Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their produce paused their protest on Wednesday after the government made a new offer to resume talks, hours after police fired tear gas and used water cannons to scatter thousands staging a march to Delhi.
Indian farmers pause protest march to Delhi after government offers talks
Farmers demanding higher crop prices backed by law
Indian farmers pause protest march to Delhi as government talks continue
Farmers pressing government to set minimum prices for produce ahead of election
Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops said they had paused their protest march to New Delhi on Friday until their unions hold another round of talks with government ministers on Sunday.
India security forces fire tear gas at protesting farmers on drive to Delhi
Farmers calling for promised higher prices for their produce
Reading Time: 3 minutes Indian security forces fired tear gas at protesting farmers for a second day on Wednesday to stop tens of thousands from marching to the capital New Delhi to demand higher prices for their produce.
Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil demand, prices on the rise
Reduced production in India, tariff elimination driving demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes The increasing demand for lentils, especially green lentils, is raising prices while Canadian stocks are also tighter than they were a year ago.
Indian police block roads to halt farmers marching to New Delhi
Farmers accuse Modi gov. of slow rollout of promised higher prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian police on Monday blocked roads to halt farmers who were marching to New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them in 2021 when thousands of growers camped out on major highways leading to the country's capital.
Attaché sees larger Indian rapeseed crop than USDA
Cold weather beneficial; harvested area, yields steady
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States Department of Agriculture’s attaché in New Delhi forecast an increase India’s production of rapeseed-mustard for 2023/24. The attaché projected a harvest of 11.90 million tonnes versus the 11.70 million expected by the department.
India looking at large lentil crop, but pulses down overall
Delayed onset of northeast monsoon slowed harvests, shortened planting window
Reading Time: 2 minutes India may be looking at a record large red lentil crop in 2023/24, although poor monsoon rains are expected to cut into total pulse area and production, according to reports out of the country.
Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse Canada looking for success in 2024
Despite a smaller crop last year, lentil demand remained strong, especially from India
Reading Time: 2 minutes Greg Northey, vice-president of corporate affairs said crop production bounced back in spite of challenging growing conditions in some areas. Chickpeas and edible beans saw increased production in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, while lentil and dry pea production declined.
Pulse weekly outlook: Good prices for green, yellow peas
Reduced production, increased demand from India and China bolster market
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier Farm Media – Prices for green and yellow peas across Western Canada have likely hit their peak, according to Darwin Hamilton of Kalshea Commodities Inc.
Pulse weekly outlook: India dispute leaves lentils’ future uncertain
India was Canada's top customer in 2022-23
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — As tensions between Canada and India remain very high, the future direction for Canadian lentils continued to be uncertain. “Your guess is as good as mine,” Marcos Mosnaim of Export Packers said as to what could happen, adding “Canada has to be careful. I don’t know what India will do.” Prime Minister Justin […] Read more
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