Pulse Export

Prices of tur and urad have risen in the last few days over fears that scanty rain could have an impact on the kharif harvest

A senior US Senator in a meeting this week urged Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to remove tariffs and barriers to trade on pulse crops. Republican Senator Steve Daines represents the state of Montana in the US Senate. Montana is a leading pulse-growing state of the United States and certain tariffs imposed by India, Daines says has been hurting farmers from his state. "With Montana being the number one producer of pulse crops in the nation, and India being the largest consumer of pulse crops in the world, it's a critical market to open for Montana," he said. We must level the playing field and increase access to the Indian market for Montana's pulse crop farmers. Developing these relationships with India's top trade officials and India's pulse crop importers will go a long way towards ensuring Montana is at the top of the discussion during the trade forum later this month and helping remove the tariffs and trade barriers Montana farmers currently face, Daines .

No change in stock holding limit for retailers, which has been kept at five tonnes

Experts say difficult to meet both ends - farmers' welfare and promoting agricultural trade

It will correct price distortions, offer support to pulses selling below the (government's) MSP: Ravi Shankar Prasad