A look into India's tur problem: Why is this dal always on the boil?India, the largest producer of pulses, is facing a shortage of tur dal, leading to increased imports. Issues such as hoarding and cartelisa...
No restriction on Tur imports from Mozambique: GovernmentThe Indian high commission in Maputo has issued a press release to inform all exporters of tur/arhar dal in Mozambique that they can export...
India to import 35 pc more tur dal at 12 lakh tons to check pricesThe issue in tur (pigeon peas) is lower domestic production. The country's tur production remained lower at 30 lakh tonne in the 2022-23 cr...
Dal main kaala? Why Tur dal prices are shooting upThe central government has imposed stock limits on tur and urad till October 31 due to a spurt in prices of these pulses. Apart from produc...
Why traders want you to shun tur dal and eat other pulsesTur traders are of the view that reducing demand for tur by influencing a change in consumer preference is essential as not enough tur is b...
Tur traders propose campaign to promote use of other pulsesThe Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) has proposed a joint campaign with the Department of Food and Public Distribution to promot...
IPGA urges govt to replace tur dal with other pulses in mid-day meal projectLast fiscal, India had imported 850,000 tonnes of tur (pigeon peas) to meet domestic demand. The Centre has also extended the import of tur...
Govt urged to increase MSP of pigeon peas (tur dal)The MSP of tur is Rs 6600/quintal, which is lower than moong's MSP at Rs 7755/quintal. India is expected to import more quantities of tur d...
1 MT tur dal imports likely as output dipsTur is mainly imported from east African nations and Myanmar. These countries have an export surplus of 1.1-1.2 million tonnes, so availabi...
Urad, Tur prices soar 15% over past 6 weeksAccording to the latest sowing data released by the agriculture ministry, the area under tur was 4.6% lower compared with a year earlier, w...
Tur dal turns expensive as India, global demand risesWholesale prices of whole tur have crossed the minimum support level set by government after a gap of 2.5 years.
Raising import duty to 25% won't revive tur pricesIndia's tur production has jumped 65% from 25.6 lakh tonne in 2015-16 to 42.3 lakh tonne in 2016-17.
India hopeful of long-term pulses supply from MozambiqueIndian delegations last week visited Mozambique and Myanmar, to explore government-to- government arrangement for assured supply of lentils.
Tur dal touches Rs 200/kg in wholesale, may stay pricey till DiwaliThough the central government has asked the states to include tur dal in the Essential Commodities Act, very few states have done so.
All dal prices skyrocket, arhar costs Rs 180 per kgA common north Indian staple, the arhar or tur dal has touched Rs 180 per kg in the retail market.
Prices of pulses rocket, tur dal heading towards Rs 200 per kgAs imports could not match up with the country's demand, it is almost certain that the consumers will have to pay heavily for their pulses.
India set to import tur dal from Africa amid high domestic pricesTur accounts for 15% of the total pulses production in India. Domestic prices of tur have been higher than the international prices over th...