Marlene Boersch is the co-founder of Mercantile Consulting Venture based in Winnipeg, Canada. She founded the company about 22 years ago after spending over 20 years as a trader focused on Canadian pulse trading. Marlene and her team concentrate on providing market intelligence to farmers and grower associations for not only pulses, but also canola, wheat, oats and corn.

Boersch shares about the current supply and demand dynamics for peas, chickpeas and lentils around the world and reflects on what she’s watching in these markets in 2026. We discuss the evolution of these markets over the year, the current situation after the 2025 crop, new opportunities and challenges ahead for global demand, and what developing stories she’s keeping a close eye on because of their potential to move the markets.

“ I think that a huge milestone was entering the bulk markets. We are still talking agricultural markets, so price sensitivity is extremely important.” - Marlene Boersch

This Week on Growing Pulse Crops:

1. Meet Marlene Boersch is the co-founder of Mercantile Consulting Venture based in Winnipeg, Canada
2. Understand the evolution of the pulse crop market from the perspective of a seasoned trader and market analyst
3. Explore what Marlene expects the markets to provide for pulse growers in 2026

Growing Pulse Crops is produced by Dr. Audrey Kalil and hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.