Avik Saha, national convener, Jai Kisan Andolan said, “Peak arrival of tur and red gram is from December to February. But even in April, prices are much below MSP, which is indicative of a crashed market. The situation is very alarming.” To support domestic prices, the Centre had lifted a decade-old ban on export of pulses earlier this year. However, traders said that the country had lost its export markets due to the decade-long export ban.“We are not getting response for export. A lot of mills have been set up in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Dubai and Africa, which have now taken over India’s traditional pulses export markets.

Source: Economic Times April 09, 2018 04:18 UTC