Consumption of Arhar Dal down 15-20%Consumers substituted tur dal with imported green lentils in homes in southern and eastern India, while in the northern and the western reg...
16 Dec, 2023, 12.19 AM IST
India's lentils imports from Canada keep flowing despite tensionsIndia has increased its imports of lentils from Canada in the first ten months of 2023. India imported 1.09 million metric tons of lentils ...
26 Oct, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Will India-Canada diplomatic spat land on your dinner table?Lentils are a dinner staple in most parts of India. India's dependence on Canada for lentils is likely to fuel food inflation when the Rese...
26 Oct, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Traders cut lentil imports from Canada amid diplomatic rowThe diplomatic tension between India and Canada has led to a halt in new contracts for the import of lentils from Canada. Importers fear po...
25 Oct, 2023, 12.19 AM IST
Indian government continues to purchase Canada lentils for buffer stockThe Indian government is continuing to purchase lentils from Canada despite the strained diplomatic relations between the two countries. Th...
28 Sep, 2023, 09.30 AM IST
Canada's lentil sales to India slow after Trudeau raised murder suspicionsCanadian lentil sales to India have slowed down after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in an assassinati...
27 Sep, 2023, 03.10 PM IST
Canadian farmers may end up paying the price for Justin Trudeau's adventurismCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations linking the Indian government to the murder of a Canadian citizen have strained ties b...
27 Sep, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
No Canada hit on masur dal supply, but India plays safeAccording to a September 24 ToI report, though, the Indian government so far is “comfortable” as far as the import of this item is concerne...
24 Sep, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
India should try lentil cropsAustralian and Brazilian farmers are experimenting with crops such as arhar, urad and tur daal as they look to target the staple Indian die...
17 Jul, 2023, 12.18 PM IST
Centre cuts import duty on lentils, palm oil cess to tame food inflationThe decision to cut duty on imported palm oil from February 13 is expected to increase domestic refining by 60% as the duty difference betw...
15 Feb, 2022, 06.24 AM IST
As masoor prices hit record high, India opens lentil imports from Russia for a period of 6 monthsLentil prices in India are at record high levels, ruling at Rs 80/kg for whole lentil in wholesale trade and above Rs 100/kg for pulses sol...
07 Sep, 2021, 08.34 PM IST
Govt needs to revisit import duty on chickpeas, lentils: IPGAIndia faces a tight supply-demand situation with respect to chickpeas (chana) and lentils (masoor dal), and the government needs to revisit...
19 May, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
Govt will ensure masur price does not fall below MSP: OfficialsAccording to IPGA, the country has a stock of about 450,000 tonnes of lentils, while the demand till February--when the new crop will come-...
08 Nov, 2020, 09.02 PM IST
Import duty cut on lentils for limited period upsets tradersThe government had reduced the import duty on lentils in June to 10% for a period of three months from June 2 to August 31. Farmer leaders ...
18 Sep, 2020, 06.43 PM IST
Global lentil prices increase on news that India reduced its import dutyThe crop harvested in March-April this year is 25 per cent lower than last year.
08 Jun, 2020, 02.44 PM IST
Indians go for cheaper pulses as tur dal prices keep rising"Similarly, consumers have gone for yellow peas across West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and UP," said Pravin Dongre, chairman of Indian Pulses an...
04 Jul, 2016, 01.08 PM IST
Government moves proposal to procure pulsesWith an aim to check spiralling prices of pulses, the government has moved a proposal for procurement and creating buffer stock of lentils,...
03 Nov, 2015, 03.36 PM IST