World's top lentil lover extends deadline for foreign exporters

By Jen Skerritt and Megan Durisin, Bloomberg News
Mar 30, 2017
Mar 30, 2017 Updated Feb 1, 2018

Canada pulses — Graphic courtesy of Pulse Canada

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By Jen Skerritt and Megan Durisin, Bloomberg News

Canadian pulse exporters temporarily settled a dispute with India that had threatened to halt shipments valued last year at C$1.1 billion ($820 million).

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