Bihar polls get protein boost: Centre to curb masoor imports
1 month, 1 week ago

Bihar polls get protein boost: Centre to curb masoor imports

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Centre is considering high tariffs or a total ban on masoor dal imports, currently allowed freely until 31 March, two people aware of the matter said. According to estimates from the consumer affairs ministry, tur production is projected to reach 3.5 million tonnes in the current year, marking a 3% increase from last year’s 3.4 million tonnes. Kharif moong output is also expected to rise significantly, with production estimated at 1.3 million tonnes, an 18% increase compared to 1.1 million tonnes in the previous year. India’s total import of red lentils stood at 1.51 million tonnes in 2023 and consumption ranges between 2.6 and 2.8 mt annually, of which 1.5 million tonnes are imported.

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Mint Quick Edit | India’s lentils tariff: Half a surprise
1 week, 4 days ago

Mint Quick Edit | India’s lentils tariff: Half a surprise

Live Mint  

Amid global tariff flux and confusion over aims, India has made a relatively straightforward move. It has levied a 10% import duty on lentils, allowed in duty-free earlier, while extending a zero-rate on yellow peas till 31 May. The new lentils levy is split between basic customs duty and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess, which suggests the Centre has an …

India-Russia pulses trade to strengthen as kharif crop shows resilience
4 months, 1 week ago

India-Russia pulses trade to strengthen as kharif crop shows resilience

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The trade of pulses, including lentils and yellow peas, between India and Russia is set to grow, following a meeting between Russia's deputy agriculture minister Maxim Titov and India's consumer affairs secretary Nidhi Khare on Monday. To be sure, an influx of imports and promising kharif crop prospects have reduced India’s pulse supply constraints, particularly for tur, urad, …

Gains in pulses output hits climate-crisis hurdle
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Gains in pulses output hits climate-crisis hurdle

Hindustan Times  

The El Nino weather pattern last year stoked prices of pulses, a common source of protein for most Indians, despite a 37% jump in overall domestic production since 2015-16, which has helped India cut down on costly imports. Between 2004-05 and 2013-14, pulses, as a group, saw a price spike of 143%, pushed up by global prices and rising protein …

Explained: How India can achieve self-sufficiency in pulse production
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Explained: How India can achieve self-sufficiency in pulse production

Hindustan Times  

India's need to import pulses arises from various factors within its agricultural domain. Finally, importing pulses allows for greater variety in types and quality as India seeks to improve its pulse production. Graph 3: Crop-wise production of pulses Graph 3: Crop-wise production of pulses Over the years, India's pulse imports have surged, driven by the widening gap between production and …

India’s pulses imports rise 40% in 2023 as output falls
1 year, 2 months ago

India’s pulses imports rise 40% in 2023 as output falls

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India, which accounts for nearly half of the world’s pulses consumption, imported 2.9 million tonnes of masur, tur and urad in calendar year 2023, marking a 39.7% increase from the 2 mt imported in the year earlier, a senior government official said. To fulfil the domestic requirements, India is likely to end FY24 with pulses import of 4.5 …

How India is building self-reliance in pulses
1 year, 4 months ago

How India is building self-reliance in pulses

Live Mint  

The Union government is crafting a scheme to boost domestic production of pulses with a focus on select states, at a time when erratic weather and more remunerative crops have prompted many farmers to shift away from the kitchen staples. “The government believes that pulses’ growers are fully capable of replicating the production reported in 2016-17 for tur and further …

India continues lentil purchases from Canada to bolster buffer stocks
1 year, 5 months ago

India continues lentil purchases from Canada to bolster buffer stocks

Firstpost  

Canada was the biggest supplier of lentils to India during India’s 2022-23 financial year ended on 31 March with shipments of 485,492 metric tonnes worth $370 million, accounting for more than half of India’s total lentils imports, according to data from India’s trade ministry. Despite the deteriorating diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Ottawa, the Indian government is continuing its …

Canada’s lentil sales to India slow after Trudeau’s allegations
1 year, 5 months ago

Canada’s lentil sales to India slow after Trudeau’s allegations

The Hindu  

Canadian lentil sales to India have slowed since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week he suspected India of involvement in an assassination on Canadian soil, fearing reprisal from New Delhi that could limit trade, industry sources in both countries say. Indian buyers bought significant supplies of Canadian lentils earlier in the year for delivery after harvest, said Kevin …

Govt extends stock holding limits for pulses till December 3
1 year, 5 months ago

Govt extends stock holding limits for pulses till December 3

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI In June, to ease supplies of pulses amid high inflation, the Centre had imposed caps on the quantity of two widely consumed variety of pulses -- tur and urad – that traders were allowed to store, a measure known as stockholding limits. Traders of pulses will have to adhere to strict stock limits till December 3 as a …

Will reduction in tariff for lentils affect India’s import of masoor dal? Here is what the data suggests
3 years, 1 month ago

Will reduction in tariff for lentils affect India’s import of masoor dal? Here is what the data suggests

Op India  

To counter food inflation, the Government of India has announced a cut in import tariffs for lentils, specifically for masoor dal. On the other hand, there are some apprehensions about the step taken by the government to reduce import duty to NILL would increase India’s import of lentils that would harm the local farmers. Government data explains lentil demand and …

India to harvest record rice, wheat crops
5 years, 1 month ago

India to harvest record rice, wheat crops

Hindustan Times  

India is expected to produce a record 106.21 million tonnes of wheat this year, the farm ministry said, as favourable weather conditions helped to improve crop yields, with output far exceeding demand and further boosting stocks at grain bins. India is expected to produce a record 106.21 million tonnes of wheat this year, the farm ministry said Wheat output in …

