The government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...

The government raises MSP by up to 5% for seven rabi crops for the 2025-26 season. Mustard and rapeseed see the highest increase, followed ...

Rabi Cops MSP Increase: The Union Cabinet has approved new Minimum Support Prices for Rabi crops for the 2025-26 season. Wheat MSP is incre...

Chana (gram) prices in Maharashtra have fallen between 4% and 6%, dropping below the minimum support price level (MSP) due to the inclusion...

The measure is a part of the market intervention scheme to prevent farmers from resorting to the distress sales of chana. It will also help...

Pulses industry associations have written to the commerce and agriculture ministries, seeking a cash subsidy of 10% to boost exports of cha...

Sebi late on Monday asked agro commodities trading bourse NCDEX to not launch any futures contracts on chana (gram/chickpea).

Chana dal, which was selling at Rs 72/kg, is now selling at Rs 60/kg. The March futures are trading at Rs 4600/quintal as against MSP of Rs...

The strategies being used by the government to keep prices around MSP level is tweaking import and export policies to maintain enough stock...

“Chana should trade lower as arrivals gather pace. Demand is very poor,”

Chana futures on NCDEX have plunged more than 44% in 7 months.

Sowing of chana has increased by about 14% to about 100 lakh hectare as on December 22.

At Latur market, chana prices are at Rs 36.50 a kg, down 17 per cent compared to MSP.

Chana has now become the cheapest among pulses as prices have crashed below the minimum support price (MSP) due to a bumper crop and import...

The prices of Indian chana (gram or chickpea) have been ruling around 23-25 per kg during the last three years.

The lure of higher support price forces farmers to switch to wheat.