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Crops, Markets, Pulses

India raises chickpea import duty to 40 per cent

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Indian government has raised its import tariff for chickpeas from 30 per cent to 40 per cent. The government said Tuesday in the Gazette of India the increased tariff is to be imposed immediately, with existing circumstances making it necessary. Chickpea prices have continued to fall over the last six months, according to reports […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Farmers selling ahead of road bans

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Pulse crop producers in Western Canada are looking to sell what’s left of last year’s crop before spring. Farmers “need to get some cash flow going. They’ve got payments probably in February and March and then they want to beat the road bans,” said Allan Johnston with Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse acres on downswing

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Pulse prices in Western Canada showed some movement during the week ended Tuesday, but mostly hung rangebound as India’s import restrictions on Canadian pulses continued to hold the market in check. Yellow peas fell 25 cents to a range of $5.75 to $7 a bushel. Green peas held steady at $7.50-$8.50 a […] Read more
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Crops, Lentils, Pulses

India imposes duties on chickpeas, lentils

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — India is introducing immediate 30 per cent tariffs on imports of chickpeas and lentils, the country’s government announced Thursday. The import duties follow the 50 per cent tariff on yellow peas India introduced in November, and come as part of ongoing efforts by India to support farmers. “Production of chana (chickpeas) and […] Read more
Women like Geetaben Patel are at the heart of India’s White Revolution 2.0.
Dairy Cattle, Guide Business

White Revolution 2.0

While Canada and the U.S. clash over NAFTA, Cargill, Nestlé and other global dairy giants are pumping their money into India

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Reading Time: 7 minutes India is the world’s largest dairy producer, thanks to the “White Revolution” that it launched shortly after the country’s independence in 1947, when it first gave itself the goal of replacing dairy imports and promoting self-sufficiency. Now, the country has embarked on a White Revolution 2.0 that will keep its borders closed to imports of […] Read more
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Crops, Lentils, Markets

Lentils back at square one heading into 2018

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 […] Read more
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Crops, Peas, Reuters

Canada pans India’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ over pulses

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Reading Time: < 1 minute 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 […] Read more

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