Pulse Forward magazine #11 | July 2024

THE BIG PICTURE

demand for fractionation, pet food, various snacks and animal feed. Pulse Atlas data shows that in 2023, 436,000 MT of Russian yellow peas was imported into European Union countries, with 209,000 MT going to Spain alone . Italy, Denmark, and Latvia also imported directly from the Russian Federation. Sergey Pluzhnikov is not worried about Russian yellow pea stocks piling up: “volumes that will not come from Russia into Europe will go along the traditional routes – India, China, and Pakistan. We also have a big advantage – the domestic consumption of peas is quite high. This means the pressure of yellow pea stocks on the market will be unlikely.” Clamor for Canadian crop In Europe and beyond, North American yellow peas will play an important role in this year’s market, with a particularly

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