Indian Traders Continue to Show Interest in Tur Imports

17-Jul-2025 08:42 PM

Mumbai. India continues to import significant quantities of tur (tuvar) from Myanmar and several African nations. Although domestic supply and availability remain stable, the government has extended the deadline for duty-free imports of this essential pulse until 31 March 2026. This has put some pressure on domestic prices and may potentially slow the pace of future imports.

In the first quarter of the current financial year (April–June 2025), India’s tur imports are estimated at 2,42,747 tonnes—an increase of 35,671 tonnes compared to 2,07,076 tonnes during the same period last year.

In April, imports rose sharply from 61,978 tonnes to 99,545 tonnes, and in May, they are expected to increase from 60,272 tonnes to 96,352 tonnes. However, June imports may decline to 46,849 tonnes, down from 84,827 tonnes last year.

Myanmar’s new tur crop arrives between March and April, after which export activity intensifies—as observed this year. In African countries, the new crop is typically harvested between August and September, suggesting that imports from these regions may increase in the coming months.

For the full financial year 2024–25 (April–March), tur imports into India surged to an all-time high of 12,23,292 tonnes. This is significantly above the previous years: 7.71 lakh tonnes in 2023–24, 8.95 lakh tonnes in 2022–23, and 8.40 lakh tonnes in 2021–22. In earlier years under the annual quota system, India had imported 4,42,623 tonnes in 2020–21 and 4,49,777 tonnes in 2019–20.

In the last financial year, tur imports gained momentum from August 2024 onward, peaking with around 1.90 lakh tonnes in September, 2.60 lakh tonnes in October, 1.86 lakh tonnes in November, and 1.14 lakh tonnes in December.