On October 29 India’s Ministry of Finance announced that a 30 per cent import tariff would be applied to yellow peas, with effect from November 1 2025. The tariff will have two components: a standard 10 per cent, plus 20 per cent Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess.
Grains Australia Pulse Council Chair Peter Wilson said that India’s pulse industry had been contemplating the potential for this tariff for some time, so now the decision was known it would assist the market to settle.
“India has been importing large stocks of yellow peas tariff-free, while other pulses such as chickpeas and lentils already had tariffs in place,” Mr Wilson said.
“The application of a yellow pea tariff should help improve prices for Indian farmers planting their major Rabi season pulse crops, including chickpeas.
“This latest tariff announcement should provide a timely boost for Indian farmers’ cropping plans and improve confidence in the overall pulses market.”
India sources its yellow pea imports mainly from Canada and Russia, with other countries supplying smaller amounts.
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