Gonzalo De La Cierva, CEO of Industrias Racionero, shares his picture of the Spain pulse market in 2026 — from renewed nostalgia and rising consumption to pessimism ahead of the seedings, and why this year could see another increase in import demand.

Gonzalo de la Cierva of Industrias Racionero on the EU farming policy, the razor-thin margins of cooked pulses, and how the climate crisis is changing the outlook for Spanish pulses

This week, Luke Wilkinson chatted to Gonzalo about his life in pulses, changing tastes, and the present and future of the Spanish market.