This Ugadi is set to bring extra sweetness to festive dishes as toor dal prices plummet to their lowest levels in two years.

Government to procure 32 lakh tonnes of pulses at MSP, including chana, masur, urad, and moong under PSS scheme.

Last year, the government established a target of record foodgrain production (comprising rice, wheat, pulses, and millets) ...

At present, wheat prices in the Delhi mandis are ruling at around ₹3,000 per quintal, almost 24 per cent higher than the ...

With pulse prices below MSP after two years of high levels, the government plans to increase purchases at benchmark rates.

Further, Kothari said the chana crop looks good this year. Farmers have planted chana in a higher area of 98.55 lakh hectares this rabi season, up from 95.87 lakh ha in the previous year.

24000-25000 Gram White 25000-29000 Gram Black 32000-35000 Dal Chana (Thin) 33500-34500 Dal Chana (Thick) 35000-37000 White Kidney Beans (Lobia) 37000-40000 Red Kidney Beans (Lobia) 52000-60000 ...

Higher temperatures next month, crucial for grain formation, may adversely impact the winter or rabi crops – wheat, chana and mustard ... winter crops may impact crop yield.

Prices of chana and tur have dropped by about 25% in two months, falling below the minimum support prices due to duty-free imports and increased local crop arrivals. While wholesale prices of pulses ...

Story continues below this ad Within pulses, lentil producers receive around 66 per cent and gram (chana) around 60 per cent of the rupee spent by the consumers, the survey said. A higher share of ...