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
New Delhi: Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated a tur dal procurement portal through which farmers can register and sell their produce to NAFED and NCCF at a minimum support price or market price. A similar facility will be launched in future for urad and masoor farmers as well as maize farmers, he said. … Read more
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
New Delhi: Pulses prices have shot up during the recently concluded monsoon season, especially Kharif pulses, owing to lower production estimates compared to the last year, propelled by the erratic rainfall distribution in the key producing states like Maharashtra and Karnataka, and lower crop area this year as farmers shifted to competitive crops. Tur (Arhar) … Read more
PUNE: There is a continuous rally in prices of tur dal, which has touched Rs 100/kg in Karnataka and Maharashtra at mill gate. Industry has demanded that government agency National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) should release it’s stock to ease supplies. As demand continues to remain strong against tight supplies. While the trade has … Read more