The government’s procurement of chana (gram), which has a share of more than 50% in the country’s pulses output, has crossed 1.86 million tonnes (MT) so far in the current rabi season (2022-23) compared to just 0.5 MT a year ago. Sources told Financial Express that procurement of chana, which is being carried out by […]
Procurement of wheat at minimum support price (MSP) stood at 15.3 million tonnes (MT), down by more than 38% from the year-ago level. Amid a surge in exports and reports of a decline in production which have pushed mandi prices above the minimum support price (MSP), wheat procurement by the Food Corporation of India and […]
The government’s procurement of chana (gram), which has a share of more than 48% in the country’s pulses production, has crossed 10 lakh tonnes in the current rabi season (2022-23) so far, compared to just 3 lakh tonnes in the same period last year. By the end of May 2022, government is likely to procure […]
Easing of import policy on pulses has resulted in record import of tur (arhar) dal. More than five lakh tonne of tur dal has been imported till December 31, 2021. The total imports are likely to cross 6.5 lakh tonnes by March-end as against 4.42 lakh tonne in 2020-21. This has resulted in stabilization of […]
Ahead of kharif crops arrival, the Centre has approved procurement of 40,000 tonne of pulses under Price Support Scheme (PSS) in Karnataka through nodal agency NAFED. “Fresh crop of Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22 (October-September) is expected to arrive soon. For other states, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of pulses, […]
The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) is well on track to meet its target of procuring onions from Nashik for the Centre’s buffer stock. According to some senior officials from the federation, it is likely to complete the purchases during the next fortnight. The agency has procured around 1.4 lakh tonne of the 2 […]
The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) in collaboration with Tirupati Cooperative has opened its first grocery store named Nafed Bazaar in Gurugram, Haryana. NAFED is a central government agency engaged in the procurement, processing, distribution, export, and import of various agricultural commodities. The Bazaar in Gurugram is an initiative of a […]
The Department of Consumer Affairs, which monitors the prices of essential commodities on a regular basis, has decided to monitor and declare the stock of pulses to ensure its availability to consumers at affordable prices and to bridge the demand and supply gap, a Press Information Bureau (PIB) release said. States/UTs were requested to direct […]
Wholesale onion sales and procurement by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) for the Centre’s buffer stock has been adversely impacted due to the closure of all the 14 agriculture produce market committees (APMCs) in Nashik district of Maharashtra, a major onion producing belt in the country. Mandis in Nashik have been shut down […]
India, the world’s largest consumer of chickpeas and lentils levies 50 per cent tariff on imported lentils and 66 per cent on imported chickpeas. The tariffs have been kept higher to protect the interest of domestic farmers. However, the country is facing tight supply-demand situation with respect to chickpeas (chana) and lentils (masoor dal). At […]
