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Pulse weekly outlook: Farmers selling ahead of road bans

By Ashley Robinson February 6, 2018

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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Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse acres on downswing

By Dave Sims January 30, 2018

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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Pulse weekly outlook: Australia makes progress with India, Canada waits

By Ashley Robinson January 23, 2018

CNS Canada –– Pulse crop prices in Western Canada are holding steady while questions remain about the future of trade with India. India in November imposed a 50 per cent import tariff on peas and in December a 30 per cent tariff was placed on chickpeas and lentils. The tariffs were imposed overnight and left […] Read more

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India will continue to import Canadian pulses, AGT says

By Ashley Robinson January 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Pulse crop trade with India hasn’t been rosy lately but the head of a Canadian pulse shipping and processing company believes the tides will soon change. “India’s going to buy again this year. We’ll have to see what level but we think the recoveries are going to start slowly,” said Murad Al-Katib, […] Read more

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India imposes duties on chickpeas, lentils

By MarketsFarm Team December 21, 2017

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

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Lentils back at square one heading into 2018

By Ashley Robinson 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 […] Read more

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Canada pans India’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ over pulses

By 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 […] Read more

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India pea tariffs part of broader self-sufficiency goal

By 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. […] Read more

Surprise Indian duty on peas leaves Canada scrambling

By Ashley Robinson 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 […] Read more

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

By 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 […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Farmers selling ahead of road bans

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse acres on downswing

Pulse weekly outlook: Australia makes progress with India, Canada waits

India will continue to import Canadian pulses, AGT says

India imposes duties on chickpeas, lentils

Lentils back at square one heading into 2018

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

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