October 5, 2020
This year, with reduced production in India and Mexico, and lower seeding intentions in the U.S., Canada, Turkey and Russia, there was an expectation that market conditions would improve.
A few years back, kabuli chickpea prices were at record highs. Growers at all origins responded by seeding more and more of them, resulting in a global glut that caused prices to crash. Production has since declined, but burdensome carryover stocks have continued to weigh down prices. This year, with reduced production in India and Mexico, and lower seeding intentions in the U.S., Canada, Turkey and Russia, there was an expectation that market conditions would improve. But then the COVID-19 pandemic struck, shuttering the HORECA sector, the major kabuli chickpea consumer globally. Now with the pandemic easing and HORECA businesses reopening, will we see good demand and improved prices?
To discuss this and other burning questions around kabuli chickpeas, the Global Pulse Confederation has assembled a distinguished panel of experts:
Navneet Singh Chhabra / India / Joel Valenzuela / Mexico / Rajat Sarda / Santiago Nevado Funes / Argentina / Deepak Rawat / Ukraine / Russia / Ali Siddiqui / Canada / U.S. / Andac Kolukisa / Turkey / Zain Maniya / Pakistan
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