Pulses Price Report/
Members-Only Access

We offer all our members a weekly update on the latest pulse prices for red and green lentils, yellow peas, desi & kabuli chickpeas, green peas, black matpe, and pigeon peas.

Desi chickpeas webinar recording/
Markets brace for policy, production, and pricing shifts

From Tanzania’s auction-driven exports and India’s delicate balance of domestic supply and import needs, to Australia’s bumper harvest outlook and Pakistan’s Ramadan-driven demand after flood disruptions, we gathered top industry voices to decode the forces shaping the global desi chickpeas market. Get the takeaways, watch the recording!

Desi Chickpeas Update/
GPC members-only webinar

Join GPC’s members-only webinar, Desi Chickpeas Update, on Tuesday, September 30, at 10 am GMT (3:30 pm India / 8 pm Australia). Discover the latest insights on production, pricing, flood impact, trade flows, and short-term market outlooks across India, Pakistan, Australia, and Tanzania.

7 facts about the Australian mung bean harvest/
Live from the fields!

We sat down with James Hunt, President of the Australian Mungbean Association (AMA), to get a picture of the harvest as it happens. Rain rocked the crop in March, but optimism remains for a strong finish.

How Kenyan pigeon pea exports became a success story/
And is a sequel in the cards for 2024/25?

Speedy new seeds, logistics bottlenecks and intricacies in border trade forged a new source of Tur for the Indian market. While continued demand is not guaranteed, the next chapter might still surprise us.

Tanzanian mung beans in 4 key facts/
Why the future looks promising, even when there are challenges ahead

As the Green Mung Bean (GMB) season approaches, here’s an overview of the upcoming harvest, production trends, and market outlook.

Desi chickpea markets/
The outlook on price, production and supply/demand dynamics

This analysis integrates recent data and trends from multiple sources to provide an overview of the chickpea market, production statistics, pricing trends, and future outlook.

GPC East Africa Pulses Update webinar recording/
Now available for members only

Missed the action at the East Africa Pulses webinar? Catch up now with the recording, available exclusively for GPC members.

Desi chickpea Australia to India July price survey/
Trade sentiment revealed in a market poll

We take a look at the factors influencing desi prices since India’s policy changes in May and share the sentiment of the trade gleaned from a market survey conducted at the beginning of June

“India is on a growth path”/
A conversation between President Iyengar and Secretary Khare of India’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs

In a dynamic conversation attended by GPC Board members and national association leaders, President Iyengar and Secretary Khare discuss Indian consumption, policy changes and much more.

Pulse Atlas data in focus/
Tanzanian pigeon pea exports up 56% over the last five years

As Indian demand for pigeon peas continues to grow, Tanzania matches with increased production and consistent exports. Exclusive Pulse Atlas data tracks the five-year increase.

Pulses 24/
6 insights from the panels and speakers in New Delhi

Industry leaders from all quarters of the pulses industry gathered in New Delhi on February 14-17 for the Pulses 24 convention. We bring together 6 takeaways from the event.

Pulses 24/
Desi Chickpeas panel

What impact will a shorter Aussie crop have on imports to South Asia? What is India’s import need following the rabi harvest? What are the sowing intentions in Tanzania for 2024? Explore these topics and more with the Desi Chickpeas Panel.

PABRA’s ‘beans without borders’/
Collaborating across Africa to tackle climate change, gender inequality & malnutrition

How PABRA is harnessing the power of climate-smart beans, gender equality, and collaborative governance to spread fairness and prosperity across Africa and increase bean consumption along the way.

Facilitating trade for East Africa’s women farmers/
The co-founder of social enterprise Sauti explains how

Sauti East Africa is a social enterprise that combines development research and tech solutions to address the digital information gap facing women in trade, particularly cross-border agricultural trade.

Tanzania Roundtable/
Recording now available to watch online!

Featuring Maulik Maheshwari, Pratap Singh, Samir A. Esmail, Zirack Andrew and Cosmas Mtesigwa. VIP speaker: H.E. Mr. Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, High Commissioner of India to Tanzania.

Room for improvement/
unleashing the potential of the mungbean

The ACIAR-funded International Mungbean Improvement Network (IMIN) project is now in its second phase, working with countries across the world to tailor new mungbean varieties to local conditions and markets, and improve food, income and nutrition security.

GPC Pulses 22/
The official program is here

We’re looking forward to seeing you all at Pulses 22 in under 10 days and are excited to share with you the official convention program. Packed full of panels featuring some of the biggest industry players and plenty of opportunities to network and catch up, Pulses 22 marks a wonderful return to in-person events.

Resilient Tanzania/
Defies the pandemic, tops pulses exports

When the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic and almost the entire world moved into lockdowns, Tanzania went against the grain with the government deciding to try a relaxed method of containing the virus by leaving the economy largely open.

AgPulse Analytica Market Update/
Ramadan Bonanza for Australian Chickpea Farmers

Ahead of Ramadan, Gaurav Jain gives an update on the Australian Desi chickpea crop and subsequent pricing, supply and demand scenarios.

