By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Dec. 28 (CNS) – The Australian government is
asking the India government to adopt “a period of transition”
after India introduced a 30 per cent tariff on chickpeas and
lentil imports last week, according to a report in the Sydney
Morning Herald. Producer groups in Australia are hoping the
India government can be persuaded to hold off on the tariff for
at least six months, also they are hoping there could even be a
free trade agreement reached between the two countries. In 2016-
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than AUD$1.1 billion, while lentil exports were at almost
AUD$200 million.
The Grains Research and Development Corporation in
Australia is saying getting the organization’s new five-year
strategic plan right will be critical to satisfy levy payers,
according to a report in Farm Weekly. There has been criticism
from some producer-led research groups there was not enough
consultation with farmers before the plan was created. One crop
the Grain Producers Australia is pointing out that could do with
more research funding is pulses, which has become one of
Australia’s most important export crops in recent years.
Yellow pea bids in Western Canada have dropped slightly,
according to PDQ. In Alberta bids are at C$6.56 per bushel.
While in Saskatchewan yellow peas are at C$5.99 and Manitoba at
C$5.30.
