Pulses Imports Decline By 66.06% (M/M) At Chennai Port – Jan 18

MUMBAI (Commoditiescontrol) – The import of pulses dipped by 66.06 percent to 6,288 metric tonne (MT) at the Chenani port in January 2018, compared to previous month.

The fall in imports is mainly attributed to the government announcement of 30% and 50% import tariff on Masoor, Chana (21 December 2017) and Matar (8 November 2017), respectively.

Fall in the imports of Chana could also be attributed to expectations of higher new crop arrivals in the domestic market from end of February amid reports of bumper output, traders said.

Moreover, availability of domestic crop of pulses at competitive rates had also added pressure.

All import values in Lakh tonnes (LT):



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