Insights and Stories on Pulses

Jun. 14, 2019 at 3:47 am CDT

Reuters — U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods on Thursday launched its first vegetarian and mixed-protein products, including a beef and pea burger, as it seeks to compete with Beyond Meat and other companies catering to rising demand for plant-based alternatives to meat. Tyson is betting that meat eaters wanting healthier […]

By Tina Bellon

Jun. 11, 2019 at 7:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canada’s lentil exports have been good this year, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture in Winnipeg. “At the end of April we were 26 per cent ahead of last year’s pace. Most of that is due to buying from India. Everybody’s surprised,” she said, Total lentil […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jun. 6, 2019 at 7:51 pm CDT

Reuters — Beyond Meat, a U.S. maker of plant-based burgers and sausages, said it expects to more than double its revenue and report breakeven EBITDA this year, sending the its shares up over 21 per cent. The company said it expects to record revenue of $210 million in 2019 (all […]

By Nivedita Balu, Tina Bellon

Jun. 4, 2019 at 7:17 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Ongoing trade wars between the United States, Europe, and China may open the door to new markets for Canadian edible beans. According to reports, the European Union is bracing for tariffs from the U.S. on billions of euros worth of European goods, adding to the litany of other […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

May. 30, 2019 at 1:30 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — A lockout of longshore workers at Canada’s biggest port, the Port of Vancouver, ended in a deal on Thursday after a few hours, averting a potentially massive shipping disruption, the workers’ union and employers association said. The lockout was immediately lifted and the union also withdrew […]

By Kelsey Johnson, Rod Nickel