It’s not the news Pulse producers were hoping for.

India is implementing a 50 per cent import duty on imports of peas into India.

Sask Pulse is looking for more information and clarification, but they say it means that imports of peas into India, from Canada and other origins, will be subject to a 50 per cent import duty.

They expect that the resulting increase in the cost of imported peas will have a significant negative impact on pea trade to India.

Canada is India’s largest supplier of pulses and India is Canada’s largest market for peas, accounting for more than 40 per cent of Canada’s pea exports.

There’s no word on any changes to India’s import duties on lentils or chickpeas.