Pulse prices News
Pulse prices have dropped by about 30 percent in the last one year and rates of chana dal are likely to fall on bumper production, the government said on Thursday.
14 state governments have carried out 14,134 raids resulting in the seizure of 1,30,606 tonnes of pulses.
Select pulses prices continued their upward trend and strengthened up to Rs 500 per quintal at the wholesale market on Friday on persistent buying by stockists.
Jaitley said the government has decided to invoke the Rs 500-crore Price Stabilisation Fund that will be used to pay for transportation, handling, milling and processing -- aimed at reducing the cost of imported pulses.
Under pressure to rein in retail prices of pulses that have shot up to Rs 155 per kg, the government today decided to import additional 5,000 tonnes of tur dal to boost domestic availability.
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