Pulses: No possibility of shortage in view of production, import, international availability and existing stock of government

Despite open export, pulse crops under MSP

In many parts of the country, after the prices of pulses decreased from the minimum support price (MSP), the government opened the doors of exports. The purpose of the export was that the farmers got the right price for their produce, but so far it has not improved and the prices are running below the MSP. The price of Arhar is US$620 per mt. and the price of moong and urad is running around US$775 per mt., which is expected to improve soon. After the permission of pulses export, further declines in prices. In government data, the prices of moong declined by about 7 percent in the last one month.

According to Government data, in August, moong was sold at US$816 per mt., which was US$ 724 per mt in September. In September last year, the price of munga was US$815 per mt. in the state. Arhar (Tur) has also declined by about five percent.

In the mandis of Maharashtra, tur (Pigeon), in August, was US$668 per mt, which fell to US$635 per mt. in September. In September last year, the price of tur was US$1094 per mt. In Tur (Pigeon Peas), the second largest producer of state, Madhya Pradesh has seen a decline of more than 11 per cent in Tuar in the last one month. In the mandis of Madhya Pradesh, Arhar is selling US$538 per mt., which was close to US$605 per mt. last month.

Not much difference in Global Prices and Exports Prices

Prices of Arhar have declined but the prices of pulses are not available to see any difference. Last month, the price of tur dal was US$868 per mt., which is almost the same even now. The government has announced a bonus of US$310 per mt. on Arhar, Moong and urad for the right price of pulse crops and the production will increase. The government has fixed minimum support price (MSP) of US$837 per mt. US$852 per mt. for these crops, including bonuses, but prices in the market are running below. Given this, the government decided to open the export. According to officials, despite exports being opened, pulses crops are not being exported due to MSP running. According to government figures, hardly 200 tonnes of pulses have been exported. Businesses are not keen on export, because there is not much difference in the global prices, exporters are not going to get any benefit.

Yield and New sowing will be less this year

In the domestic market, pulses are being estimated to be expensive. Because of this, increasing fear of production is being considered. Market analysts are of the opinion that the yield of pulses in the kharif season can be reduced as the crop was affected due to rain and the farmers' movement this time, the impact of which will be seen in production. According to estimates of the traders, the production of kharif pulse is likely to be 87.1 million tonnes. Last year, Kharif Pulses production was 94.2 MT in the country, which is the highest ever production. In Kharif season, pulses and urad are the major pulses. Production of tur is estimated to be 3.99 million tonnes and urad production will be 2.53 million tonnes this year, whereas in the kharif season, tur production was 4.78 million tonnes and urad production was 2.17 million tonnes in the kharif season last year.

Lentil mill owners want to export gram, lentil, malt

Due to the lowering of the minimum support price (MSP) of gram, lentils and big MSP by extract more production and government stocks, the mill owners have requested the Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu to allow them to be exported. The government had recently allowed export of Urad (Black Mapte), Green Moong and Arhar (Pigeon peas). In the letter sent to Mr. Prabhu on behalf of All India Dal Millers Association, it has been stated, "India produced about 27 million tonnes of pulses and imported 5.7 million tonnes in 2016-17. The annual consumption of pulses in the country is around 26 million tonnes and it is increasing. '

Lentils are mainly produced in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Its price is now between US$650 to US$780 per mt., which is less than MSP. However, the price of gram is just above the MSP. Due to good monsoon, traders are expected to sow bumper sowing in the Rabi season.

Suresh Agarwal, the Dal Mill owner of Madhya Pradesh, said, "Some agencies of the government had procured 1.5-1.8 million tonnes of pulses and now these agencies are extracting their stock in the stock market. With this, prices of pulses are coming down. There is no possibility of the shortage of pulses in view of production, import, international availability of pulses and existing stock of government in the country. India had banned export of pulses in 2006 and this has harmed our foreign market. New pulses have been set up in Sri Lanka, Dubai and in some African countries.

Industry experts say that due to lack of restriction on the export of Kabuli gram, farmers who cultivate it have benefited compared to other farmers producing other pulses. Nitin Kantanti, who ran the pulse mill in Maharashtra, said, "Farmers are getting a price of US$1562 to 1875 per mt. for grilling. In the last decade, the prices of Kabuli gram have decreased for only one or two years. Farmers have received good returns from Kabuli Chana.

Basen and Masoor dal export demand will be raised in front of Suresh Prabhu - Suresh Agarwal

After approval of the export of pulses from the country, new hope is seen in lentil mills. On Tuesday, the government met the All India Dal Mill Association, Commerce Minister, Suresh Prabhu, due to the government's expectations of dal mills. During this meeting, the Association will keep demand for gram flour and lentil pulses. Suresh Aggarwal, Principal of the All India Dal Mill Association said that the way in which the government listened to the Dal Mills Association and gave their request to the problem, they took the right direction towards export. In the same way, the government will also pay attention to the application made by the Dal Mill Association. Where the export is opened, the Dal Industry has got relief, new life has been received, and farmers have also benefited from it. Prices getting below the support price are today equivalent to the support price. And due to efforts of the Government to increase production of pulses, farmers have been attracted towards the cultivation of pulses.

In the low moisture condition, urad can produce more. It is not much affected by the invasion of insects. Reduced monsoon rain is another reason. Experts believe that due to lack of rainfall at the beginning, the sowing of arhar (Tuar) was affected by natural sowing, which left only a few options for the farmers of Madhya Pradesh.