Luke Wilkinson

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

April 17, 2025

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.

“The favorable pricing of pulses remains significant for our producers”/
And more reasons why Ukrainian pulses are gearing up for growth

March 26, 2025

We caught up with Antonina Skylarenko, president of the Ukrainian Pulse and Soybean Association to get the scoop on the country’s bold moves in 2025 — a fresh soybean-pulse alliance, new trade doors opening with China, and the outlook for pulse acres in the region.

Will kidney beans come back with a bang in 2025?/
A chat with Charles Wachsmuth of Chippewa Valley Bean

March 24, 2025

Dried up global stocks for kidneys, the resurgence of Chinese acres, and the threat posed to pulses by the escalating trade war.

All things Kazakhstani pulses/
The pea expansion, a promising future for mung, and why farmers are leaning into lentils

March 19, 2025

Kintal Islamov, CEO of producer and trader, Atameken Agro, talks about his expectations for this year’s Kazakhstani pulse crops, a move into green lentils, and the exciting potential of the country’s mung bean production.

Lagging research, Egypt’s rise, and how export duty cuts could squeeze acres/
Argentina’s pulses at a crossroads 3, final insights

March 17, 2025

While climate has been Argentina’s bean industry’s nemesis in recent years, government changes to export duties may prove just as damaging to pulse acres long-term. In the end, what is the future of Argentine beans?

The tariff wars continue/
Canada faces trade blow as China imposes heavy tariff on pea imports

March 13, 2025

After the announcement that the Chinese government has decided to place a tariff of 100% on Canadian dry peas, we take a look at the trade quantities affected and speak to experts to find out what might happen next.

Writers

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

“The favorable pricing of pulses remains significant for our producers”/ And more reasons why Ukrainian pulses are gearing up for growth

Will kidney beans come back with a bang in 2025?/ A chat with Charles Wachsmuth of Chippewa Valley Bean

All things Kazakhstani pulses/ The pea expansion, a promising future for mung, and why farmers are leaning into lentils