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A weak dollar, La Niña risk and geopolitics are driving a broad commodity rally, with cotton and corn the exceptions.

30 January6 min read

A Canada-China deal cutting duties on canola, peas and seafood could let Canadian exporters raise prices and lift pulses.

19 January4 min read

New farm tariffs from the EU, US and Mexico aimed at Asian exporters, India above all, are straining the WTO system.

15 December 20256 min read

Indian marine exports rose 16% in H1 FY2025 despite US tariffs, as exporters sent 57% of their shrimp to other markets.

8 December 20255 min read

With the July 9 tariff deadline near, Vietnam secured a 20% US rate while India and the EU are still negotiating.

7 July 202512 min read

Talks in Geneva moved US-China trade forward, and a deal could reopen China's 105 mt soybean market to US farmers.

15 May 20256 min read

US soybean and corn farmers are losing about $100 an acre as China's tariffs shut their biggest market.

14 May 20256 min read

US tariffs of 145% and China's 125% reply have stalled US soybean and corn sales to China, shifting trade to Brazil and Argentina.

14 April 20256 min read
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India’s ‘Bharat Dal’ Initiative: Impact on Global Pulse Markets

India's Bharat Dal sells chickpeas at ₹58/kg and red lentils at ₹89/kg, and Australian and Canadian sellers cut $70/t.

October 26, 2024

India’s Crop Fears and Policy Shifts Drive Global Pulse Prices Higher

Pulse prices rose as late kharif estimates raised fears of a short crop and India's support buying added demand.

October 28, 2025

Australian Lentil and Chickpea Farmers Hold Back Sales Amid Price Crash

Australian growers are holding back crops as lentils drop to $380–390/t and chickpea contracts fall below $400/t.

October 23, 2025

Global Pulse Prices Under Pressure: Black Sea Pulses Production Reaches Record Levels

Record pulse crops in Russia and Ukraine and double the lentil area in Australia are pushing most pulse prices down.

October 15, 2025

Pulses Prices Set for Decline as Canada Boosts Production in 2025-26

Canada is planting 9% more dry peas and 4% more lentils, raising competition with Russian and Ukrainian suppliers.

August 11, 2025

Yellow Peas and Pigeon Peas Market Dynamics: Russia’s Strategic Price Leadership Shapes Global Trade

Russia is undercutting Canada on yellow peas across Asia, backed by a 5.1 mt crop against Canada's 3.17 mt.

July 8, 2025

Pulse Market Dynamics: 5 Key Ways Russia’s Strategic Pricing Drives Global Trading Success

Russia cut yellow pea prices by $20/t to China and $5/t to India, opening arbitrage as India keeps imports duty-free to 2026.

June 18, 2025

Pulse Trade Dynamics: How India’s Import Duty Changes Reshape Global Markets

India's switch to duties on pulse imports from April 2025 cut Australian and Canadian shipments sharply in March.

May 22, 2025

Global Pulse Market Update: Strategic Restraint Amidst Harvest Season

Pulse buyers are buying only what they need as India's rabi harvest lowers local prices, though mung jumped 15%.

May 21, 2025

Indian Pulse Procurement Exceeds 400,000 Tonnes: Market Impact and Future Outlook

NAFED has bought over 400,000 t of pulses at MSP for buffer stocks, including 262,000 t of tur and 176,000 t of mung.

April 23, 2025

Market Intelligence: Global Pulses Market Hit by ‘Ides of March’

Pulse prices fell in March 2025 after China's tariff on Canadian pulses, with yellow peas down 6% and mung to China up 8%.

April 1, 2025

India Bolsters Pulse Sector: Government Set to Procure 3.5 Million Tonnes for Buffer Stocks

India plans to buy over 3.5 mt of pulses at MSP, as buffer stocks sit at just 135,000 t against a 3.5 mt norm.

March 27, 2025

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