Updated dietary guideline recommendations are opening the door for pulse growers to meet a potential increase in demand. “There were recommendations that were made to move pulses to more of a visible part of the guidelines and in doing that, we look at this as a great opportunity for our producers to potentially produce more of these crops,” said Northern Pulse Growers Association Executive Director Shannon Berndt. “Over the past several years, we’ve seen rising demand on the domestic side because of increased use as a food ingredient. Globally, depending on the markets, there’s always going to be high demand for proteins.”
