Luke Wilkinson

Price concerns, acreage shifts, and stiff competition from southern neighbors/
Sizing up the 2025 US dry bean season

May 28, 2025

Sam Peck of Jack’s Bean International shares his take on this year’s US dry bean seedings—from planting intentions and market headwinds to tariff tensions and mounting pressure from South American producers.

Inside acreage gains and export hopes/
7 key insights on Russia’s pulse seeding season

May 15, 2025

Rustam Guliev of Top Grain discusses expectations for Russia's pulse crops in 2025 – here are seven key insights as the seeding season progresses.

Farmers pull back on peas, moisture fears disappear, and the impact of tariff shocks/
A dive into 2025’s Canadian pulse panorama

May 8, 2025

Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Venture discusses changing acres for peas and lentils, promising conditions for farmers, and what long-term tariffs could mean for trade.

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

April 30, 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.

New players, price speculation, and the latest harvest in Sinaloan history/
An update on Mexican pulses in 2025

April 24, 2025

Felipe Sandoval of BeGrait discusses this year’s Sinaloan pulse harvest. He talks bean and chickpea production, fresh players in exports, and why farmers might still be pulling up pulses come the summer.

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.

Writers

Price concerns, acreage shifts, and stiff competition from southern neighbors/ Sizing up the 2025 US dry bean season

Inside acreage gains and export hopes/ 7 key insights on Russia’s pulse seeding season

Farmers pull back on peas, moisture fears disappear, and the impact of tariff shocks/ A dive into 2025’s Canadian pulse panorama

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