India extends curbs on peas imports until end-December

Reuters  |  NEW DELHI 

NEW (Reuters) - has extended restrictions on imports of peas until end- December, the government said in a notification on Friday.

In April, restricted imports of peas to 100,000 tonnes for the April-June quarter and extended the curbs until the end of September.

The country is the world's biggest importer of pulses -protein-rich crops that include peas and lentils.

buys peas mainly from Canada, Russia, and the

(Reporting by and Nidhi Verma; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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First Published: Fri, September 28 2018. 17:19 IST