It’s known as the chicken of the bean world, but the supply of America’s favorite superfood is slowly flying the coop due to extreme drought conditions. However, an industry leader said there is no need to rush to the market for your favorite hummus. There will be plenty of chickpeas abound for those curries, salads, […]

Global supplies of chickpeas, the main ingredient, could dip as much as 20% this year, according to data from the Global Pulse Confederation. Weather and war have hurt supplies of the protein-packed bean, driving up food prices and creating headaches for food manufacturers. Chickpeas are made into hummus, flour, soups, stews and curries. While they […]

World’s leading supplier of bulk grain and pulses introduces product line called Balanced Bushel. A Pacific Northwest company that has provided grains and dry beans to processors for some 50 years is jumping into the retail market this summer with a packaged bean and pulse line called Balanced Bushel. The Portland, Ore.-based Columbia Grain International […]

The U.S. grain industry continues to monitor the disruption of grain movement out of the Black Sea region because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what it means for commodity markets moving forward. Kurt Haarmann is Grain Division Senior Vice President for Columbia Grain International (CGI) and says it’s a very volatile time for everyone involved. […]

Food shortages, impacted by soaring gas prices and inflation, are affecting Americans in need and their ability to access staple foods. Food banks are busier than ever before. Detroit’s Forgotten Harvest says demand for free meals has increased 25-45% since December. Many food banks rely on retailers to fill their pantries, but with less spare […]

In his 29 years in the grain industry, Kurt Haarmann, senior vice president of grain, for Portland, Oregon, US-based Columbia Grain, said he’d never used the phrase, “I’ve never seen this before,” until this spring, when war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, severely limiting grain shipments from the Black Sea region. Besides the war […]

Grain market volatility will continue, but not quite as much as during the early days of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the head of the top U.S. supplier of bulk grain and pulses predicts. Global grain stocks are tightening in general, with a few crop problems affecting supply and demand, Jeff Van Pevenage, president […]

It’s Stand Up for Grain Safety Week which raises awareness of the many hazards that come with working in the grain handling industry by offering resources and activities each day on the best practices for mitigating these hazards. Stand Up for Grain Safety Week is sponsored by the Alliance, a collaboration of agricultural industry groups, […]

The CEO of Columbia Grain on why more and more young people are getting into the industry and what advice he’s passing on to his son. Columbia Grain International (CGI) is a global distributor of grains, pulses, beans, and oilseeds, which has been operating for almost 44 years. Starting out primarily as a wheat, corn […]