August 23, 2025
India Holds Back US Pulses Imports, Fear of Retaliation Tariffs Hits Trade Boom
India, the sixth-largest buyer of US farm products, has paused importing pulses like lentils over worries that New Delhi may counter punitive US tariffs. This pause puts farmers and exporters on edge, with key commodities like green lentils and cotton caught in trade tensions between Modi and Trump governments.