Pulses & Legumes — Market Analysis
QAA Intelligence provides market analysis, supply-demand insight and trading intelligence for pulses and legumes, a category with no single global price index -- coverage here focuses on news and market developments rather than a benchmark chart.
Price Trend
No single global price benchmark exists for this commodity category -- pricing is fragmented across regional and specialty markets rather than one unified exchange. QAA Intelligence tracks price-moving news and market developments instead (see Latest News below); contact our sales team for a direct, sourced quote.
Pulses & Legumes Market Overview
Pulses -- chickpeas, lentils, beans and other dried legumes -- trade across a fragmented set of regional markets rather than a single global exchange, which is why no unified benchmark price exists for the category as a whole.
Global Supply & Demand
Supply is concentrated in a handful of major growing regions and is sensitive to weather in any single season, while demand has grown steadily as pulses gain ground as an affordable plant-protein source.
Major Producing Countries
Canada, India, Australia and Turkey are among the world's largest pulse producers and exporters, each specializing in different varieties -- Canada in lentils and peas, India in chickpeas and domestic consumption.
Major Importing Markets
The Middle East, South Asia and North Africa are major pulse-importing regions, aligning closely with QAA's own sourcing footprint.
Key Factors Affecting Pulses Markets
Weather in the major growing regions, trade-policy changes (import duties are common in this category), and shifting demand for plant-based protein are the main forces shaping pulse markets.
Pulses Market Outlook
QAA Intelligence monitors news and market developments for pulses on an ongoing basis. For a current price quote on any specific pulse variety, QAA's sales team can provide a direct, sourced quotation.
Global Benchmarks
Latest News
Market Analysis & Outlook
No current price snapshot is available for Pulses & Legumes, so no specific price or 24-hour change can be cited for this commodity. The detected event is a cross-commodity signal: Brent crude spiked +22.21% day-over-day to 125.44 USD/bbl on 2026-10-06, a move that -- if sustained -- would raise ocean and inland freight costs relevant to pulses trade, much of which moves via long-haul shipping from origins like India, Canada, Australia, and Myanmar. However, the latest macro reading shows Brent at 105.36 USD/bbl on 2026-10-13, meaning the spike has substantially unwound over the following week. This suggests the freight-cost pressure was likely transient rather than structural. Diesel/gasoil benchmarks (NY Harbor ULSD ~4.50 USD/gal, gasoil ~4.70 USD/gal) remain elevated, which keeps some upward pressure on landed freight costs, but without pulses-specific price data, the actual impact on pulses pricing cannot be quantified from the data provided.
Outlook: Freight-cost pressure from the oil spike appears to be easing as Brent has pulled back toward 105 USD/bbl, but diesel/gasoil costs remain elevated, so landed costs for imported pulses could see modest, short-lived upward pressure rather than a sustained shock.
Data Coverage: ModerateWant the drivers, signals and outlook behind these numbers? QAA Commodity Advisory covers pulses & legumes every two weeks. Buying it? QAA supplies pulses & legumes from its own supplier network and manages the whole supply chain: see Pulses & Legumes sourcing. For any other product, QAA Trade Services buys it from your supplier, or one we find for you, then ships and delivers it.