The Centre has extended duty-free imports of tur dal until March 2026 to curb rising retail food prices. Despite some recent declines, reta...

India has extended the free import policy of pigeon peas, also known as tur by a year, until March 31, 2026, a government notification show...

Budget: Among other things, the agri industry wants better seeds for crops like cotton and oilseeds whose production is not increasing, and...

In 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 ...

The Indian government has extended the free import policy for tur and urad dal until March 2025, aiming to boost domestic supply and mainta...

In a separate notification, the DGFT also extended till further notice, the free import of refined bleached deodorised palm oil and palmole...

Among the key Kharif pulses crop, Moong is the only crop in which production is expected to increase by 3% year-on-year to 1.53 MMT against...

The government had allowed the import of tur, urad and moong under the 'free' category from May 15-October 31, 2021, to ensure smooth and s...

Pulses are the only important food commodity, in which wholesale prices have declined by 8% to 20% during the past six months as a result o...

Indian Pulses and Grains Association has claimed that traders are hesitant to import or procure pulses in the domestic market for fear of g...

"Import policy for tur/pigeon peas; moong and urad is revised from “restricted” to “free” with immediate effect and for the period up to Oc...

Ex-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...

The Commerce Ministry issued a notification on August 5, making changes in the import policy of tur.

India's tur production has jumped 65% from 25.6 lakh tonne in 2015-16 to 42.3 lakh tonne in 2016-17.

The move comes ahead of peak wheat arrivals in mandis while the tur crop has already been harvested.

The move will help curb sharp fall in the wholesale prices of these two commodities and ensure support price to farmers who are expecting a...

Importers and traders say that with domestic prices crashing, the government should allow exports to ensure remunerative prices to farmers.