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NEW DELHI (Commoditiescontrol) - India's chana production is likely to increase by 18.34 percent to 11.10 million tonnes in the current crop year ending June due to rise in acreage, according to the government's latest estimates.
Chana production is estimated to rise by 1.77 million tonnes to 11.10 million tonnes in 2017-18, from 9.38 million tonnes achieved in 2016-17, the Agriculture Ministry said, releasing its second estimate for 2017-18.
The increase in chana production is mainly due to 8.13 percent rise in acreage at 10.76 million hectares in the current rabi season. Total acreage stood at 9.95 million hectares in the previous rabi season.
Total Pulses production during 2017-18 is also estimated at record 23.95 million tonnes which is higher by 0.82 million tonnes than the previous year’s production of 23.13 million tonnes.
Moreover, the production of pulses during 2017-18 is higher than the Five years' average production by 5.10 million tonnes.
The Centre on February 6 had raised the import duty on chana (chickpeas) to 40% from 30% earlier, as good local harvest has dragged down prices to below MSP in many areas.
As per the government data, the country has imported 50.8 lakh tonnes of pulses during April-December of this fiscal, while it has 1.8 million tonnes of pulses in its buffer stock.
According to mandi-wise data maintained by the Agriculture Ministry, the average price of chana at many places are now hovering around Rs 36,00 per quintal as against the MSP of Rs 4,400 per quintal (including Rs 150 a quintal bonus).
(By Commoditiescontrol Bureu; +91-22-40015522)
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