After stock limits, India to import 12 lakh tonnes of tur dal to keep prices in check
1 year, 8 months ago

After stock limits, India to import 12 lakh tonnes of tur dal to keep prices in check

The Hindu  

Facing a sharp rise in toor dal prices amid lower production, India will import 12 lakh tonne of the pulse in the current fiscal, up by 35% from the last year, to boost domestic availability and contain price rise. The country's toor production remained lower at 30 lakh tonne in the 2022-23 crop year against 39 lakh tonne last year. We will import 12 lakh tonne in the current fiscal," Mr. Singh said. Besides toor, the Secretary said there was about a 7.22% increase in the all-India average retail price of urad at ₹111.77 per kg on June 28, when compared to last year.

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Govt ramps up pulses procurement, approves purchase of 13.2 lakh tonne tur
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Govt ramps up pulses procurement, approves purchase of 13.2 lakh tonne tur

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Centre has ramped up procurement of tur, or arhar, in key pulse-producing states as part of its commitment to purchase 100% of tur, urad, and masoor production at the minimum support price, the agriculture ministry said Thursday. “Procurement operations are already underway in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Telangana, with 1.31 lakh tonne of tur procured …

Price of Toor Dal drops significantly with arrival of new crop
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Price of Toor Dal drops significantly with arrival of new crop

New Indian Express  

Lahoti also mentioned that the price of Gram Dal has dropped by Rs 10 per kilogram. “It was selling between Rs 100 and Rs 115 per kilogram in November and December, and now in January it is being sold at Rs 80 to Rs 90 per kilogram. Nasser C, Manager at the large retailer PK Group, with over 40 outlets …

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 …

Price of tur dal may soon cross ₹200 per kg in Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Price of tur dal may soon cross ₹200 per kg in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The price of a kilo of tur dal in the retail market, already trading at ₹170 to ₹180 levels, is expected to cross the ₹200 mark very soon. However, the cost of imported tur dal is still lesser than the local variety. In Bengaluru, a kilo of imported tur dal is trading at around ₹140 in the wholesale market, even …

Arhar Dal Costs Rs 136 Per Kg, Up 32% From Last Year
1 year, 8 months ago

Arhar Dal Costs Rs 136 Per Kg, Up 32% From Last Year

News 18  

India is known as the biggest producer of dal. According to reports, till July 16, the prices of the dal were reported at Rs 136.29 per kg, which is 32 per cent more than what it was last year, i.e., Rs 103.03 per kg. It was also found that the prices of toor dal have increased by 7 per cent …

Spiralling food prices: on the build-up of underlying inflation pressures
1 year, 9 months ago

Spiralling food prices: on the build-up of underlying inflation pressures

The Hindu  

Indian households find themselves yet again struggling to cope with a sharp surge in the prices of essential kitchen staples — ranging from tomatoes, onions and potatoes to tur dal and rice. Tomato prices have more than doubled month-on-month with the all-India average retail price as on June 29 soaring to ₹53.59 a kilogram, from ₹24.37 on May 29, data …

Centre to sell toor dal from buffer stocks as price shoots up
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre to sell toor dal from buffer stocks as price shoots up

The Hindu  

As the national average price for a kilogram of toor dal touched ₹ 129.5 on June 27, the Centre decided to release it from the national buffer in a calibrated and targeted manner “till imported stocks arrive in the Indian market”. The Union Ministry of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said in a release that the National …

India likely to continue curbs on wheat, rice exports
2 years, 1 month ago

India likely to continue curbs on wheat, rice exports

Hindustan Times  

India may extend its ban on wheat exports beyond March and continue curbs on overseas shipments of non-premium varieties of rice to cool local prices and expand the government’s purchases of cereal stocks, which are at their lowest level in five years, two people familiar with the development said. The government banned wheat exports in May last year as overseas …

Costlier wheat hits staples; flour prices get 22% higher
2 years, 1 month ago

Costlier wheat hits staples; flour prices get 22% higher

Hindustan Times  

Wheat prices have remained stubbornly high in India, declining only marginally despite several measures undertaken by the government to cool prices, with a cascading effect on rates of wheat products from atta to biscuits and confectionary. Daily retail wheat flour prices on February 1 were 22% higher on an annualised basis, while wholesale prices leapt 31%, official data show. In …

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister
2 years, 7 months ago

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister

Live Mint  

Foodgrain supplies in the nation are adequate to satisfy demand, according to Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's written response to Parliament on August 2. “As on 01.07.2022, the actual stock of wheat is 285.10 lakh metric tonnes against the buffer norm of 275.80 lakh metric tonnes,” the minister told the Lok Sabha. To prevent a shortage of wheat for domestic …

