By Alice McFarlane

Saskatchewan delegation to discuss trade in India and United Arab Emirates

Feb 11, 2025 | 1:17 PM

Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Minister will lead a trade mission to India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

From February 11-19, Daryl Harrison will meet key business groups, buyers and investors, as well as attend a pulse conference in Delhi, India, and a food exhibition in Dubai, UAE.

Harrison said these two export markets are important for Saskatchewan, especially in the pulse sector.

“We will continue to reinforce our longstanding commitment as a reliable and trustworthy supplier of high-quality agricultural products,” Harrison said in a news release.

In 2024, Saskatchewan was the UAE’s and India’s largest supplier of lentils and dry peas. The province was responsible for 70 per cent of the UAE’s lentil imports and 54 per cent of its dry pea imports.

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The province was responsible for 46 per cent of India’s lentil imports and 43 per cent of its dry pea imports. India was Saskatchewan’s third largest agri-food export market with the UAE being the ninth largest. India is also the world’s largest consumer of pulses.

Harrison will begin his trip at the Pulses Conclave, a conference focused on bringing together international pulse suppliers and Indian buyers and processers. During the mission, he will meet with the Consul Generals of Canada to India and the UAE. In Dubai, he will attend the Gulfood 2025 trade show and conference, which attracts 5,500 exhibitors from 129 countries. He will also meet with industry associations and oilseed, wheat, pulse and ingredient companies.

Saskatchewan has a network of nine international trade offices, two of which are in India and the UAE.

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