GPC Pulses 2.1/
Event Link is Now Active!

Join us at the largest virtual event for the global pulse industry!

Market Update/
India's Pigeon Pea Market

IGrain’s Rahul Chauhan provides information on pricing and current inventories, as well as import figures and news from domestic and international markets.

Market Update/
India’s Chana (Gram) Market, November 23–28, 2020

IGrain’s Rahul Chauhan provides information on pricing and current inventories, as well as import figures and news from domestic and international markets.

Market Update/
India’s Pigeon Pea Market, November 2–7, 2020

IGrain’s Rahul Chauhan provides information on pricing and current inventories, as well as import figures and news from domestic and international markets.

GPC Pulses 2.0/
Black Matpe, Pigeon Pea & Mung Beans Global Outlook

The government of India continues to delay the issuance of import permits for toor and green mung beans. What is behind this delay?

Tanzania/
2019 Pulse Exports

Zirack Andrew of the Tanzania Pulse Network puts last year’s export performance in perspective.

Southern Africa/
Regional Climate Forum

Tanzania’s 2019/
The harvesting of pulse crops is underway in the East African nation

The harvesting of pulse crops is underway in the East African nation of Tanzania.

Quantitative Restrictions on Imports/
Long Term Impacts and Ramifications

By Dr. Bharat Kulkarni

India Import Ban on Tanzania Pigeon Peas/
When a Winner Loses All

By Zirack Andrew, National Coordinator of Tanzania, Pulses Network in Dar ES Salaam, Tanzania

Africa Exposed/
David Lever of AGT Foods Africa

By David Lever, AGT Foods, Africa

Dr. Bharat Kulkarni/
East African Pulses Round up for 2017

By Dr. Bharat Kulkarni

Market Update/
Price Cushioning for Kenyan Farmers Through Minimum Assured Price (Map)

Dharmendra Pothuri General Manager-Africa Agribusiness Mahindra & Mahindra, Kenya

Inside Tanzania’s growing role in global pulses/
“TMX has brought structure and accountability to the agri market”

Fahad Nahdi of SM Holdings discusses how the Tanzania Market Exchange is reshaping trade, shares crop insights, and explores why the country’s pulse potential is just getting started.

Desi Chickpea Import Situation in Pakistan/
4 insights from GPC members

In a conversation with GPC, Tayyab Balagamwala, Director at Seatrade Group, shares his insights into import expectations for desis into Pakistan.

Pakistani pulses in focus/
Chickpea, yellow pea and lentil imports with Tayyab Balagamwala

The Director of Grains, Pulses and Sugar at Seatrade Group talks to Lara Gilmour about markets in Pakistan and the possibility of India opening to kabuli imports.

Indian chickpea imports and pulses inflation/
7 insights with Neeraj Dhawan

The CEO of Mega Grain Trading chats to GPC about the Indian market – chickpea imports, the kharif plantings, and how best to address India's long-term pulse deficit

African pigeon pea and chickpea production in 2024/
“The next three months are crucial!”

Jahid Nagarwala is the CEO of Dubai-based Alfa Group and has been in the pulses business in Africa since 2005. He talks to Lara Gilmour about this year’s production and how Indian demand for pigeon pea is evolving.

“Production is up 500kMT in 4 years”/
Zirack Andrew on what’s driving Tanzania’s pulse industry

The National Coordinator of the Tanzanian Pulses Network on Tanzanian pulse production, a long-awaited MoU with India, and the TPN’s advocacy role protecting pulse industry workers.

Developments in the Pakistani market/
Bilal Doni on lower acreages, decreased consumption and new import routes

Bilal Doni, Head of Sales and Trading at Doni and Company talks to Sonia Sharma about the Pakistani harvest, developments in the pulse import market and how Ramadan could impact demand.

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.

Trade Talk with Bharat Thakkar/
“I use insights from GPC conferences to help shape my trading strategy”

“I use insights from GPC conferences to help shape my trading strategy for the upcoming months” - Bharat Thakkar

Trade Talk with Toms Mathew/
"We’re very keen to meet our partners from around the world at Pulses 22.”

From Argentina to the world/
Eugenia Campanelli on KC Agribusiness and her career in pulses

Eugenia Campanelli is the director of KC Agribusiness, formerly KC World Trade. In an interview with Ana Krepp, she shares her experiences with and perspective on agribusiness in Argentina.

No gray areas/
Samuel Peck’s black-and-white outlook on the pulses industry as it stands

Kira Nash had an in-depth conversation with Samuel Peck, who has a long history in the pulses industry and now works at Jack’s Bean International, a network of three processing companies in the United States that specializes in beans and popcorn.

Maulik Maheshwari/
Tanzanian production & the new trade agreement with India

The managing director for Mahashree Group in Tanzania talks about production and the effects of India's trade agreement.

Tanzania Pulse Industry Looks to Revive Forgotten Cuisine/
An Interview with Zirack Andrew

With India’s withdrawal from the market, Tanzania’s pulse industry looks to its roots to secure its future.