Pulses Import Fall By 35% (M/M) At Chennai Port - Dec 17

MUMBAI (Commoditiescontrol) – The import of pulses slipped by 35.29 percent to 18,528 metric tonne (MT) in December 2017 as compared to previous month at Chennai Port.

The fall in imports is mainly attributed to the government announcement to impose 30% and 50% import tariff on Masoor (21 December) and Matar (8 November), respectively.

Moreover, on August 21, 2017 the government had imposed import quota limits of 3 lakh MT combined on Moong/Urad.

All import values in Lakh tonnes (LT):



(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau; +91-22-40015523)