Insights and Stories on Modi

May. 28, 2019 at 5:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for red and green lentils have stabilized after they increased, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. Red lentil prices began to rise about two to three weeks ago, he said, as shipments were made to India with the exporter increasing the price. “I would […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mar. 5, 2019 at 6:58 pm CST

Washington/New Delhi | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump looked set to open a new front in his trade wars with a plan to end preferential trade treatment for India that allows duty-free entry for up to US$5.6 billion worth of its exports to the United States. Monday’s move comes […]

By Eric Beech, Neha Dasgupta

Jan. 4, 2019 at 3:54 pm CST

CNS Canada — From where Prairie pulse market analysts sit, India’s politics and current weather situation remain important to watch. India’s national election will be called in the next three to five months. “There’s so many hundreds of thousands of farmers in India and they have political clout,” said Allan […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

May. 10, 2018 at 6:40 pm CDT

New Delhi | Reuters — A day after U.S. retail giant Walmart struck its largest deal with a big ticket investment in Indian online marketplace Flipkart, a right-wing Hindu group that fears small traders will suffer staged a protest in New Delhi calling for the deal to be scrapped. Walmart […]

By Aditi Shah, Manoj Kumar

Mar. 13, 2018 at 2:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Despite positive developments between Canada and India in regards to pulse crops, the CEO of Pulse Canada is warning producers not to rely on India as market for pulses. “India is not the market that it was eight months ago and it emphasizes the need to find […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm