Close X
Friday, November 29, 2024
ADVT 
National

Canadian Pulse Farmers Hoping India, Canada Find Agreement By June

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 07 Mar, 2018 12:16 PM
    OTTAWA — Canadian pulse farmers are in the midst of deciding if it is even worth planting peas and lentils this spring, as steep tariffs from their No. 1 customer cut deep into their profit margins.
     
     
    However Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada. says there is some hope that an end is in sight for a long-standing irritant between India and Canada which requires Canadian farmers to treat their pulses with chemicals for pests that don't actually exist here.
     
     
    Bacon says India's requirement that all pulse imports be treated with methyl bromide, an ozone-depleting pesticide, has been in place for 15 years but Canada's concern was only raised at the highest levels in India when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought it onto the agenda in his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month in New Delhi.
     
     
     
     
    Bacon says India will renew its pesticide requirements in June and hopes Canada and India will reach their promised agreement before then, but he wants to see exactly what Canada is now doing to make that happen.
     
     
    He says there is no value for Canadian farmers to export pulses to India as long as the pesticide requirement is in place.
     
     
    Canadian exports of peas and lentils to India plummeted 92 per cent in the last two months of 2017 compared with the year before after India slapped a 33 per cent import duty on lentils and 50 per cent on peas .

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Greyhound Bus To Dawson Creek Skids Off Highway 97, Slightly Injuring One Person

    Greyhound Bus To Dawson Creek Skids Off Highway 97, Slightly Injuring One Person
    A Greyhound bus travelling from Prince George to Dawson Creek has skidded off Highway 97, slightly injuring one passenger.

    Greyhound Bus To Dawson Creek Skids Off Highway 97, Slightly Injuring One Person

    Liberals Write Off $200 Million In Student Loans Feds Will Never Collect

    Liberals Write Off $200 Million In Student Loans Feds Will Never Collect
    OTTAWA — The federal government is writing off more than $200 million in outstanding student loan payments that officials will never be able to collect.

    Liberals Write Off $200 Million In Student Loans Feds Will Never Collect

    Global News Cuts Nearly 80 Jobs, Mostly In TV, As Part Of Move To Online Coverage

    Global News Cuts Nearly 80 Jobs, Mostly In TV, As Part Of Move To Online Coverage
    Corus Entertainment cut nearly 80 jobs, mostly in traditional TV production, at Global News newsrooms across Canada as part of a restructuring geared toward boosting online coverage.

    Global News Cuts Nearly 80 Jobs, Mostly In TV, As Part Of Move To Online Coverage

    Baby's Death Tied To 'Unsafe Sleep Situation' Prompts Call For Warning

    Baby's Death Tied To 'Unsafe Sleep Situation' Prompts Call For Warning
    FREDERICTON — The death of a three-month-old New Brunswick boy has prompted a call for a campaign warning the public about the dangers of unsafe sleeping arrangements for babies.

    Baby's Death Tied To 'Unsafe Sleep Situation' Prompts Call For Warning

    Michelle Obama Talks Social Media And Raising Daughters At Vancouver Event

    VANCOUVER — Michelle Obama says social media magnifies feelings of political and cultural division, underlining a need for people to get out of their online silos.

    Michelle Obama Talks Social Media And Raising Daughters At Vancouver Event

    Burnaby Seeks Appeal Over Tree Cutting Permits Involving Trans Mountain Pipeline

    Burnaby Seeks Appeal Over Tree Cutting Permits Involving Trans Mountain Pipeline
    BURNABY, B.C. — The City of Burnaby wants to appeal a National Energy Board decision that exempts Kinder Morgan from local land and tree clearance bylaws in the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

    Burnaby Seeks Appeal Over Tree Cutting Permits Involving Trans Mountain Pipeline