Trade Talk

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 is a huge opportunity for us to get into a broader European market”/
Edao Abdi on his country’s growing pulse market

The CEO of Edao International Trading on Ethiopia’s radical contract farming reform, the drive for modernization, and how this year’s giant white pea crop is attracting European attention.

“China is the ideal partner for quantity”/
Farkhod Rakhmatullaev on exporting Uzbeki pulses

The CEO of one of Uzbekistan’s few pulse traders, Sofia Agro, speaks candidly about the lengthy logistics of exporting pulses from Uzbekistan, and why China is an essential partner.

Harish Tahiliani of Arab India Spices/
“Lentil prices will reach a level that creates demand restriction”

CEO of Dubai-based Arab India Spices and GPC board member, Harish Tahiliani, sits down to share his insights on this year’s high lentil prices, a depleted Kharif crop, and how commitment is the key to success.

“We had to start everything from zero!”/
Skane Group on being the first company to export mung from Venezuela

Skane Group CEO Vanesa Tejero Leon and Italy Sales Director Andrés Gil on the family business trading in pulses out of Rotterdam and pioneering in Venezuelan mung beans.

Tuba Memis on the 2023 harvest/
“Turkish red lentils will be the most competitive in the domestic market”

Tuba Memis, General Manager of Memisoglu Tarim, discusses the Turkish harvest, resilient Russian exports, and why Turkey will be this year’s foremost chickpea provider.

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

“There is a huge opportunity for us to get into a broader European market”/ Edao Abdi on his country’s growing pulse market

“China is the ideal partner for quantity”/ Farkhod Rakhmatullaev on exporting Uzbeki pulses

Harish Tahiliani of Arab India Spices/ “Lentil prices will reach a level that creates demand restriction”