Women's savings will be empty: Pulses prices skyrocket after vegetables, common man's problems increase

Ahmedabad. 29 September 2020, Tuesday

The difficulties of the common man in this crisis of Corona are increasing daily. On the one hand, vegetable prices have been rising for the last two months. At the same time, pulses prices are also rising in India. Pulses prices have gone up by Rs 15 to Rs 20 in several major cities, including Delhi. Last year, the price of dal was Rs 70-80 per kg, but this time it has crossed Rs 100. Arhar dal is being sold at Rs 115 per kg. Traders demand release of import quota for 2020-21

Traders are demanding that the government agency National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) release its stock to increase supply. Supply is declining while demand is steadily increasing. Therefore, traders have demanded release of import quota for 2020-21. However, the government believes that the supply situation is good and the kharif season crop will start coming to the market in the next three months. Bumper yields are expected this year.

Tuvar production is expected to increase to 4 million tonnes this year

Let me tell you that in a recent webinar, Agriculture Commissioner SK Malhotra said that the production of pulses in India during the kharif season will be 9.3 million tonnes. The production of tur is expected to increase to 40 lakh tonnes this year as compared to 38.3 lakh tonnes last year.

Yield loss of 10%

Why pulses are becoming more expensive - Traders say that the price of toor during lockdown was Rs 90 per kg, however, now prices have started rising again. Demand for pulses has increased due to the festive season. Traders fear that the tuvar crop in Karnataka will be damaged due to heavy rains. Yield loss of up to 10%. Prices are expected to remain strong until the new crop arrives.

2 lakh tonnes of Tuvar dal was to come from Mozambique

Pulses importers have demanded a quota exemption for Tuvar imports for 2010-21. In April, the government announced an import quota of 4 lakh tonnes, which has not yet been allocated. Of this, 2 lakh tonnes of tur dal was to come from Mozambique. Import quotas should now be issued so that imports can take place. The availability of tuvar in world markets is low, as international farmers have migrated from tuvar to other crops as India's domestic tuvar has increased.