Pandemic turns spotlight on plant protein sources.
Markets for pulse crops in Canada and the United States should generally remain favourable over most of 2021 and even for several years beyond, says the head of the largest U.S. pulse crop processor.
Jeff Van Pevenage, president and CEO of Columbia Grain International headquartered in Portland, Oregon, acknowledges while the COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous human and economic toll on the world, it has also raised greater awareness of the role plant-based protein can play in North American diets.
