{"id":505081,"date":"2026-02-28T10:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/505081\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T10:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:52:10","slug":"premier-scott-moe-lands-in-india-says-lentil-tariffs-might-actually-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/505081\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier Scott Moe lands in India, says lentil tariffs \u2018might actually increase\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says India\u2019s<\/a> tariffs on Canadian lentils may increase upon landing in India for a trade<\/a> mission with other Canadian delegates.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to reporters upon landing in Mumbai on Friday, Moe says he would \u201clove to see\u201d tariffs removed on pea, lentil and bean products \u2014 also known as pulses<\/a> \u2014 before the end of the trip next week. However, he added that it wasn\u2019t likely that all products would see tariff removals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard some discussion that in the case of lentils that there\u2019s some discussion that they might actually increase to some degree,\u201d Moe said.<\/p>\n

India currently has a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian lentils.<\/p>\n

The country also placed a 30 per cent tariff on Canadian yellow peas in November to protect its local producers.<\/p>\n

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India is a major importer of Canadian pulses, accounting for over 50 per cent of all pulse imports from 2000 to 2020, according to Pulse Canada.<\/p>\n

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Moe will be in India until next week and says he will be focusing on advancing trade with India on Saskatchewan staples like potash and uranium, alongside agriculture.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a tremendous opportunity to actually advance that trade and not only into other products but into larger volumes of the products that we do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Trade with India has been under fire as of late, with threats of foreign interference from the country an ongoing concern.<\/p>\n

The day before Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s official visit to Mumbai and New Delhi, a senior official said the government believed India was no longer plotting attacks on Canadians.<\/p>\n

The official\u2019s comments at a press background briefing were the first to suggest India had halted the clandestine operations that Canada has linked to a murder and other violence.<\/p>\n

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But Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree on Thursday would not fully agree with that statement when asked multiple times. Instead, Anandasangaree said there are outstanding issues about the safety and security of Canadians that are being worked out with India.<\/p>\n

As for Moe, he wants to continue doing business with India despite the disagreements.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s important to be at the table in those countries where we have differences, but also where we also have opportunities and points of agreement to be able to talk our way through potentially what those disagreements are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The delegation will travel to New Delhi next week before heading to Australia and Japan.<\/p>\n

Moe will not be joining the rest of the delegation on the trip beyond New Delhi and will instead stay back to attend the Raisina Dialogue conference in the city, he told\u00a0reporters.<\/p>\n

The Raisina Dialogue runs from March 5 to 7, meaning he will be overseas when Saskatchewan\u2019s spring legislative sitting kicks off on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0with files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

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