Sharp Drop in Pulse Stocks at Gujarat Ports

05-Dec-2025 03:48 PM

New Delhi. Due to slowdown in imports from abroad and continued exports, the total stock of peas, lentils, and chickpeas at three important ports in Gujarat—Munda, Kandla, and Hazira—decreased to 662,297 tons on December 1st, down from 751,798 tons on November 17th. However, this stock remained significantly higher than the 549,184 tons in November.

On December 3rd, the stocks available at these ports were 352,266 tons of yellow peas, 100,303 tons of red lentils, and 209,728 tons of Desi Chickpeas. According to data exclusively compiled by IGrain India,

the stock of yellow peas at Mundra Port decreased from 1,56,796 tonnes to 1,25,344 tonnes and the stock of Kabuli gram decreased from 78,977 tonnes to 72,336 tonnes on 3 December 2025 as compared to 17 November, but the stock of red lentils improved from 29,268 tonnes to 33,622 tonnes.

According to IGrain India, as far as Kandla Port is concerned, the stock of yellow peas decreased from 1,36,707 tonnes to 1,30,788 tonnes, the stock of red lentils decreased from 55,288 tonnes to 55,037 tonnes and the stock of Desi gram decreased from 1,66,147 tonnes to 1,37,392 tonnes on 3 December as compared to 17 November.

During this period, the stock of yellow peas at Hazira port decreased from 113,028 tonnes to 96,134 tonnes, and the stock of red lentils decreased from 15,489 tonnes to 11,644 tonnes.

On December 3, the total stock of the above three pulses decreased to 231,302 tonnes at Mundra port, 323,217 tonnes at Kandla port, and 107,778 tonnes at Hazira port.

It is noteworthy that higher stocks of pulses were present at these ports on December 3, 2025, compared to November 3, 2025.

Yellow peas are imported into India primarily from Canada and Russia, and red lentils from Canada and Australia,

while desi chickpeas are imported from Australia and African countries. Import duty is 30 percent on peas, and 10 percent each on lentils and chickpeas.