Dried Peas (Yellow & Green)

Whole and split yellow and green peas by grade, bleach and splits, in bulk vessels and containers

Dried peas are the largest pulse trade by tonnage. Canada exported about 2.6 million MT in 2024, at roughly USD 436 per tonne FOB, followed by the United States at about 400,000 MT, Ukraine 380,000 MT, Türkiye 280,000 MT, France 175,000 MT and the three Baltic states at 110,000 to 150,000 MT each, with Australia and Argentina near 100,000 MT. Two buyers set the market. India imported 2.95 million MT in 2024 and 1.29 million MT in 2025, of which about 880,000 MT was Canadian, and splits yellow peas into dal and grinds them into besan as a cheaper substitute for chickpeas. China imported 1.39 million MT in 2024 for starch noodles, pea protein and feed. Pakistan and Türkiye each took about 300,000 MT. Yellow peas are bought on soundness: Canadian No. 1 allows 0.2% foreign material and 3% total damage and No. 2 allows 0.5% and 5%, and splitters also watch moisture, seed-coat cracking and how cleanly the pea dehulls. Green peas are bought on colour as well, with a limit on bleached and other-coloured seed, because a canner or packer is selling the green. Marrowfat and maple peas are niche types for snack and specialist markets.

Both large markets changed their import terms in the last two years, and a contract has to carry the date. India keeps yellow peas on a free import policy with online registration, without the minimum import price and single-port rule that applied before December 2023, and that policy runs for bills of lading dated up to 31 March 2027; but it has charged 30% duty (10% basic customs duty plus 20% agriculture cess) on bills of lading dated on or after 1 November 2025, and a reduction was under review in October 2026. China put a 100% additional tariff on Canadian peas from 20 March 2025 and suspended it from 1 March 2026. CBIL brokers yellow and green peas from Canada, Ukraine's government-controlled ports, France, the Baltic states and Australia against SGS or Intertek certification of grade, moisture, damage, splits, foreign material and crop year, with phytosanitary certificates and fumigation to the destination's rules. Bulk parcels move in Handysize and Supramax lots and container lots in 25 or 50 kg bags or bulk-loaded boxes, on GAFTA terms (No. 24 for bulk and bagged pulses, No. 88 for containers), FOB, CFR and CIF.

See also: Chickpeas, the pulse yellow peas substitute for · Lentils from the same Canadian and Australian origins

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Excluded origins are not offered, including product re-exported, blended or re-processed through a third country. Every lot moves with a certificate of origin naming the producing plant, mine or grower country, and nothing is quoted before the seller and loading point are known.