India exported nearly 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2022: Govt
2 years, 9 months ago

India exported nearly 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2022: Govt

Live Mint  

The Union government has exported nearly 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2022 so far and is mulling requests from some countries for the supply of the grain, the government said on 22 June. Responding on the issue of plans to ban wheat flour export, Food Secretary Sudhansu Pandey said the government is monitoring the situation and would take steps …

India’s wheat supplies for food schemes will be tight, data show
2 years, 10 months ago

India’s wheat supplies for food schemes will be tight, data show

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s federally-held wheat stocks in 2022-23 are set to dip to a 13-year low, barring 2016-17, and the government’s own purchases will be the lowest in 15 years. According to food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey, the country’s opening stocks of wheat was 19 million tonne, lower than last year’s balance of 27.3 million tonne. “So, if you total up, …

Free Import of Tur, Urad to continue till March next year; Move to Stabilise Prices
2 years, 11 months ago

Free Import of Tur, Urad to continue till March next year; Move to Stabilise Prices

News 18  

To augment domestic availability and stabilise prices of essential food commodities, the government has extended the deadline to import tur and urad under the ‘free category’ till March 31, 2023, to ensure smooth and seamless imports. According to data from the Department of Consumer Affairs, the all-India average retail price of tur dal as reported on March 28, 2022, stands …

Record Foodgrain output expected, pulses output set to increase
3 years, 6 months ago

Record Foodgrain output expected, pulses output set to increase

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amid normal monsoon rainfall across the country, India's foodgrain output is expected to touch a record 150 million tonne in the ongoing kharif season. In the kharif season of 2020-21 crop year, the foodgrain output comprising rice, pulses and coarse cereals stood at a record 149.56 million tonne, said a government release on Tuesday. "A record foodgrain production …

12,000 tonne onion imported so far; states to get at Rs 49-58/kg for retail sale: Paswan
5 years, 2 months ago

12,000 tonne onion imported so far; states to get at Rs 49-58/kg for retail sale: Paswan

India TV News  

The government has so far imported 12,000 tonne of onion and it is being offered to states at Rs 49-58 per kg for retail distribution and to check prices, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday. "We have imported so far 12,000 tonne of onion from countries like Turkey and Afghanistan," Paswan told reporters. Retail onion prices, which …

Buy tur dal at Rs95 a kg from city retail outlets
8 years, 7 months ago

Buy tur dal at Rs95 a kg from city retail outlets

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: With festive season around the corner, the state government plans to provide 500 metric tonnes of tur dal at Rs95 a kg at retail outlets in Mumbai. HT Image HT had on Wednesday reported how the pulse — a staple diet from many poor families — sold at public distribution system shops is Rs8 costlier than retail outlets. The …

Govt to provide 500 metric tonnes of subsidised tur dal to retail outlets
8 years, 7 months ago

Govt to provide 500 metric tonnes of subsidised tur dal to retail outlets

Hindustan Times  

With the festival season around the corner, Mumbaikars can get some relief from inflation as the state government will provide 500 metric tonnes of tur dal at Rs95 per kg to be sold at retail outlets. The outlets which will sell the subsidised tur dal include Apna Bazar, 8 metric tonnes; MB Mart, 8 metric tonnes; Big Bazaar,17 metric tonnes; …

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 …

Pulses' prices shoot up to Rs 187/kg; govt says it is 'trying hard' to boost supply
9 years, 5 months ago

Pulses' prices shoot up to Rs 187/kg; govt says it is 'trying hard' to boost supply

Firstpost  

Pulses prices have risen unabated for the past few months due to a fall in domestic output by about 2 million tonnes New Delhi - With retail pulses prices shooting up to Rs 187 per kg, the government on Wednesday said it’s trying hard to contain prices by increasing availability via imports and urged consumers to wait for some time …

Shortage pushes up dal price, Tur costs Rs 180 per kg
9 years, 5 months ago

Shortage pushes up dal price, Tur costs Rs 180 per kg

India TV News  

New Delhi: The price of Arhar or Tur daal has gone up again in the retail market trading between Rs 145-180 per kg. Moong dal, which was available for Rs 99 per kg till last month, is now being sold for Rs 109 per kg. The price of Masoor dal is up from Rs 96 per kg to Rs 101. …

Pulses' yield down, will import 5,000 tonnes tur dal:Ram Vilas Paswan- India Tv News
9 years, 8 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 …

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