Commodity trader ED&F Man acquires UK pulses specialist Maviga

Agricultural commodity trading group ED&F Man has acquired Maviga Plc, a British firm specialising in pulses, as it targets rising demand for protein crops for use in food, the companies said on Wednesday. Maviga sources and ships around 250,000 tons of bagged and bulk products annually, including dried edible pulses and other niche crops like sesame seeds. "The global market for edible pulses is growing rapidly," Philip Howell, ED&F Man's chief executive, said in a joint statement by th