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Lentils back at square one heading into 2018

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 15, 2017

CNS Canada — Lentil prices in Western Canada have dropped significantly over the past year as India’s policy changes and militant actions elsewhere affected markets, according to traders. Green lentil prices in Western Canada lost anywhere from 20 to 36 cents per pound over the course of 2017, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are

Comment/Feedback, Pulses

Comment: A path forward for pulses

Governments must be cautious about what signals they’re sending the market and aware of unintended consequences

By Gordon Bacon December 4, 2017

India and Canada are the two global superpowers of the pulse world. India is the world’s largest producer and the largest consumer of pulses. Canada is the world’s largest exporter of pulses. India’s growing population, strong economic growth, and inevitable variability in production and harvest quality (weather dependent) all point towards the need for a

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Canada pans India’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ over pulses

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 30, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada on Wednesday accused India of “discriminatory treatment” against it in a dispute over $1.1 billion worth of Canadian pulse crop exports. Canada normally ships much of the peas, lentils and other protein-rich pulse crops its farmers grow to India, where they are a staple of many diets. But earlier this

Crops, Markets

India pea tariffs part of broader self-sufficiency goal

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 16, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — India’s surprise move to impose 50 per cent tariffs on pea imports was a shock to Canadian exporters, but the tariffs were introduced to help India’s own farmers as the country works toward self-sufficiency in pulse production. That’s according to Anurag Tulshan, director of pulse brokerage Esarco Exim Pvt. Ltd.

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Surprise Indian duty on peas leaves Canada scrambling

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 8, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS – The Canadian pea industry was shocked Wednesday morning to wake up to a notice from India declaring a 50 per cent tax on pea imports to the country. “This sort of moves us beyond even where India has been before in pulse import duties … more than a decade ago we

Cereals, Pulses

India doubles wheat import tax, imposes 50 per cent tax on peas

By GFM Network News, Rajendra Jadhav November 8, 2017

New Delhi | Reuters – India has doubled its import tax on wheat to 20 per cent, according to a government order made on Wednesday, as the world’s second biggest producer tries to rein in imports to support local prices. In the last two years India has been importing wheat after local production fell due

Crops, Pulses

Pulse industry’s future remains uncertain with India

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 30, 2017

CNS Canada — As worries mount in regards to Canada’s pulse exports to India, reports from the country point toward a precarious future. India’s agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh, last week announced his country wouldn’t need to import any pulses within two years’ time as it would be able to grow enough for domestic demand.

Crops

PotashCorp Q3 profit disappoints ahead of merger

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel October 26, 2017

Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp, set to merge with rival Agrium to withstand a fertilizer slump, reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit Thursday and narrowed its full-year forecast, pressuring its stock. Prices of crop nutrient potash have leveled off this year after hitting eight-year lows late last year due to low crop prices and excessive production capacity.

Crops, Pulses

Pulse industry still awaits answers from India

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 20, 2017

CNS Canada — Almost three weeks since Canada’s pulse fumigation exemption expired in India, the Canadian pulse industry is still in the dark. “We’re just looking to have some clarity as to how Canada/India pulse trade’s going to play out in the long term and with a long-term policy solution,” Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse

Crops, Pulses

Lack of notice a worry on India fumigation exemption

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries October 12, 2017

CNS Canada — The CEO of Canada’s pulse industry association says he’s starting to become concerned because a fumigation exemption granted to Canadian pulses exported to India remains expired after 12 days. Normally this exemption is renewed within three or four days, said Gord Bacon of Pulse Canada. Bacon said he checks his email every

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Lentils back at square one heading into 2018

Comment: A path forward for pulses

Canada pans India’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ over pulses

India pea tariffs part of broader self-sufficiency goal

Surprise Indian duty on peas leaves Canada scrambling

India doubles wheat import tax, imposes 50 per cent tax on peas

Pulse industry’s future remains uncertain with India

PotashCorp Q3 profit disappoints ahead of merger

Pulse industry still awaits answers from India

Lack of notice a worry on India fumigation exemption

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