Fewer field peas harvested worldwide

Published Nov 24, 2021

Tridge summary

The article highlights a significant decrease in the production of field peas globaly, with a predicted 16% drop for the 2021/22 season, primarily due to a drought in North America. This decline makes it a 45% reduction from the previous year. Despite the drought, the EU-27 manages to increase its production by 7%. Russia takes the lead as the top producer with 2.7 million tons, followed by the EU-27 with 2.2 million tons. However, the loss in North America cannot be compensated, even with an increased harvest in Ukraine. The article also touches on the potential of field peas and other large-grain legumes for GMO-free protein supply, criticizing the lack of coordination in funding for protein crop cultivation in the EU. The Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants e. V. (UFOP) calls for a holistic strategy to provide economically sustainable prospects for arable farms.

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Original content

11/24/2021 | 11:39:00 | ID: 31590 | Department: Agriculture | plant Berlin (agrar-PR) - The drought in North America has also hit the production of field peas hard this season. Because the top 5 of the most important producers and exporters include Canada and the USA. The International Grain Council IGC is currently assuming a global field pea production of 12.6 million tonnes for 2021/22. According to research by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (mbH), this would be a minus of 16% (2.3 million t) and is primarily due to lower production in North America. t estimated and thus 45% below the previous year's level. Persistently hot and dry conditions in the western growing regions during the sowing and vegetation phase resulted in the lowest harvest in almost two decades, with Russia moving to the top of field pea producers with 2.7 million t, even if the harvest is around 1.5 % smaller than in the previous year. In third place is the EU-27 with a production of 2.2 million t. ...

Source: Agrar