Government raises onion buffer stock purchase price 24% to Rs 15.80/kgThe government has set a higher onion procurement price at Rs 15.80 per kg, a step designed to uplift farmers and regulate market rates eff...
Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...
Consumers unlikely to see major impact on food prices over next 2-3 months: Consumer Affairs SecyThe government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...
Centre raises MSP for 14 kharif crops, boosts support for pulses and oilseedsBased on expected margins over cost of production, the MSP hike is the most for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize (56% each) and tu...
Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fearsAs the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...
Thali costs rise in April on higher tomato, vegetable oil, LPG pricesHome-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thali costs rose 2% year-on-year in April, primarily due to increased prices of tomatoes, vegetab...
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...
Govt cuts stock limit of tur, urad dal for wholesalers to a quarter of earlier levelAs per the notification issued by the Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry, the stock limits for wholesalers and big chain retailers at the d...
Govt to release tur dal from buffer till imported stocks arriveThe food ministry in a release said it has directed National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) and National Cooperative...
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...
Tur dal prices may stay firm after slight fall: Industry expectsThe government's imposition of a stock limit on tur dal traders and processors has slightly reduced prices. However, the industry fears the...
Govt removes 40 pc procurement ceiling for tur, urad, masur under PSS to boost domestic productionTo check hoarding and price rise, the ministry on June 2 imposed stock limits on tur and urad. The stock limits have been made applicable t...
Government sets up committee to monitor tur stocks to check hoardingEarlier on August 12 last year, the government had issued an advisory to the state governments and Union Territories to enforce stock discl...
Traders' pulse stock being monitored by governmentThe strict monitoring of stock started after the mill gate price of tur dal jumped 6-7% a couple of weeks ago due to disturbance in shipmen...
Lifting stock limit: tur little tur late?The Centre’s instruction to state governments to lift the stock limit on pulses may be welcomed by traders.
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan orders immediate removal of stock limit on pulsesAfter Tur dal prices hit Rs 250/kg in retail market in 2015, farmers increased the area under tur substantially.
Centre gives 10,000 ton pulses to 4 states to sell at lower rateThe Centre has built a buffer of 50,000 tonnes by way of domestic procurement. It is in the processing of procuring one lakh tonnes of chan...