Tur procurement begins in major states; Govt to procure 100% of Tur, Urad and MasurTur (Arhar) dal procurement has commenced in major producing states such as Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Telangana,...
13 Mar, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
Centre approves continuation of PM-AASHA scheme till 2025-26; tur procurement starts in many statesThe Centre has approved the continuation of the PM-AASHA scheme until 2025-26, aiming to provide remunerative prices to farmers and control...
17 Feb, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
India’s import of pulses doubled in 2024; Industry asks for curbsIndia’s import of pulses in 2024 doubled from the previous year, reaching an all-time high of 6.63 million tonnes. The surge, particularly ...
31 Jan, 2025, 12.03 AM IST
Working to stabilise food prices: MinCalibrated import and export policies, along with incentives for domestic production, have maintained price stability benefiting consumers ...
17 Jan, 2025, 11.44 PM IST
Govt asks retailers to lower price of pulsesWholesale pulse prices dropped 5-20% recently. The government urged retailers to match these reductions. Retail prices remain high. Officia...
22 Dec, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Agri Minister asks states to encourage farmers to register on e-Samridhi portal to avail procurement benefitsUnion Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, emphasized the government's commitment to procure major pulses lik...
21 Jun, 2024, 06.41 PM IST
India extends duty-free import of yellow peas by one monthIndia has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by a month until April 2024 to cool down pulse prices. The duty on yel...
22 Feb, 2024, 12.25 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
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...
27 Jun, 2023, 01.13 PM IST
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...
06 Jun, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
Tur, urad prices jump by 8-10% in a monthThe bullish sentiments in tur and sudden sharp jump in prices last week has influenced prices of the entire pulses complex.
29 Mar, 2023, 08.28 AM 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
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
As production falls, pulses traders call for higher importsUrad prices recorded the highest increase of 30 per cent in the past one month to Rs 70 a kg in the Mumbai wholesale markets.
29 Nov, 2019, 08.41 AM IST
Pulses fall as government offloads stock in the open marketChana prices were down 6 per cent from the government’s minimum support price at Rs 4,350 per quintal
02 May, 2019, 09.31 AM IST
Prices of pulses rocket, tur dal heading towards Rs 200 per kgAs imports could not match up with the country's demand, it is almost certain that the consumers will have to pay heavily for their pulses.
09 Oct, 2015, 10.16 AM IST
Pulses prices remain steady at wholesale centres across the countryPrices of pulses during the week November 06, 2013 to November 13, 2013 remained almost steady across the country.
20 Nov, 2013, 03.51 PM IST