About this episode

In this episode, host Ben Pike interviews Franek Smith about the latest market prospects for pulse growers and traders amidst current global conflicts.

Welcome to Inside the Pod, the PGRO podcast. In this episode of Inside the Pod, host Ben Pike is joined by Franek Smith, Associate Director and Senior Trader at Wherry & Sons Ltd, to discuss the latest market prospects from both a grower’s perspective and from a trader’s perspective. Franek talks about the latest developments in the pulse market and how the market is looking for pulse growers across the UK in these turbulent times, with conflict in the Middle East among a number of international and domestic aspects that are influencing a complicated market.

People in this episode

Host: Ben Pike

Guest: Franek Smith

Topics covered

• market prospects
• pulse market
• trader perspective
• grower perspective
• international conflict
• domestic market

Keywords

• market prospects
• pulse market
• Franek Smith
• Ben Pike
• trader perspective
• grower perspective
• UK market
• Middle East conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wherry & Sons Ltd

Places: UK, Middle East

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