Pea trade with China booms, Brazilian competition looms, and beans bounce back/
Argentina’s 2025 pulse trade in focus

We sat down with Matías Macera of Desdelsur to discuss the 2025 bean harvest and assess the ups and downs of a tumultuous year in world pulses, including Argentina’s big moves in pea exports to China.

Pulse purée potential/
How a Dutch processor is mixing taste, tech, and sustainability to promote a greener future for pulses

We sat down to chat with the team from COROOS, one of the Netherlands’ most important pulse producers and processors. We discuss their innovation in pulse pastes, collaboration with aquafaba aficionados Fabumin, and why neither side wins in a USA/EU trade war.

Sustainability, digital literacy & transparency/
Understanding the Indian government’s tur dal procurement portal

The e-Samridhi Portal, facilitated by Nafed and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India, offers farmers a seamless process for registration, sales, and direct payments for their tur dal produce.

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.

“The real issue for trade is the fuel shortage”/
The impact of the Sri Lankan crisis on the pulses sector

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. Speaking to GPC members, Matteo Cusimano and Jesse Sam reports on how this is affecting the pulses sector.

Transforming global food systems with young people at the helm/
ProVeg International launches Youth Board

ProVeg International, a non-governmental food awareness organization, working to change global food systems, recently announced the launch of its Youth Board. Comprising ten young activists from across the globe, the Youth Board will promote ProVeg's goal of reducing meat consumption by 50% by 2040 under the banner "Diet Change Not Climate Change."

A new dawn for Brazil's organic market/
large-scale production is now a reality

Marcelo Lüders shares his insights on the booming organic pulses market in Brazil ahead of the Brazilian Bean Pulses & Special Crops Forum on April 11-14.

Pulses/
Nature’s Gift for Precision Food and Precision Nutrition

By Jamuna Prakash, Gordon Bacon and Laurette Dube

Mintel/
Healthy Living Tops Indian Consumers’ List of Goals & Aspirations

The International Year of Pulses/
Keeping the Momentum Beyond 2016

By Boubaker BEN BELHASSEN Director, Trade and Markets Division UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Pulses markets in India and beyond/
An interview with Ankit Gupta of Ankit Impex

Michelle Dennis speaks to Ankit Gupta from Ankit Impex about the potential of partnerships with Brazil and Argentina, China's increased pulse imports and Russia’s emergence as a significant pulse producer.

“MRL issues are no longer just a supplier problem”/
Mattia Pedon on why building good supply chains is vital

The Purchasing Director at Pedon Group on this year’s Italian pulse landscape, the post-covid slide away from organic, and the importance of ‘dirty shoes’.

Climate change, changing consumer demand and competition/
Farhan Adam on addressing the industry’s challenges

Sonia Sharma speaks to Farhan about his success breaking into new markets, the enduring trade relationship between India and Canada, and why Canada dominates in lentils.

“Speculative and unsustainable”/
Santiago del Rio Samano on Mexico’s yellow bean prices

General director of Centro Abarrotero del Bajío, Santiago Del Rio Samano, chatted with Luke Wilkinson about the price of yellow beans and his optimism for the upcoming Mexican harvest.

“GPC events allow us to share more exact information regarding our harvests"/
Sahid Hernandez on the modern chickpea trade

As trade manager of one of Sinaloa’s most important chickpea traders, Sahid Hernandez has a lot to say about the modern chickpea trade. Speaking with Luke Wilkinson, she shared some of her insights about the shipping crisis in Mexico and why it's quickly becoming a plant-eater’s paradise.

Denis Xausa and Orfeo Cantele/
It’s too early to tell how the lifting of the EU import tariff will affect trade with the US

Kira Nash spoke with Denis Xausa and Orfeo Cantele of Italian firm Caxa about the evolution of the Italian market, the lifting of EU import tariffs and the growing trouble with phosphonic acid.

An interview with Mattia Pedon/
Why Italy’s pulses market is not as small as it seems

Kira Nash caught up with Mattia to discuss the situation of the pulse market in Italy.

For the love of lupins/
The Lupin Co's David Fienberg on the next big plant protein

Speaking to Madaline Dunn from his factory in Perth, David Fienberg, founder and Chief Lupinologist at The Lupin Co, talked about the increasing popularity of the lupin bean, changing diets in Australia and supporting the global effort to popularize lupins for human consumption.

Jeff Van Pevenage thinks the pulse business is cool/
And he’s not the only one

The CEO of Columbia Grain on why more and more young people are getting into the industry and what advice he’s passing on to his son.

European self-sufficiency can be a reality - but it will take years/
Henk van Leeuwen on the complications of EU tariffs

Henk van Leeuwen joined the company in 1990 and Kira Nash spoke to him about EU tariffs, European self-sufficiency, the French pulses market and the shipping industry.

"It may be a turbulent time but there's hope for the future"/
Rajendren Gnanasambanthan on Sri Lanka's pulse market

Jesse Sam caught up with Rajendren in early 2022 to get his perspective on a turbulent time for Sri Lanka.

Chickpea cereal and Chile’s health food boom/
An interview with Francisca Vera Vilches of Kiz

Francisca spoke to Luke Wilkinson about building a brand from the ground up and why chickpeas were the perfect choice for a nutritious, delicious cereal.

Trade Talk with Umang Bagaria/
The importance of organic growth and the key to success in business

Umang Bagaria, co-founder and director of Mandala Trading, one of Pulses 2022's sponsors, met with Madaline Dunn to talk about the business' roots and how staying excited about business is the key to growth and success.

The journey towards a more plant-based planet/
Arjan Geerlings on the limitless benefits of pulses

Kira Nash spoke to Arjan Geerlings from Herba Ingredients about their move into pulses, organic and allergen-free production, and the current market situation.

Trade Talk/
Rav Kapoor of ETG Commodities

Founded more than fifty years ago, ETG is an agricultural conglomerate now operating in over forty countries around the world. Kirsten Provan spoke to ETG’s CEO, Rav Kapoor, to get a better understanding of the company’s aims and find out his thoughts on the current pulse market.

Milling pulses for flour/
Vegedry & CIACAM launch joint venture in France

This week, Lara Gilmour chatted to Stéphane Picolo of Vegedry, a new project by GPC Member Company CIACAM, which involves milling flours from French pulses in a new factory at their site in Vitrolles, France.

Bringing homegrown pulses back into British kitchens/
Hodmedod’s Nick Saltmarsh on the power of the fava bean

Hodmedod’s co-founder and fava bean enthusiast Nick Saltmarsh on the fragility of food supply chains and why pulses hold the key to a more sustainable future.

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.

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.