From our region-specific webinar series: join industry experts as they zoom in on a market segment and share key insights and data.
Get involved in close conversations with key industry players exploring important topics in the pulses market.
Southeast Asia is emerging as an appetizing destination for pulse trade, driven by growing demand for healthier, plant-based foods, innovative processing, and evolving consumption patterns. But this multifaceted, fast-moving market has its own playbook. Andrew Powell, CEO of Asia BioBusiness and Council Member of the World Agriculture Forum, breaks down how smart players navigate risk, unlock demand, and position pulses for long-term growth across ASEAN and beyond — and where the next opportunities lie.
March 19, 2026
We sat down to chat with Charles Wachsmuth, CEO and President of Chippewa Valley Bean, to discuss a US kidney bean scene in flux. He gives us his view on China’s slow seed demand, allays fears of further tariffs, and discusses how conflict in Iran could wreak havoc on shipping and raise costs on ag inputs — the lifeblood of a healthy pulse trade.
March 18, 2026
This segment operates on its own logic — shaped by localized consumption patterns, shifting supply channels, and intense price sensitivity. It also offers a clear signal of how Pakistan’s import landscape is gradually decentralizing. We spoke with Inam Ur Rahman of Inam Trading Company, based in Swat, to unpack these dynamics on the ground.
March 17, 2026
We offer all our members a weekly update on the latest pulse prices for red and green lentils, yellow peas, desi & kabuli chickpeas, green peas, black matpe, and pigeon peas.
March 13, 2026
We sat down to chat with the Managing Director of Arab India Spices, Harish Tahiliani, who reveals how the UAE is navigating the shockwaves of the Iran conflict. We discuss shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, emergency war surcharges, and why the local market is panic-buying pulses. He also unpacks fresh demand from the US and Europe, and why African buyers will have to search out new exporters as long as the war continues.
March 10, 2026
From grassroots knowledge to market intelligence, innovation and trade, recognizing the vital role of women working in Ag is not just a celebration, but a necessary step toward fairer food systems—and world. This March 8, as the UN launches a tribute to the hands powering our supply chains, four trailblazing women share their hard-won insights on how the pulse sector can lead the way toward a more inclusive, and productive, global value chain.
March 8, 2026
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Black Beans
Desi Chickpeas
Faba Beans
Green/Brown Lentils
Kabuli Chickpeas
Mung Beans
Peas
Red Lentils
Color & Speckled Beans
Urad / Tur
White Beans
