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On October 20, FAS Lima and the U.S. Dry Pea and Lentil Council (USDPLC) hosted a cooking demo and seminar showcasing pulse flour as an ingredient at a well-known chef’s school in Lima.

Line graph comparing U.S. agricultural trade to and from India. In 2016, the U.S. imported $2.1 billion, while exporting $1.3 billion worth of agriculture.

Graphic illustrating the distribution of India's agriculture imports from the world, which topped $16.9 billion in 2016.

AgTradeNews is an FAS/Pretoria newsletter that focuses on trade opportunities in Southern Africa.

As a result of FAS Lima’s updated contact database, coordination and support of the USDPL Trade Mission during January 2015, Peruvian importers report buying 30 percent more thus far in 2015.

The German food industry represents the fourth biggest industry in Germany.

Spain is a net importer of lentils, chickpeas and dry beans as domestic production is not sufficient to fulfill internal demand creating opportunities for U.S. exports to Spain.

Production of rice, corn, beans, and pulses is forecast to rise in MY 2014/15 and MY 2015/16, offering greater export opportunities.

The report includes information that has been garnered during travel within Kazakhstan, reported in the local media, or offered by host country officials and agricultural analysts.

Assuming average weather conditions, FAS/Moscow forecasts Russia’s 2015 grain and pulses production at 92 million metric tons (MMT), an 11 percent decrease from the crop in 2014...

Colombian demand for U.S. pulses (dry peas, lentils and chickpeas) has been constrained because of the competition with Canada, which entered into a free trade agreement with Colombia in 2011.

Peru’s calendar year (CY) 2015 pea and lentil imports are forecast at 73,000 metric tons (MT), up 16 percent compared to 2014.