Export markets exist all over the world for numerous market classes.
Large markets are available in most regions of North and South America.
Production of dry bean has increased steadily in western Canada for the past 20 years. The dry bean crop is now an important sector of the pulse industry in western Canada. In Saskatchewan the big event in the past few years has been the rapid expansion of the chickpea sector. It has tripled every year for the past four years. This growth has overshadowed the steady growth of the dry bean industry.