Pea processing leaves a lot of byproducts behind, and researchers believe those byproducts could be put to better use.
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Alberta researchers looking to find uses for yellow field pea byproducts
An Agriculture Canada scientist in Lethbridge thinks yellow field pea byproducts could change the future of food packaging
China buys fewer peas
SASKATOON — Pea imports are way down so far this year in one of Canada’s top markets. China bought 657,000 tonnes of the crop during the first half of the calendar year, which was 22 per cent below the same time a year ago, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […] Read more
Pea protein sector goes to the dogs (and cats)
The human food side of the pea protein business continues to grow, but pet food remains the ingredient’s dominant user
WINNIPEG — In June, Louis Dreyfus Co. broke ground at its new pea protein plant in Yorkton, Sask. The processing plant could be completed by the fall of 2025 and may be operational in the spring of 2026. The new facility will add to an expanding supply of pea protein that is processed in Western […] Read more
Pulse ingredients boom, but competition looms
Industry official wonders if the expansion of pulse processing that has been seen in Western Canada is outpacing demand
WINNIPEG — Every year, food companies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia launch thousands of new products. Peas, lentils, pea protein and chickpea flour made from pulse crops grown in Western Canada are becoming common ingredients in those novel foods. In 2023, for instance, more than 1,200 products from around the […] Read more
Pea protein sector wants duty
Manufacturers claim Chinese companies are exporting product into Canada at subsidized prices
SASKATOON — Canadian pea protein manufacturers have filed an anti-dumping and countervailing duty case against Chinese imports. “We believe the evidence shows Chinese companies are competing unfairly by selling product into Canada at dumped and subsidized prices,” Nutri-Pea said in an email. Related stories: The Portage la Prairie, Man., company manufactures food-grade protein isolates, starches […] Read more
Anti-dumping case may affect pea flow
SASKATOON — A U.S. antidumping investigation regarding Chinese pea protein could change trade flows for Canadian yellow peas in 2024-25, say traders of the commodity. In a preliminary determination handed down Feb. 8, the U.S. Department of Commerce hit two Chinese manufacturers with an anti-dumping duty of 280 percent and the remainder with a 122 […] Read more
Louis Dreyfus plans pea protein plant in Sask.
PARIS, France (Reuters) — Louis Dreyfus Co. will build a pea protein production facility in Yorkton, Sask., as it invests in plant-based protein as part of a push to diversify its agricultural commodity activities. The company will build the facility at its existing industrial complex in Yorkton and aims for it to be ready by […] Read more
U.S. investigates China for pea protein dumping
North America’s pea protein business is in “grave peril” due to cheap product flooding into the United States from China, according to a U.S. manufacturer of the product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) appears to agree. It has made a preliminary determination that China is dumping pea protein into the market “at less than […] Read more
