Insights and Stories on Pulses

Cargill to enter faux-meat market

Feb. 24, 2020 at 2:49 pm CST

U.S. agrifood giant Cargill is set to bring its crop supply chain further into its proteins business via a new line of plant-based patty and ground products for the retail and foodservice sectors. Already a major player in meat protein, with assets including two major Canadian packing plants processing up […]

Chickpea market steady, waits for next wave of demand

Feb. 19, 2020 at 7:41 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Green pea bids back off highs

Feb. 18, 2020 at 3:31 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: India aims to boost production

Feb. 11, 2020 at 7:33 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Scoular to sell edible bean business

Feb. 10, 2020 at 12:39 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Pulse weekly outlook: More acres sought for 2020

Feb. 5, 2020 at 10:07 am CST

MarketsFarm — Planting intentions for red and green lentils and other pulses have been looking good for 2020 — but that might change somewhat because prices have slipped a little, said Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. Discussing pulse crops at a farm show last month in Saskatoon, Mosnaim […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse Canada looking to build data inventory for industry

Jan. 31, 2020 at 6:38 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Pulse Canada has undertaken a survey of pea and lentil growers to gauge the sector’s environmental footprint and to provide data for a public repository. The survey is a joint project with Alberta Pulse Growers, SaskPulse and Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. The survey is a life cycle […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Ukraine’s pulse production waning

Jan. 29, 2020 at 6:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There has been a marked decline in the amount of pulses grown by farmers in Ukraine over the last couple of years, highlighted in an article written for the Global Pulse Confederation by Sergey Feofilov, director general of UkrAgroConsult. Feofilov noted total pulse production in Ukraine dropped almost […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Starbucks plans plant-based breakfast sandwich

Jan. 29, 2020 at 4:24 am CST

Reuters — Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it would introduce a breakfast sandwich this year with a plant-based patty in Canada and the United States. The coffee chain said last week it aims to add more plant-based food and drinks to its menu as part of the company’s latest plan to […]

By Reuters

Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat products from Ontario, B.C.

Jan. 29, 2020 at 3:45 am CST

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International’s Tim Hortons said on Tuesday it has removed Beyond Meat’s products from its coffee and donut shops in Ontario and British Columbia. This comes after the coffee and breakfast chain cut Beyond Meat’s burgers and sandwiches from its menu in September from all of Canada […]