Farmland values report AND India cuts requirements for Canadian Pulse imports

Even with the threat of interest rate increases it appears farmers are still hungry for land. Farm Credit Canada Chief economist J.P. Gervais shares the results of the 2021 Farmland values report.He says the price for the country's farmland climbed despite impacts from pandemic supply chain disruptions and adverse weather that affected parts of the country.India has lifted fumigation requirements for Canadian pulse imports. This comes as the two countries have agreed to resume free trade negotiations. Pulse Canada chair Corey Loessin tells us why this news is important to pulse growers and how much of an impact the recent concerns of global food security had on moving this process forward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.