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ABARES has piled 200,000 tonnes on to its national chickpea estimate thanks to a stellar growing season in Queensland and New South Wales. Chickpea crops like this one on the western Downs of southern Queensland are standing tall at full flower and looking at well...

From lentils to chickpeas, and even the humble baked bean, pulses are perhaps best known as an alternative, plant-based source of protein. These plants are environmental heroes: they work together with soil microbes to “fix” nitrogen from the air, enriching the soil...

WIDESPREAD rain in Queensland and northern New South Wales has boosted grower confidence to plant summer crops, with mungbeans poised to benefit from this improved optimism.

India witnesses an extraordinary surge in pulse imports, with volumes soaring by 113% in H1 2023-24, valued at over $1.26 billion. Led by lentils, arhar, and urad, the import landscape is reshaping, driven by erratic rains impacting domestic production. Slow tur...

IN ITS INTERNATIONAL Agricultural Trade Report released this week, USDA has confirmed that Australia, India, and Canada are the world’s three largest chickpea exporters, and accounted for more than 40 percent of the world’s shipments in 2022. The agency has...

PRICES for chickpeas have hit a high not seen since early 2020 as traders jostle for tonnage in the harvest now in full flight in Central Queensland. The region will this year be the origin for most of Australia’s 2023-24 chickpeas, as dry conditions limit production...

SCIENTISTS have embarked on the next phase of research to give grain growers better access to chilling tolerant chickpea varieties and extend the footprint to grow the crop in Australia. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is delivering the...

Esta temporada se ofrecen vías de comercialización AMPLIADAS para los productores del centro de Queensland que entregan garbanzos, ya que Seaway abre una opción de almacenamiento para los garbanzos que ingresan al mercado de contenedores.

PRICES for chickpeas and lentils have risen in the past month on some short covering for bulk cargoes which are getting harder to put together as stocks run down. Faba bean values are steady and conditions for new-crop are good in south-eastern Australia, where pulse...

AUSTRALIA exported 157,371 tonnes of chickpeas and 158,971t of lentils in June, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Pakistan was the biggest market for chickpeas on 122,350t followed by Bangladesh on 20,631t and the United Arab...

IF YOU walk into a bar in Italy, you might be served a dish of salty, nutritious snacks: lupin beans, a legume that has been eaten around the Mediterranean and in parts of the Middle East and Africa for thousands of years. Lupins are very high in protein and fibre,...

By Sean Pratt Exports had previously moved by rail and truck since the two countries signed a phytosanitary agreement last year. China has cleared the first ocean vessel of Russian peas, according to a trader of the crop. A ship loaded with 55,000 tonnes of peas that...

Liz Wells, July 24, 2023 CERTIFIED Sustainable has found a niche between conventional and organic farming which is kicking production goals for growers, and supplying grain with ESG credentials to discerning maltsters, brewers and bakers. Founded in 2015, Certified...

Liz Wells, July 21, 2023 MARKETS for Australia’s lentils and faba beans have been relatively stable in the past month as the new-crop outlook for both pulses consolidates. Chickpea prices have eased in the past month amid mixed prospects for new crop. As bulk volumes...

Liz Wells, July 14, 2023 AUSTRALIA exported 68,288 tonnes of chickpeas and a record 264,762t of lentils in May, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The chickpea figure was more than triple April shipments of 17,858t, while lentils...

THE final session of the Australian Grain Industry Conference will include an in-depth look at India from two complementary perspectives that delve into the opportunities presented by the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement and beyond. The...

By Sean Pratt Turkey’s big lentil crop and growing financial woes are going to hurt shipments to Canada’s top market, says a Turkish processor of the crop. Growers in that country planted more acres than last year, and yields appear to be about 25 percent higher, said...

Grain Central, July 3, 2023 THE Australian grains industry is working to strengthen ties with India, participating in a three-dayMinisterial visit scheduled for 3-5 July. Led by Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt, the delegation, including GrainGrowers, the...

Economists expressed concern that lower rainfall could impact growth and government should be ready with appropriate measures R. Suryamurthy - New Delhi An over 35 per cent deficiency in rainfall has led to delayed sowing of key crops such as paddy, oilseeds and...