Tur procurement under Price Support Scheme reaches 1.31 lakh tons: Agriculture MinistryThe Centre has procured 1.31 lakh tonnes of tur under the Price Support Scheme for the 2024-25 Kharif season, benefiting over 89,000 farmer...
13 Mar, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
Tur procurement begins in major states; Govt to procure 100% of Tur, Urad and MasurTur (Arhar) dal procurement has commenced in major producing states such as Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Telangana,...
13 Mar, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
Centre approves continuation of PM-AASHA scheme till 2025-26; tur procurement starts in many statesThe Centre has approved the continuation of the PM-AASHA scheme until 2025-26, aiming to provide remunerative prices to farmers and control...
17 Feb, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Tur dal prices rise more than 10% despite open import policyIn Pune, tur dal prices rose by over 10% in less than a month despite an open import policy. The industry cites raw material shortages and ...
11 Apr, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
Not many takers for govt drive to procure tur dal at market ratesThe government's tur dal procurement drive has received a lukewarm response from farmers due to lower prices, stringent quality norms, and ...
07 Feb, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
Surplus food stock with government granariesFCI and government agencies have 50 million tonne rice and 27.5 million tonne wheat, as on March 1.
23 Mar, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
Tur and chana prices rule 15% to 20% below MSP, expected to decline furtherTraders said only strong government procurement operations can help tame a further fall in prices.
24 Jan, 2020, 04.14 PM IST
Oilseeds, pulses procurement progressing at a snail’s paceAccording to government officials, Nafed and FCI have started procurement only in a few selected districts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gu...
10 Dec, 2018, 03.15 PM IST
Import curbs may not help tur, chanaSowing of chana has increased by about 14% to about 100 lakh hectare as on December 22.
28 Dec, 2017, 09.44 AM IST
Karnataka tur farmers get highest priceKarnataka has seen a bumper tur crop, like the rest of the country, and has procured a record 3,44,157 tonnes this year from the farmers.
23 Jun, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Creation of buffer stock of pulses hit by operational difficultiesWith the production of pulses likely to be lesser than demand in 2016 due to deficient monsoon rains, central government has entered market...
23 Dec, 2015, 05.15 PM IST
Government ask agencies to start procuring pulses at the earliestThe fund, which has a corpus of Rs 500 crore, was set up to support market interventions for price control of perishable agri-horticultural...
29 Oct, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
- Tur prices in Karnataka plummet 16% since June 1 on huge arrivals
Tur prices in Karnataka have declined by 16.3% since the beginning of June. On June 19, the wholesale price of tur at the Gulbarga APMC tou...
21 Jun, 2010, 03.10 AM IST
- Karnataka govt likely to hike procurement price of tur-dal
Consumers in Karnataka would have to shell out more for tur-dal as the state government looks at the possibility of hiking procurement pric...
22 Aug, 2009, 03.56 AM IST
- Karnataka govt may hike procurement price of tur dal
The decision could be taken around October/November just ahead of the arrival of the new crop in the mandis.
21 Aug, 2009, 05.17 AM IST
Food prices on the rise ahead of festive seasonTur dal crosses Rs 100 in south, other commodities also creep up.
31 Jul, 2009, 01.57 AM IST
- Worst fears for consumers coming true
The worst fears for consumers is coming true. Tur dal(or pigeon-pea) has breached the psychological barrier of Rs 100 per kg in Karnataka j...
28 Jul, 2009, 07.52 PM IST