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Tur dal prices rise more than 10% despite open import policy
Pune: The prices of tur dal have increased by more than 10% in less than a month despite the open import policy. The pulses processing industry has claimed that it is facing supply shortages of raw tur for converting into tur dal. Though the government suspects hoarding by importers, trade body Indian Pulses and Grains … Read more
Global meet urges India to augment production of pulses to meet nutritional requirements
A variety of lentils and rice on display at a retail grocery store. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Global Pulses Conference, an annual meeting of pulses producers, processors and traders, suggested that India augment production of pulses to meet the nutritional requirements. Union Ministers Arjun Munda and Piyush Goyal said the Centre had … Read more
Prices of onion, wheat and pulses fall on fear of government action
Pune: The prices of pulses, wheat and onion fell substantially following a series of price control measures announced by the central government last week. Wheat prices have declined by 15% in the last four days after the central government tightened the stock holding limit on traders and processors. Likewise, the wholesale prices of onion at … Read more
Delayed monsoon hits cotton, pulses’ cultivation
A farmer prepares his farms near IITH at Kandi in Sangareddy district. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF The delayed onset of monsoon, which was 26% deficient till July 15, in the State this season, has badly impacted the cultivation of major crops such as cotton and redgram, along with other pulses. However, the extent of … Read more
Area under paddy down 35 per cent so far this kharif season; pulses, coarse cereals acreage up
Area under paddy is down nearly 35 per cent to 10.77 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing kharif (summer-sown) season . The rice acreage stood at 16.46 lakh hectares in the corresponding period of last year, according to agriculture ministry data. Area under coverage for pulses is higher at 6.54 lakh hectares so far … Read more
Data | Parsing the inflation story of the past year
Inflation: Pulses put on display for sale at wholesale grocery market Khari Baoli, Delhi | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The latest annual report released by the RBI highlights the factors and disruptors that heightened inflation levels worldwide. It also identifies the specific commodities that affected inflation across different components, like food, fuel and core … Read more
Centre to impose stock limits on tur and urad dal till October 31
The central government has decided to impose stock limits on pulses – tur and urad till October 31, the ministry of consumer affairs and food and public distribution said on Friday. The move has come after the price of tur and urad saw a sharp jump in prices this week. The prices of the two … Read more
Food secretary says not expecting any shortfall in wheat production
Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Thursday said the government does not expect any shortfall in wheat production. On reports of wheat crop loss in some states due to bad weather, Sanjeev Chopra said the country would “probably end up with the same figure of 112 million tonnes of production or in the worst case … Read more
Wheat acreage jumps 5-fold to 7.56 lakh hectares so far this rabi season
New Delhi: Area under coverage for wheat jumped over five-fold to 7.56 lakh hectares in the ongoing winter sowing season ‘rabi’, according to agriculture ministry data. Wheat acreage stood at 1.47 lakh hectares in the year-ago period. In case of oilseeds, about 47.10 lakh hectares coverage has been reported as on November 4 of this … Read more