BEIJING (Reuters) – China announced tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminium products. The tariffs announced by the commerce ministry, to take effect on March 20, add a new front to a trade war largely driven by U.S. […] Read more
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Renewed pea exports to India considered likely
Food inflation may prompt government to lift import restrictions, as well as concerns about the size of country’s pulse crop
Canada’s pea markets will transform in 2022-23, says an analyst. “There is a lot of shifting going on here,” said Marlene Boersch, managing partner of Mercantile Consulting Venture. The biggest question mark is what will happen with India this year? Food price inflation is rampant in that country, which could cause India to rethink import […] Read more
Competition likely to suppress pulse acres
Pulse acres will drop in 2022 despite sky-high fertilizer costs, according to one of Canada’s leading analysts. Stat Publishing is forecasting 4.06 million acres of lentils, a six percent decline from this year and 3.74 million acres of peas, down two percent. Stat editor Brian Clancey can’t justify penciling in an increase in plantings of […] Read more
