Page 9 - Pulses

Pulses crisis is a man made scam of Rs 2.5 lakh crore: Cong

Asks PM to answer and take "decisive action" against those who "fleeced" the ordinary citizen in the last 15 months

Jaitley defends inflation record after Rahul attack

Finance minister tells Congress vice-president 'any form of bluster is not a substitute for statistics'

India seeks pulses from Myanmar, Africa to ease shortage, minister says

India consumes nearly 22 Mt pulses annually, but relies on imports to meet demand as production has been hit by uncertain monsoons

Farmers planting pulses in big way; area up 39% so far

There has been 30-35% jump in pulses area even in Maharashtra and Rajasthan

FCI reaches only 40% of rabi target

Late entry and farmers' preference for cash reasons for tardy progress; procurement may carry this over to kharif crop

India imports over 7 lakh tonnes of pulses in Apr-May

Ram Vilas Paswan said production of pulses varies in the range of 17-19.5 million tonnes while demand is estimated at 24.61 million tonnes

Arvind Subramaniam pulses panel to only supplement CACP on prices

The CEA-headed panel will look at the gamut of issues surrounding MSP of pulses and also the occasional bonus announced by the government

Pulses sowing almost 40% more than in 2015

Acreage rises thanks to good rain, firm prices; water levels in major reservoirs increase 60% in only 8 days

Select pulses slide on adequate stocks, low demand

Strengthening rupee against the dollar which made imports cheaper also influenced the sentiment to some extent

Centre directs ED, others to recover illegally stored chana

By bringing down the gap between retail and wholesale prices, retail traders would be dis-incentivised to store pulses beyond a reasonable time

Agri firms see hurdles in investing in Africa

With past investments stuck, investors seek assurance from the African government over returns on investment

Centre forms panel on pulses crisis, expands buffer stock

Importers accuse domestic traders of pushing up prices

Prices of select pulses decline further

Select pulses led by gram drifted further lower by Rs 200 a quintal at the wholesale pulses market on Tuesday, dragged down by pick-up in supplies, after the government took steps to curb rising prices amid slackened demand at current levels.

Pulses imports may rise to 5 mn tonnes in Apr-Dec: Industry

India, the world's largest producer, had imported about 4.5 million tonne in the corresponding period of the previous year

Govt procures 1.19 lakh tonnes of pulses to cool prices

The government recently decided to enhance the buffer stock limit of pulses to 0.8 million tonnes for making market intervention when prices firm up in retail markets

Pulses production shortfall causing price rise: Arvind Subramanian

The CEA said govt has incentivised cultivation of pulses by raising the minimum support price

Government team leaves for Mozambique to explore pulses imports

Another delegation is in Myanmar to discuss availability of pulses for import from there

Traders strike deals to import 3 mt pulses to cool prices

Retail pulse prices have been rising as its output is estimated to have declined to 17.06 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year

MMTC invites bids to import 5,000 tonnes pulses

India is the world's largest producer of pulses, but its domestic demand outstrips production

Centre arranging 150,000 tonnes of pulses for buffer

The Centre is asking states to seek allocation of pulses from the buffer stock and sell at prices not exceeding Rs 120 a kg