Pulse Market Update - March 2026
From Inside the Pod by PGRO
March 19, 2026 · 8 min · Season 1 · Episode 48
About this episode
Ben Pike discusses the Pulse Market Update for March 2026, highlighting static market values and the decline in cropped area for pulses.
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike takes a look at the latest Pulse Market Update for March 2026. Market values have been remarkably static since the autumn of 2025 with little to report and a clear explanation is not so easy to find. The DEFRA declared cropped area for pulses in 2025 was below 200,000ha - the lowest since crop 2019 and a drop of over 73,000ha over two years - most of which appears to have been at the expense of field beans. It is highly likely that this reflects the negative impact of the uptake of SFI options, although recent inconsistent crop experiences may not have helped. Read the full report now at https://www.pgro.org/pulse-market-update-mach-2026/
People in this episode
Host: Ben Pike
Topics covered
- market update
- pulses
- agriculture
- crop statistics
- SFI options
Keywords
- Pulse Market Update
- pulses
- DEFRA
- crop area
- SFI options
- field beans
- agriculture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DEFRA
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