GPC Takes on the Problem

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

About Market Uncertainty/
And Search for Options

By Martin Chidwick

It Is Growers’ Turn to Complain/
Prices in India Dip Below Support Levels

By G. Chandrashekhar

Convergent Innovation Research & Action/
Bridging Pulse Tradition & Modern Innovation to Accelerate Food Solutions to Sustainable Development

By Laurette Dubé, Vilas Shirhatti, and Sushil K Chaturvedi

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.

UK faba beans and peas/
5 questions with Franek Smith of Wherry & Sons Limited

The Associate Director at Wherry & Sons Limited talks to Lara Gilmour about this year’s faba crop and a sustainability act that’s impacting UK agriculture.

Even after a difficult year, the future is bright for US pulses/
An Interview with Steele & Company’s Candy Willett

Kira Nash spoke with Candy Willett from US-based Steele & Company about the US pulse market, export trends and demand, the removal of EU tariffs, and what 2022 has to offer.

Innovation in the industry/
USDBC'S Rebecca Bratter on change, trends and success

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.