Farmers worried about the fall in prices of pulses
Mumbai, Ta. 18 February 2020, Tuesday With only a few weeks left to harvest Ravi crop, pulses prices in some markets are falling below the support price and farmers are also worried about pressing prices further with the arrival of Ravi crop. At Gadag, Karnataka, chickpea prices are quoting at Rs 5 per quintal, which is about 5% lower than the support price of Rs 5. Similarly, in a market in Madhya Pradesh, the price of mug is about 5 per cent below the support price of Rs. Other pulses such as Tuare, Masur and Adad are also reported to be below the support price. As the cultivation area of pulses has been low in the current year, water seems to be on the back of farmers' expectation of getting better prices. The local trader said, citing some farmers that we are worried about spreading this pattern of prices down to other markets before the harvest of ravi crop. A large number of peas are being smuggled into India by road from Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh. There is no pea