07-15-2006, 09:08 PM
California and Mexico produce enough pulses. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Most US type beans (navy beans, black beans, pintos, and lima beans), with the exception of green and yellow peas and chickpeas, are relatively unknown in India. However, US is now aiming to improve its position in the Indian pulse market including expanding the US supply of peas and chickpeas. Total pulse imports are forecast at 1.8 million tonne in 2006/07, up from an estimated 1.6 million tonne in 2005/06. 2004/05 imports included 6,43,000 tonne of dried peas, 1,32,500 tonne of chickpeas, 82,000 tonne of mung beans, 25,600 tonne of kidney beans, 14,100 tonne of red beans, 26,600 tonne of lentils, 2,38,300 tonne of pigeon peas, and 3,10,000 tonne of various other pulses and dried legumes for a total of 1.5 million tonne.
Major suppliers were Myanmar, Canada, Australia, and France. The US share was 5,000 tonne (mostly dried peas and chickpeas), or a mere 0.3%, mainly on account of uncompetitive prices. It is worth mentioning that the government of India has extended up to March 31, 2007, the arrangement to import pulses shipped from the US subject to fumigation by methyl bromide at the port of arrival in India
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--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Most US type beans (navy beans, black beans, pintos, and lima beans), with the exception of green and yellow peas and chickpeas, are relatively unknown in India. However, US is now aiming to improve its position in the Indian pulse market including expanding the US supply of peas and chickpeas. Total pulse imports are forecast at 1.8 million tonne in 2006/07, up from an estimated 1.6 million tonne in 2005/06. 2004/05 imports included 6,43,000 tonne of dried peas, 1,32,500 tonne of chickpeas, 82,000 tonne of mung beans, 25,600 tonne of kidney beans, 14,100 tonne of red beans, 26,600 tonne of lentils, 2,38,300 tonne of pigeon peas, and 3,10,000 tonne of various other pulses and dried legumes for a total of 1.5 million tonne. Major suppliers were Myanmar, Canada, Australia, and France. The US share was 5,000 tonne (mostly dried peas and chickpeas), or a mere 0.3%, mainly on account of uncompetitive prices. It is worth mentioning that the government of India has extended up to March 31, 2007, the arrangement to import pulses shipped from the US subject to fumigation by methyl bromide at the port of arrival in India
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