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Pulse weekly outlook: Green, yellow pea prices reach parity

Lower-priced green peas meet upwardly-mobile yellows

By GFM Network News January 20, 2021

MarketsFarm — Yellow and green pea prices in Western Canada have taken divergent paths to start 2021, with yellow peas on the rise and greens declining as values reach parity in many locations. Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm Pro explained that while Canada’s pea exports suffered under yellow pea import restrictions implemented by India, China later […] Read more

Farmers participate in a tractor rally against newly passed farm bills, on a highway on the outskirts of New Delhi, India on Jan. 7, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi)

Crops, Reuters

India’s top court orders stay on farm laws that riled growers

By GFM Network News January 14, 2021

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an indefinite stay on the implementation of new agricultural laws that have triggered widespread protest from farmers, saying it wanted to protect farmers and would hear their objections. For more than a month, tens of thousands of farmers have camped on the outskirts of […] Read more

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Indian government, farmers fail to break deadlock on ag market laws

By GFM Network News January 9, 2021

New Delhi | Reuters — The Indian government and representatives of protesting farmers failed to reach an agreement on contentious new agriculture laws on Friday and said they will meet again in a week’s time. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi for over a month, […] Read more

Yellow peas. (Victoria Popova/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Yellow pea prices stronger since harvest

By GFM Network News January 5, 2021

MarketsFarm — Yellow pea prices on the Prairies have shown strength since harvest, as they’ve seen an appreciable change in demand from India. Darwin Hamilton of Kalshea Commodities in Winnipeg said India is always looking to increase its pulse acres. But, in the event of shortages, it’s been turning to North America for yellow peas. […] Read more

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Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests

By GFM Network News December 24, 2020

New Delhi | Reuters – India’s main opposition party pressed the government on Thursday to call a special parliamentary session to withdraw new agricultural laws that farmers say will leave them at the mercy of big corporations. Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader from the opposition Congress party, handed the president a copy of a petition […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Farmers protest across India against Modi’s farm market reforms

By GFM Network News December 9, 2020

New Delhi/Mumbai | Reuters — Farmers’ protests against new laws liberalizing agricultural markets spread across India on Tuesday, as farm organizations called for a nationwide strike after inconclusive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. In eastern and western states, farmers blocked roads and squatted on railway tracks, delaying hordes of people getting to work, […] Read more

A farmer prays to mark the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikh faith, at Singhu border near Delhi on Nov. 30, 2020, at the site of a protest against newly passed farm bills. (Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

India considers changing new farm laws after mass protests

By GFM Network News December 5, 2020

New Delihi | Reuters — India’s government is considering rolling back some parts of its agricultural reforms after they triggered the biggest protests by farmers in years, officials said on Friday. Tens of thousands of farmers were out on the streets around Delhi again on Friday, rallying against three laws that the government says are […] Read more

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India’s Modi refuses to back down on farm reforms despite protests

By GFM Network News November 30, 2020

New Delhi | Reuters — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday resisted calls for the repeal of farm reforms that have ignited the biggest protests by farmers in years around the national capital, saying they were being misled and that deregulation would benefit them. Thousands of people from the big farming state of Punjab […] Read more

Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel. (GGC video screengrab)

Crops, Markets

Grain Growers of Canada lobby Parliament Hill

Agriculture can help restart Canada's economy and the federal government help by addressing some issues, group says

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News November 18, 2020

Agriculture can help revitalize Canada’s post-COVID economy, but the federal government should clear the track for it. That means updating regulations to encourage technological innovation, improving market access for agricultural exports and recognizing farm practices that help the environment, Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) says. The organization, which represents 15 regional, provincial and national grain […] Read more

Onions are sold at a market at Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, in Mumbai, India on April 7, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

High food prices hurting India’s poor

Inflation pain expected to persist for months yet

By GFM Network News November 15, 2020

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s retail inflation may stay elevated for at least three more months after hitting a six-year high in October, as excess rain has damaged standing crops and seedlings, while edible oils that the country imports have become expensive. The high prices are a particular cause of concern for India’s hundreds […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Green, yellow pea prices reach parity

India’s top court orders stay on farm laws that riled growers

Indian government, farmers fail to break deadlock on ag market laws

Pulse weekly outlook: Yellow pea prices stronger since harvest

Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests

Farmers protest across India against Modi’s farm market reforms

India considers changing new farm laws after mass protests

India’s Modi refuses to back down on farm reforms despite protests

Grain Growers of Canada lobby Parliament Hill

High food prices hurting India’s poor

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