# First shipment of chickpeas leaves Australia for India as tariff deadline looms   - ABC News

> The first 31,000 tonnes of Queensland-grown chickpeas were loaded at Gladstone for India ahead of a March tariff deadline. India suspended its chickpea tariffs after weather cut domestic output, and NSW grain handlers voted to stop work after pay talks with GrainCorp broke down.

- Date: 2024-10-23 · published 2024-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27890-first-shipment-of-chickpeas-leaves-australia-for-india-as-tariff-deadline-looms
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Chickpea export flows to India are rising ahead of tariff reinstatement, while handler strike votes add logistics risk for Australian grain shipments.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-28 | [The fine print of Trump's China tariff deal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56429-the-fine-print-of-trump-s-china-tariff-deal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-06 | [Record-breaking exports, big crops put Australian farmers on track for bumper season - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40890-record-breaking-exports-big-crops-put-australian-farmers-on-track-for-bumper.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-03 | [Barley prices in France fell ahead of talks between China and Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36482-barley-prices-in-france-fell-ahead-of-talks-between-china-and-australia.md) | -13.2% | -13.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-29 | [Ray of hope for Australian new crop wheat exports to Southeast Asia in 2020-21 marketing year - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52535-ray-of-hope-for-australian-new-crop-wheat-exports-to-southeast-asia-in-2020-21.md) | -6.5% | -4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-19 | [Barley markets rebound following tariff news \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53197-barley-markets-rebound-following-tariff-news-farm-online-act.md) | +2.0% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-10-24/first-chickpeas-shipped-to-india-ahead-of-tariff-deadline/104498666

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