Pulse Atlas Data in Focus/ Unpacking Australia's Faba Forecast for 2024 In 2024, Australia is projected to generate an estimated 605,000 metric tons (MT) of faba beans, marking a notable decline from the preceding two years, as reported by exclusive Pulse Atlas Data.
Market Update/ Turkey’s 2020 Red Lentil Harvest The world’s first exportable supplies of red lentils come to market in uncertain times.
Pulse Australia Update/ Making space for a bigger, stronger pulse industry! Making space for a bigger, stronger pulse industry!
Moving Toward Intelligent Packaging/ Supporting Premium Branding of Pulse Products for Sustainable Development Claire Sand, Gordon Bacon, and Laurette Dubé
Australian chickpeas, lentils and potential supply chain issues/ 6 insights with Mandala’s Umang Bagaria The Founder Director of Mandala Trading chats to Lara about the state of chickpeas and lentils in Australia and what a massive crop will mean for the domestic supply chain.
Tewomed Trading/ After two years apart, we definitely have a lot to catch up on at Pulses 22 Founded in 2019, Tewomed Trading is an Ethiopian export company with its headquarters in Addis Ababa. Ahead of the GPC’s Pulses 22 convention, Kirsten Provan spoke to Tewodros Yilma about Ethiopia’s growing economy, the importance of up-to-date technology, and the impact of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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.
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.
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.”
Feeding the flexitarians/ Peas of Heaven’s Swedish plant-based revolution Kira Nash interviewed Lucas Karlsson and Latif Andersson, the co-founder and COO of Peas of Heaven. Based in Gothenburg, Peas of Heaven is a Swedish manufacturer of plant-based meat alternatives such as vegan sausages, burgers, hot dogs, and mince.
Dario Alzate Medina/ Aburrá and the Colombian bean market Recognised for commercial merit by Fenalco (Federación Nacional de Comerciantes de Colombia) in this year’s award, Dario Alzate Medina is no small player in Colombia’s pulses market, trading beans with his company, Aburrá. Ana Krepp caught up with him to discuss his company and the industry in general.
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.
From Russia with Love/ An Interview with Tareq Awad of Fruitimpex Mr. Awad provides GPC readers with a breakdown of Russia’s expanding pulse planted acreage.