Competition for sales is expected to heat up as Russia expects a bigger crop following last year’s disappointing harvest

Canada will likely be facing more competition in pea export markets this year.

Russia’s production is expected to rebound after a disappointing 2024-25 harvest, said Gaurav Jain, analyst with AgPulse Analytica.

He is forecasting 5.01 million tonnes of production in 2025-26, up from 3.92 million tonnes last year.

“Mother Nature was not so kind on Russian peas last season,” Jain told delegates attending the Global Pulse Confederation’s Pulses 25 conference in Singapore in late-May.

Exports are expected to fall to 1.7 million tonnes in 2024-25 from the massive 3.37 million tonne program the previous year when Russia gained access to both the Chinese and Indian markets.

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