Planted areas of peas and other pulses may expand in 2022

UkrAgroConsult expects the planted area of peas to expand next year.

The expansion of pea plantings will be promoted by growth in export and domestic prices along with relatively stable export demand. Domestic prices for other pulses rose in price as well.

Farmers’ interest in growing this crop and other pulses may increase because of rising nitrogen fertilizer prices in Ukraine and worldwide.

Access to the Chinese market may become another incentive to push the development of Ukraine’s pulses industry. According to the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, documents on opening the Chinese market for Ukrainian meat, poultry and peas are expected to be agreed on shortly.

This could also signal forward-thinking farmers to sow more peas.