With meat lovers on the rise, India imports more chicken feed than ever before
5 years, 7 months ago

With meat lovers on the rise, India imports more chicken feed than ever before

Live Mint  

India’s growing affluence is seeing its population turn more carnivorous, leading the country with the world’s highest number of vegetarians to import more corn for chicken feed than ever before. Corn purchases by Asia’s second-biggest grower are set to climb to a record 1 million tons in the year starting in November, said Jaison John, general manager for procurement at …

Govt relaxes norms for fertiliser exports
6 years, 2 months ago

Govt relaxes norms for fertiliser exports

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government on Monday relaxed norms for exports of fertilisers, including urea, potassic and phosphatic. According to the data, the country imported 42.03 lakh tonne of urea for $1,048.59 million till November of this fiscal. Urea imports were 54.81 lakh tonne worth $1,047.28 million in 2016-17 and 84.73 lakh tonne worth $2,087.61 million in 2015-16. In case of …

Pulses imports to fall hitting Canada, others
6 years, 8 months ago

Pulses imports to fall hitting Canada, others

The Hindu  

Pulses imports to India, the world’s biggest buyer, may fall to their lowest in almost two decades after the Centre raised import taxes and restricted overseas purchases to bolster prices, impacting the plans of its global suppliers. India’s pulses imports could slide almost 80% to 1.2 million tonnes in the current fiscal, the lowest since 2000-01, Bimal Kothari, vice-chairman, Indian …

India, world’s top lentil lover, extends deadline for foreign exporters
7 years, 11 months ago

India, world’s top lentil lover, extends deadline for foreign exporters

Live Mint  

Winnipeg/Chicago: Canada’s booming pulse industry can breathe a sigh of relief — at least for now — after temporarily settling a dispute that had threatened to halt shipments to India, the world’s largest market. Largest market North American prices tumbled in response and large green lentil prices have dropped 27% to 48 cents a pound in Canada since January, according …

Major bank pegs tumbling pulse prices as global production ramps up
8 years, 7 months ago

Major bank pegs tumbling pulse prices as global production ramps up

ABC  

The export price for Australian chickpeas will drop below $700 a tonne by September next year, a NAB report predicts. This season, growers have seen chickpea and lentil prices soar to $1200 a tonne due to strong demand from India, the world's largest pulse consumer. But now a report from the National Australia Bank warns that in addition to Indian …

Pulses imports may rise to 5 million tonnes in April-December: Industry
8 years, 8 months ago

Pulses imports may rise to 5 million tonnes in April-December: Industry

India TV News  

New Delhi: India is likely to import about 5 million tonnes of pulses during April-December, largely by private traders, to boost domestic supply and cool retail prices that have reached up to Rs 200 per kg. Moreover, private traders have contracted for 3 million tonnes of pulses to be shipped between September and December," India Pulses and Grains Association chairman …

Food imports rise as Modi struggles to revive rural India
9 years, 1 month ago

Food imports rise as Modi struggles to revive rural India

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a late night meeting with food and farm officials last week to address falling agricultural output and rising prices, and traders warn the country will soon be a net buyer of some key commodities for the first time in years. “The top brass is dead serious about the farm sector that is so crucial to …

More dal imports on government table to cool prices
9 years, 3 months ago

More dal imports on government table to cool prices

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government is examining the need to import more lentils to boost domestic supply even as it keeps a tab on imported pulses lying idle at ports and prices continue to rule at up to Rs 178 per kg. "The government is watchful of pulses imports as imported pulses are kept idle at ports," Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman …

India imported 22.37 LT of pulses till Sept at $1,612 mn
9 years, 3 months ago

India imported 22.37 LT of pulses till Sept at $1,612 mn

Firstpost  

During the April-September period, maximum inward shipments of lentils came from Canada at 9.30 lakh tonnes, followed by 5.52 lakh tonnes from Myanmar and 2.23 lakh tonnes from Australia. New Delhi: India has imported 22.37 lakh tonnes of pulses valued at $1,612 million till September in the current financial year, Parliament was informed today. According to the data shared by …

Lentil shortage drives South Australian pulse plantings as prices rise
9 years, 6 months ago

Lentil shortage drives South Australian pulse plantings as prices rise

ABC  

Pulses have been planted to maximum capacity in parts of South Australia driven by a global supply shortage of lentils. Mary Raynes from Pulse Australia said nearly half the area of lentils grown on the Eyre Peninsula is at maximum capacity for the crop; any more and farmers could jeopardise the value of their harvest. "If growers plant anymore in …

Pulses' yield down, will import 5,000 tonnes tur dal:Ram Vilas Paswan- India Tv News
9 years, 7 months ago

Pulses' yield down, will import 5,000 tonnes tur dal:Ram Vilas Paswan- India Tv News

India TV News  

New Delhi: The production of pulses in India declined due to adverse weather conditions and the government will import 5,000 tonnes of 'tur dal' to augment domestic availability, a union minister said on Wednesday. All major varieties of pulses have shown an increase in price this current year," Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan told the …

5.77 million tonnes of urea imported in April-November
11 years, 3 months ago

5.77 million tonnes of urea imported in April-November

The Hindu  

India imported 5.75 million tonnes of urea valued at $ 1.64 billion in the first eight months of this financial year to meet domestic demand as the cost of inward shipments eased. The country had imported 5.41 million tonnes of urea in the same period a year earlier, according to Fertiliser Ministry data. The government imported 1.46 million tonnes of …

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