High Prices Likely to Boost Castor Sowing Area

05-Aug-2025 01:21 PM

New Delhi. A good stock of imported goods of red lentils, yellow peas and Desi gram is present in India while the process of import is going on regularly. There is no duty on the import of yellow peas while 10 percent customs duty is applicable on lentils and gram.

According to reliable sources, the total stock of the above three pulses present at the major ports of the country - Mundra,

Kandla and Hazira is 8,96,119 tonnes, which includes stock of 1,16,680 tonnes of red lentils, 4,16,454 tonnes of yellow peas and 3,62,985 tonnes of Desi gram. However, the pace of import of these three pulses has slowed down in recent months.

According to the available data, the stock of red lentils is 48,621 tonnes at Mundra port, 67,313 tonnes at Kandla and 746 tonnes at Hazira.

Similarly, the stock of yellow peas is available at Mundra at 1,34,751 tonnes, at Kandla at 1,07,154 tonnes and at Hazira at 74,549 tonnes.

As far as Desi Chana is concerned, its stock is being reported to be 1,52,025 tonnes at Mundra port and 2,10,960 tonnes at Kandla port.

Thus, the total stock of the above three pulses is 335,397 tonnes at Mundra port, 4,85427 tonnes at Kandla and 75,295 tonnes at Hazira.

In India, red lentils are imported mainly from Canada and Australia, yellow peas are imported from Canada and Russia and Desi gram is imported from Australia and Africa.

Apart from this, Urad is imported from Myanmar and Brazil and Tuvar from Myanmar and African countries. India remains the largest producer, consumer and importer of pulses in the world. Kabuli gram, kidney beans and cowpea are also imported here in small quantities.