Some Canadian farmers say changes to a federal incentive billed as a method to lower the impact from the capital gains inclusion rate increase “doesn’t go far enough” and are calling on Ottawa to return the inclusion rate for farmers to what it was before this year’s change. On Monday, the Department of Finance provided … Read more
Farmers and the industry expect the new government to increase import duty on cooking oils to support soyabean prices, remove export duty on onions, and take cautious stand on the demand for import of maize and wheat. Inspired by the onion farmers, others have started demanding policy measures to support soyabean and milk prices.“Soyabean prices … Read more
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Wednesday said the ongoing farmers’ protest demanding a guaranteed Minimum Support Prices (MSP), among others, is unlikely to have any “significant impact” on tractor sales volumes. The company said the tractor industry is expected to see a 5 per cent volume decline this fiscal. Earlier in the day, Mahindra & … Read more
