Pulses

Pulses

Sep 9, 2024

Chickpeas: exciting developments in India

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Chickpea prices in India continue to rise and the government is currently discussing another important step to stabilise the market. There have also been slight price increases in Canada.

Fruit and Vegetables

Aug 29, 2024

Dried beans: adzuki bean exports are declining

BEIJING. High prices are reducing the competitiveness of Chinese adzuki beans on the world market, which is also reflected in exports. The mung bean harvest is imminent and the acreage for red kidney beans is larger than last year.

Pulses

Aug 26, 2024

Chickpeas: price rally continues

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Prices on the Indian chickpea market continue to rise after the lifting of the storage restriction. In Canada, the market is quiet as everyone is eagerly awaiting the crop results.

Pulses

Aug 19, 2024

Chickpeas: significant price increases

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. After the declines of the last few weeks, prices on the Indian chickpea market have now climbed significantly. Traders are seizing the opportunity, which will not last for long.

Pulses

Aug 12, 2024

Chickpeas: buyers hesitate

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Buyers prefer to wait for the first crop reports to be issued in Canada before securing contracts for chickpeas. Issue is that the area sown can only be guessed. Prices have risen again in India.

Pulses

Aug 5, 2024

Chickpeas: new price surge in India

NEW DELHI. Chickpea prices have surged in India. Issue is the removal of the stock limit.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jul 31, 2024

Dried beans: old crop largely sold off

BEIJING. Chinese growers and traders have hardly any beans from the old crop left in their warehouses. This is supporting prices on some markets, including mung beans. Red kidney beans, meanwhile, have become a little cheaper.

Pulses

Jul 29, 2024

Chickpeas: Australia expects huge production increase

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. In India, importers are busy replenishing stocks ahead of the festive season. Australia is set to more than double its chickpea production and North America is also expecting large crops.

Pulses

Jul 22, 2024

Chickpeas: Indian government changes course

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. The storage restrictions for kabuli chickpeas had caused heated discussions in India – now the government has relented. In Canada, the focus is currently on the quality of the new crop.

Pulses

Jul 15, 2024

Chickpeas: favourable prices and large supplies

NEW DELHI. Favourable international prices are putting pressure on the Indian chickpea market and traders are not optimistic about possible price increases. The humidity during the monsoon season could lead to additional problems.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jul 10, 2024

Dried beans: larger acreages

BEIJING. With prices being attractive for sellers, acreages of both black and red kidney beans in China are expected to increase this year. Mung bean sales have improved, while adzuki bean traders are pinning their hopes on the Lunar Festival.

Pulses

Jul 8, 2024

Chickpeas: acreage raises question marks

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. There is still no concrete information on the area under chickpeas in Canada in 2024, although it is estimated to be larger than last year. In India, traders are calling for storage limits to be lifted.

Pulses

Jul 1, 2024

Chickpeas: stockpiling backfires

NEW DELHI. Stockpiling has backfired for many exporters in India. While chickpeas were in short supply last year, the market is confronted with a supply glut this year. Worse may be in store for stakeholders when the rainy season sets in.

Pulses

Jun 24, 2024

Chickpeas: good yield prospects in Canada

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Although conditions during chickpea sowing are not optimal, growers in Canada are expecting high yields. A bumper crop is also expected in India.

Pulses

Jun 17, 2024

Chickpeas: price increases are unlikely

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Due to the high production and the large quantity available, it is unlikely that Indian chickpea prices will rise significantly in the coming months. Sowing for the new crop is underway in Canada.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jun 11, 2024

Pulses: Turkey relies on high imports

ANKARA. Turkey has set a new record for exports of cereals, pulses and oilseeds – but experts emphasise that this is only possible thanks to a large volume of imports.

Pulses

Jun 10, 2024

Chickpeas: supply exceeds demand

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Large production in India is currently meeting weak demand, so prices are receiving little support.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jun 5, 2024

Dried beans: different price trends

BEIJING. While prices for red kidney beans have skyrocketed in China, the situation is different for black kidney beans. Demand is slowly picking up on the mung bean market.

Pulses

Jun 3, 2024

Chickpeas: delayed sowing in Canada

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Rainfall in Canada has caused sowing to lag behind the average of recent years – this could even result in a smaller acreage. Meanwhile, prices in India continue to rise.

Pulses

May 27, 2024

Chickpeas: surge in EU imports

NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS. EU chickpea imports surged in 2023, especially from Canada. Prices are still on the rise in India as farmers and traders are holding back.

Pulses

May 13, 2024

Chickpeas: price increases temporarily halted

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. The prices of Indian chickpeas are currently stagnating and traders are trying to sell their old crop. In Canada, the market is remarkably calm.

Fruit and Vegetables

May 8, 2024

Dried beans: stable market for red kidney beans

BEIJING. While prices for black kidney beans continue to fall due to weak demand, the situation is different for red kidney beans. Mung bean imports from Myanmar are declining.

Pulses

May 6, 2024

Chickpeas: growers hold back goods

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. In order to drive up prices, Indian farmers and traders are currently holding back their stocks, thus creating an artificial shortage. Germany is importing significantly more chickpeas from Russia again.

Pulses

Apr 29, 2024

Chickpeas: farmers pocket high profits

NEW DELHI. Farmers cultivating chickpeas in India are incredibly lucky this season. Pulse imports have risen sharply indicating that the country is becoming increasingly dependent on imports.

Pulses

Apr 22, 2024

Chickpeas: growers prevent losses

NEW DELHI. The Indian chickpea market is currently extremely volatile, and both farmers and traders are taking advantage of every price increase to sell their produce. The aim is to avoid potential losses.

