A new pulse crop processing facility that will eventually process peas, lentils, chickpeas and dry beans is taking shape in Hastings, NE. The facility, which originally was built by Peavey in 1979, has been acquired by Columbia Grain International from Gavilon Grain, reports Farm Progress.
With capacity for 260,000 bushels, and a processing space of 60,000 square feet, the Hastings facility will be the launching pad for CGI’s new consumer pulse brand. All products in CGI’s first small-pack consumer pulse line will be grown, procured, cleaned and processed by CGI.
Pulse crop acres in Nebraska and surrounding states have been growing. A 2018 survey approximated combined acreage of field peas, lentils and chickpeas in the state at 80,000 acres.
