Trade Talk

The Aussie crop in 9 key facts/
“Chickpea harvests in the Darling Downs could be delayed two or three weeks due to moisture”

Abhishek Kotkar, Director of Australian pulse exporter Gold Star International, discusses rain effects, the reticence of Indian traders, and where bumper global stocks go in an increasingly bearish market.

India is facing a year of contrasts/
“The coming months promise to be anything but ordinary”

India’s 2025 season tells a complex tale of weather disruptions, shifting farmer choices, policy signals and cautious market sentiment. Harsha Rai of Mayur Global sets the strategic scene for the six months ahead, when the country’s decisions on when and how much to import can redraw trade flows — overnight.

Turkey’s pulse trade: chickpeas, white beans, MRLs, and future markets/
in 6 key facts

Tuba Memis of Memisoglu Tarim unpacks Turkey’s chickpea scarcity, a white bean deficit, and why the pulse middleman will up its imports in 2025.

“China isn’t a market we’ll have this year and lose the next/
they’re opening the door to Argentine peas long-term”

Federico Castellini of Southern Seed Production on being Argentina’s largest pea exporter, a big jump in pea acres, and a strong future for Argentinian peas in the Chinese market.

“China’s demand for Myanmar mung has been tremendously good/
We've exported 325 KMT over the last six months”

Shyam Narsaria of Arvee International shares what’s driving Myanmar’s pulse sector and what to expect in 2025—plus insights on China’s ever-growing appetite for mung, new suppliers entering the scene, and the critical role of pesticide compliance in export success.

Monsoon hopes, inflation battles, and why India will need a bigger desi buffer/
What to expect from Indian pulses in 2025

We sat down for a chat with Harsha Rai of Mayur Global to talk imports, chickpea prices, and get a big picture view of Indian pulses.

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Trade Talk

The Aussie crop in 9 key facts/ “Chickpea harvests in the Darling Downs could be delayed two or three weeks due to moisture”

India is facing a year of contrasts/ “The coming months promise to be anything but ordinary”

Turkey’s pulse trade: chickpeas, white beans, MRLs, and future markets/ in 6 key facts

“China isn’t a market we’ll have this year and lose the next/ they’re opening the door to Argentine peas long-term”