Fruit and Vegetables

Apr 17, 2024

Pulses: wasted potential

ANKARA. Turkey only uses one third of its processing capacity for pulses, despite global demand being on the rise. Heated debates are underway as Turkey is a net importer of dry beans, green lentils and red lentils, whereas chickpeas are the silver lining.

Pulses

Apr 15, 2024

Chickpeas: artificial supply squeeze stabilises market

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. After prices slumped in recent months growers in India have changed tack, which appears to be working for now. In how far prices will remain firm is a matter of debate.

Pulses

Apr 9, 2024

Chickpeas: complex market situation

NEW DELHI. The prospect of a large crop and the willingness of sellers to get their goods to buyers is pushing down prices on the Indian chickpea market. Market players must remain flexible at all times.

Fruit and Vegetables

Apr 3, 2024

Dried beans: mung bean market under pressure

BEIJING. Arrivals from Myanmar are putting increasing pressure on the Chinese mung bean market. Prices for black and red kidney beans have risen, while demand for adzuki beans is increasing.

Pulses

Mar 25, 2024

Chickpeas: arrivals still to pick up

NEW DELHI. New harvests have flooded the market in India with chickpeas leaving little option but for prices to turn in one direction.

Pulses

Mar 18, 2024

Chickpeas: no price recovery in sight

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Once again, prices on the Indian chickpea market have fallen drastically and, according to market experts, there is no improvement in sight for the time being. In Canada, the acreage is said to have grown considerably.

Pulses

Mar 11, 2024

Chickpeas: prices on a rollercoaster ride

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. The prices of Indian chickpeas have undergone a sharp fluctuation in the past few days. There have also been significant changes in Canada.

Pulses

Mar 4, 2024

Chickpeas: global production set to rise

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. In India, but also in other important growing countries such as Canada and the Ukraine, the area under cultivation is said to have increased considerably due to favourable prices. This is likely to put pressure on the market in the new season.

Fruit and Vegetables

Feb 28, 2024

Dried beans: New Year festivities keep prices stable

BEIJING. As trade is slow to pick up in the two weeks following Chinese New Year, prices for dried beans are largely stable. Adzuki beans are, however, an exception.

Pulses

Feb 26, 2024

Chickpeas: possible record crop expected

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. The larger acreage could lead to a record crop in India this year, provided the weather does not throw a spanner in the works for farmers. Germany's imports have fallen slightly, but imports from Turkey and Russia have risen significantly.

Pulses

Feb 19, 2024

Chickpeas: significantly larger acreage

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Indian farmers are encouraged by last year's favourable market prices and have significantly increased their chickpea acreage. Canadian market players are also keeping a close eye on this development.

Fruit and Vegetables

Feb 13, 2024

Pulses: positive prospects for 2024

ANKARA. After a very successful year 2023, market players in the Turkish pulses market are optimistic about 2024 as well. What matters here is the appropriate support, with which the sector can still achieve a great deal.

Pulses

Feb 12, 2024

Chickpeas: prices decline despite supply shortage

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Although the supply shortage on the Indian market continues, commodity prices decline; despite the wedding season, demand is not able to stabilise them in the long term. In Canada, however, there is uncertainty regarding stocks.

Pulses

Feb 5, 2024

Chickpeas: buying interest leaves much to be desired

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. As international prices fall, more and more buyers are considering peanuts from origins other than India. Meanwhile, the prospects for the new crop are promising, while acreage in the US and Canada is expected to increase.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jan 31, 2024

Dried beans: adzuki bean farmers empty their warehouses

BEIJING. Growers in China's adzuki bean-growing regions are currently selling their remaining produce, in some cases at very favourable prices. Meanwhile, organic kidney beans are becoming scarce and the remaining stocks of mung beans are also lower than last year.

Pulses

Jan 29, 2024

Chickpeas: Germany's imports from Russia have increased massively

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. Prices on the Indian market continue to fall, while the crop prospects are very promising. In Canada, the market is quiet, while Germany's imports have increased.

Pulses

Jan 22, 2024

Chickpeas: wedding season boosts demand

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. In India, prices for chickpeas have risen slightly, partly because buying interest is increasing shortly before the wedding season. In Canada, market players are monitoring the situation after the Crop Production Show.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jan 17, 2024

Dried beans: prices for kidney beans are rising

BEIJING. While prices for Chinese kidney beans have risen significantly in recent weeks, other bean varieties have maintained their price levels for the time being. High freight costs are dampening export demand.

Pulses

Jan 15, 2024

Chickpeas: India expects bumper crop

NEW DELHI. High prices over the course of the season have led Indian farmers to increase the area under chickpeas, which is why a significantly higher crop volume is expected. Prices are coming under pressure due to various factors.

Pulses

Jan 8, 2024

Chickpeas: import duty affects market activity

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. The Indian government has taken some decisions regarding import duty in the pulses market which has put the market players on alert. Meanwhile, sowings are said to have increased in both India and Canada.

Fruit and Vegetables

Dec 21, 2023

Pulses: sharp rise in exports

MERSIN. Suppliers in Turkey may be worried about finance, but the export value for pulses has surged this year.

Pulses

Dec 18, 2023

Chickpeas: rainfall brings relief

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. The recent rains proved to be a boon for India's chickpea growers, who are already struggling with other challenges. Australia's smaller crop could be an advantage for North American producers.

Pulses

Dec 11, 2023

Chickpeas: speculators drive the market

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA. In India, the market development in Maharashtra is currently mainly determined by large stockists and speculators. At the same time, there is speculation in Canada about the acreage for 2024.

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