YELLOW PEA WORLD SCENARION

World Pea scenario:

Pea is one of the most popular food crops in the world as they are very nutritious and also an easy to grow crop. Dry peas usually grow in the cooler areas of the world unlike the other major pulses of the world. But they have a universal appeal, as they are required in all over the world for consumption. They are excellent source of proteins, carbohydrates and other vitamins, which are good for human consumption and also for the livestock consumption. Due to the regular developments, a number of varieties of pea have been discovered. Dry peas are naturally dried peas that are consumed in soups, stews and various other cuisines. Dry peas further have two sub categories namely dry green peas and dry yellow peas.

The world production of dry peas in the world is somewhat concentrated as a few countries only are indulged in the production of the major share of world’s produce. The world production hovers around 12 million tons, Canada being the largest producer among all. The dry peas are consumed in the split form as it takes lesser time to cook after splitting. The pulse that is so rich in nutrients is mostly used as a food but it is also used as a manure crop, forage crop, and it also produces a pea starch that is used in industrial application. Around 30-35% of the world production of dry peas is traded in the world market, making it up to a quantity of around 2.5 million tons. The list of major countries that export dry peas leaded by Canada is given below

• Canada (1042427 metric tons)
• France (528207 metric tons)
• United States of America (118964 metric tons)
• Australia (91795 metric tons)
• United Kingdom (61608 metric tons)
• Germany (49779 metric tons)
• Russia (43624 metric tons)
• Ukraine (43239 metric tons)
• Denmark (33023 metric tons)
• Tanzania (27076 metric tons)

As the production of this pulse in the world is concentrated, over 140 countries are relying on the imports of dry peas. Still, the imports are also concentrated as most of the countries produce pea and have lesser population to feed. The major dry pea importing countries with their import figures pertaining to the year 2003 are

• India (700017 metric tons)
• Netherlands (267523 metric tons)
• Belgium (248923 metric tons)
• Spain (190305 metric tons)
• Bangladesh (115069 metric tons)
• Italy (87651 metric tons)
• China (76301 metric tons)
• Pakistan (64395 metric tons)
• Cuba (41780 metric tons)
• United States of America (39622 metric tons)