India’s pulses demand is close to 24 MMT with current production stagnant at about 17-18 MMT, leading the country to be a net importer. Now Canada, Australia, the U.S. and even Myanmar are planning to expand their production to meet the rising demand as prices are also growing. Meanwhile, India is also taking steps of its own. Sugar Sector Remains in Stress When the wholesale market price for sugar was $313/MT in July 2015 and the ex-factory price was $283/MT, the government of India (GOI) announced a subsidy of $0.67/MT under immense pressure from the sugar lobby. This was primarily intended to offset some production costs for sugar mills, which were under stress due to the low sugar prices and unable to pay the sugarcane purchase price...