Import of tur from Mozambique resumed after government intervention

01-Aug-2024 12:47 PM

Mumbai. Export of tur to India from the African country Mozambique has resumed from Nacala port. It is understood that an anti-India group was creating hurdles in this,

due to which the Ministry of Consumer Affairs raised this issue with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Mozambique. Due to its increased activity, the matter was resolved and the Mozambican authorities removed the obstacles.

According to high-level sources, the Indian High Commission in Mozambique has informed the Ministry of Consumer Affairs that a ship with 1400 containers carrying about 35 thousand tons of tur has already departed for India from Nacala port,

while the remaining 400 containers are also likely to leave by mid-August. Apart from this, consignment of tur will also be sent to India from Malawi.

It is known that Malawi exporters often use the Nacala port of Mozambique for shipment of tur. Some containers of Malawi tuvar may depart for India by mid-August.

Although India is the largest producer of pulses including tuvar in the world, it still has to depend on its import from abroad to meet the huge domestic demand.

Many types of pulses are imported into India from different countries of the world, which mainly include tuvar, lentils, desi gram, Kabuli gram, yellow peas, kidney beans and lobia.

Earlier moong was also imported but its import has been banned for the last two and a half years. Pulses are imported mainly from Canada, Australia, Russia, Myanmar and some African countries.

During the 2023-24 season, 7.71 lakh tonnes of tuvar was imported in India, out of which 2.64 lakh tonnes or about one-third was imported from Mozambique alone.