Govt extends zero import duty & agri-cess exemption on masur dal till March 2025The Indian government has extended the zero import duty on masur dal (lentil) until March 2025 to maintain a stable supply and control dome...
22 Dec, 2023, 08.43 PM IST
Indian importers allege tur dal cargo held ransom at Mozambique portsTur prices have stabilised following the recent government measure of tightening the stock limit on traders and processors. "However, the p...
18 Oct, 2023, 12.03 AM IST
Will the tussle with Canada eat into India’s masur imports plan?Amid the ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row, traders and dal millers across the country are keeping a close eye on the chain of events.
30 Sep, 2023, 09.48 AM 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
No customs duty on Masur from USIndia had announced it would remove retaliatory duties on certain US products, including masur, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit...
07 Sep, 2023, 01.43 AM IST
Govt makes stock disclosure for masur mandatoryThe move has come at a time when National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumers...
06 Sep, 2023, 07.02 PM IST
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...
10 Aug, 2022, 03.11 PM IST
Govt announces MSP of rabi crops, highest increase of Rs 400/quintal in prices of mustard and masurThe new MSP of masur is Rs 5500/quintal. Mustard is one of the important rabi crops among the oilseeds produced in the country. Mustard oil...
08 Sep, 2021, 03.14 PM 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
Importers urge govt to reduce lentils overdependence on Canada & Australia, try imports from Black Sea regionThe wholesale prices of the unpolished whole masur have increased to Rs 78/kg against the minimum support price of Rs 51/kg.
27 Aug, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
Import duty cut will not help reduce masur prices in India, says IPGAThe basic customs duty has been reduced from 10% to nil on Lentils (Masur) originated in or exported from countries other than the USA. Als...
26 Jul, 2021, 10.42 PM IST
Masur prices may remain range bound as Govt cuts import duty"The basic customs duty has been reduced from 10% to nil on Lentils (Masur) originated in or exported from countries other than the USA. Al...
26 Jul, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
Import duty on masur dal cut to zero; agri infra development cess halved to 10 per centA notification in this regard was tabled in the Rajya Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Minister said that the basic custom...
26 Jul, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
Govt tries to tweak policies to ensure market pays minimum support priceThe strategies being used by the government to keep prices around MSP level is tweaking import and export policies to maintain enough stock...
13 Nov, 2020, 03.16 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
Tur prices fall by 15%, other pulses stable; industry demands long-term import policyEx-mill price of top-quality tur dal in Latur has declined from Rs 120/kg to Rs 100/kg since the government announced extension in the dura...
02 Nov, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
Duty hike on US Chana, Masur may not impact prices hereCanada accounts for 90 per cent of India’s masur imports, while the US accounts for only 7.4 per cent.
22 Jun, 2018, 11.37 AM IST